Author: pookee
I think there's a great opportunity here to get to the nugget of this important conundrum, which I hope is not lost in off-topic (or, rather, only-vaguely-related) posts.
As Chuck says, we must take great care in describing the limited model lest it be misunderstood as emotional suppresion. And then Kenneth pointed to the solution. I'm surprised more people haven't commented on this remarkable turn of events.
What is the solution? That it is possible to act enlightened in one moment and deluded the next. This is something that I, for one, can completely get behind.
It also explains an unfortunate misunderstanding behind the "limited model" of enlightenment: it's rejection devolves into a quirk of language. Proponents are calling a being enlightened if they experience of ANY fully aware moment (a rigpa moment - 'rigpa' being a word I had to look up

. Once the tag is assigned it is not taken away even if the person experiences a delusion. I think that's a rather confusing use of the word 'enlightened', but once understood, it's easy to understand and get past.
I dearly hope my understanding isn't off base, because I think the openness of DHO is a dearly needed thing.
With metta,
Pookee