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Are we worthy?
lobster
Crusty Veteran
Just supposing you do not have the karma ripe enough for enlightenment . . .
Oh the humanity!
What to do? Are you prepared to serve and support the sangha perhaps? Do you need to prepare before becoming of some potential? Or are you like me arrogant enough to think you have all the requirements in place? A human mind and body, OK got that. Time and circumstances to practice, OK got that. Ability and Attunement? Probably not enough, maybe we need to have better motivation than me, me, me?
Maybe the Mahayana are right, it really is about serving others . . .
Oh the humanity!
What to do? Are you prepared to serve and support the sangha perhaps? Do you need to prepare before becoming of some potential? Or are you like me arrogant enough to think you have all the requirements in place? A human mind and body, OK got that. Time and circumstances to practice, OK got that. Ability and Attunement? Probably not enough, maybe we need to have better motivation than me, me, me?
Maybe the Mahayana are right, it really is about serving others . . .
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Either way, you're stuck with the same nourishing farm.
My 2 cents
And each moment is another chance to wake up. Not finding anything, god what relief.
Whats left after not finding anything?
Thats like asking the question all things return to the one, where does the one return to?
This functioning, the eyes seeing this, color arising! How simple. How radiant. How empty. This is where pure and impure make no more sense.
Face the one thing that one always avoids. The very transience of this ever present instant.
Since I'm empty....Im here to serve others.
Oh shit! I hope that doesn't fill me up, hahaha
So maybe need to catch more cod or become a different form of crustacean?
Is it better to stubbornly believe you should be enlightened or to fearfully believe you shouldn't? Que sera sera sera....
You dweller-in-distraction.
For ages now you’ve been
Beguiled, entranced, and fooled by appearances.
Are you aware of that? Are you?
Right this very instant, when you’re
Under the spell of mistaken perception
You’ve got to watch out.
Don’t let yourself get carried away by this fake and empty life.
Your mind is spinning around
About carrying out a lot of useless projects:
It’s a waste! Give it up!
Thinking about the hundred plans you want to accomplish,
With never enough time to finish them,
Just weighs down your mind.
You’re completely distracted
By all these projects, which never come to an end,
But keep spreading out more, like ripples in water.
Don’t be a fool: for once, just sit tight.
.
.
.
.
There’s no absolute need to have close friends;
You’re better off just keeping to yourself.
When you’re without any worldly or religious obligations,
Don’t keep on longing to acquire some!
If you let go of everything—
Everything, everything—
That’s the real point!
Advice from Me to Myself - Patrul Rinpoche
every skillful action brings you closer.
there are however some people who are disqualified
1. they killed their own parents.
2. caused a split in the sangha.
3. harmed the buddha.
but its only for this lifetime.
so cheer up , think less n work harder.
Regards