The desire to become enlightened is the desire to end all desires. It is, by definition, the last desire. It can only happen when all other desires have been exhausted, when one can no longer picture oneself to be satisfied achieving them. Before that, the desire to become enlightened is always insincere, it’s always a pretense, and there’s a deeper, hidden, ulterior motive behind it, which is another desire - for example, desire for a happier life, desire to know God, or desire to be looked up to, to become a teacher or a spiritual leader, desire to be seen as kind, loving and benevolent etc.

An authentic enlightened master sees through this pretense and puts the focus back on you, what you really want and why. Enlightenment isn’t for everyone, one must be ready for it. It’s not a problem because everyone develops at their own pace and it’s not possible to force one’s development, it is an internal process.

If one’s desire for enlightenment is insincere, one will simply run away from the master, with or without pretending that enlightenment has occurred.