I have experienced kensho.

I have run in the forest and heard ear splitting silence. The volience of nothing behind the sound.

I have looked upon a tree and seen it shimmer and pop from reality.

I looked at a cup once and it's whole nature was revealed in two dimensions (a common phenomenon)

I have seen the angry face of my mother hover in front of the face of the buddha, like a mirage, and I laughed.

I also still get pissed off when my wife doesn't sort out her clothes. So... There we go.

Enlightenment is real. It's hiding in plain sight. Laughing at you.