I had an observation today about the leftover effect of my "enlightenment" experience (rephrase from my email to F.)

The "scientific" knowledge makes the "spiritual" experience fuller and more overwhelmingly captivating, and the "spiritual" experience makes the "scientific" knowledge more grounded (so I know where all this knowledge comes from, or rather, where every branch of knowledge comes from, or where everything comes from). One example: today I was driving in the woods and saw a beautiful patch of yellow flowers. I generally appreciate flowers and the beauty of nature, like everyone else. But this time I noticed how natural it is for us to appreciate beautiful things--nature is part of us and we are part of nature, and we are truly one in essence. Now I know this, without any doubt, from the deepest place within my heart (my being), not from impulsive or blind love. Therefore I was able to love the flowers with so much more passion and joy than before. However, this passionate love only happens when I can get back in touch with "being" and feel its existence. When I am not in touch with "being", which is most of the time now, I can only use my newly gained wisdom/insight to guide/convince myself. This also applies to everything, not just the love of beautiful flowers. Another example I thought about at the time was the subject of morality, but right now I am just *thinking* and not "being", so the Truth does not flow out me. Yes, I am trying to use my memory and reasoning to retrieve Truth, and how limited the mind is!!