Life is. I am unfamiliar with the term Satori although I have studied some eastern philosophy (Rig Veda, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Te-Tao Ching, and Book of Chuang Tzu just so you know where I am coming from). Enlightenment as I have understood it is pure awarenesss and with that awareness realizing that there is no seperation just unity. The ego or self is what makes us believe of a seperateness, since it exists on conflict and sorrow.
Trying to pinpoint an experience profound enough to be labeled as what you call Satori is counter to the point. The experience just was, it can be neither physical nor mental since there is no distinction. Life just is. Trying to find the distinction just drives enlightenment further away.
I am still a student, so further views are welcome.
