" Panta Rhei"..A famous Greek saying which points to the ever dynamic state of everything in this universe is an awakened truth in itself. Everything constantly flows and like one can never step again into the same water of a running stream, one can never replicate an experience or stay in the unmoving state whatsoever. Decay and death take over every thing that is matter and the most affluent kingdoms, the geniuses of men and the strongest of infrastructures all mellow to the blows of mighty time. Then where can one be safe from perishment and it's way? The realization of impermanance in one's experience can be a important turning point in the quest for truth and how one must live here while alive. With no perch to land on, the essence of freedom takes over a new insight. Enlightened beings are also subject to this impermanance. Even their bodies disease, decay and die. Even they feel pain and pleasure ,the only difference being they remain untouched and unmoved by these changes. Bhagwan Ramana Maharishi s life drowned in the mouna ( silence) of the self for allmost 14 years after his Advent on arunachala after his enlightenment at 19 years of age. In his later years, he descended from the mountain and made himself available to the many seekers for his presence and guidance. So essentially his enlightenment also evolved in a way..changed gears. The zen of all phenomenon including enlightenment is that it is not a static one but ever in a flux of some sorts. In fact, an awake being can easily and effortlessly shuttle himself across role plays and ever-changing scenarios of life because he has an in depth understanding of the ever changing nature of all occurances including his own occurance of awakening. He prevails and floats gracefully and that's what sets him apart from an un awakened life that roars and cries out in suffering and pain or is blown away in the winds of pleasure, success, fame and money. There is no resistance to change in the awakened one and that stems from his wisdom of knowing all is ever flowing...ever moving...ever and only his own self....