>if you're enlightened then you want to spread it -- but this is the exact opposite of enlightenment, so the author has it 100% backwards.
I have to disagree there. Many people who achieve benefits through enlightenment want to spread it to as many people as possible, so that others can receive help in achieving their own enlightenement.
I don't think we're talking about the same thing, because according to what is classically meant by spiritual enlightenment, you don't "achieve benefits through enlightenment". You certainly don't "achieve" anything, and there are no "benefits" to spread.
Perhaps that may sound somewhat paradoxical, but that kind of paradoxical understanding is somewhat representative of enlightenment as a whole.
Can you really think of anyone you believe to be truly enlightened spiritually, who is busy trying to "spread it to as many people as possible"? I think the answer is no. The enlightened may help you out if you seek their assistance, but they are almost the exact opposite of "evangelicals" who seek to spread a message.
I have to disagree there. Many people who achieve benefits through enlightenment want to spread it to as many people as possible, so that others can receive help in achieving their own enlightenement.