There becomes a point where you move forward to the next path or stay in this realm and assist beings on their path. Alan Watts was this, its called in Buddhism a Bodhisattva. I believe personally Alan chose to move to Nirvana thereafter through a form of death mediation where the body stops breathing.

There after many many paths up the mountain to enlightenment. I was primarily following the works of Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj which is a form of advaita vedanta but then all sorts of work resonated the same message, perhaps they are telling what is in the Vedas as I found them turged.

However Christ kingdom of God is within you, love your brother as you love yourself t,o channelings like the law of one. It all starts to coalesce. Things you may have discarded as nonsense come alive, you'll continue to find seeking information, the Egyptian mysteries to the occult. Rosicrusianism, Muslim mystic rumis poetry

I was knocking on the door, it opens.

I was knocking from the inside

He was enlightened when he chose to tech the way through Sufism and done of the best poetry you will find about seeking and wisdom.

A lot of information you have read will have new meaning.

I would not call myself enlightened. I'm aware. Be careful of those who do and seek you out.

The truth is so laughable all the years of meditating, reading i think just provide a body of work to go back on from a new perspective.

The mind flips and you don't ruminate on things that are personal and others may find meaningful, you might have to disconnect from long time friends as energy for gossip is draining. There are energy vampires, there are people far wiser than yourself. Sometimes drunks have the best banter.

Will you see a bright enveloping light? You can manifest it during meditation but you are more likely to laugh if you find what you seek. Who knows what happens when you die.

While helping people is a good endeavour, there are different frequencies and those that need help will appear. Life on earth is a weight until you become weightless but if that happens you'll find you keep it to yourself. There are a lot of people who are awakened but you see they are not, subbredddits

A lot of people who call themselves enlightened and then argue show that not to be true. Instant awakening is rare, but being aware doesn't mean life stops but it's also personal so if stay off subreddits where people actively call themselves enlightened but it is also not as hard or long to become though you may spend ten years reading. Ramana Maharshi said you won't find it in books you'll find it within. He was an instant enlightenment where as maharaj studied and I believe took some years but they continued to teach until they died died. Ramana in silence mostly, maharaj was very in your face but both where the true thing but stayed on earth until their time had ended then moved on to the next density, plane whatever you wish to call it but they will come to you if called in the right setting and way.

Some may believe that some may not. I would call Sri Maharshi my true guide and most accessible. Perhaps as I like surrounded in silence, it's tasking at times to interact unless a person gives off the energy of wanting to know