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(Quote) Don't get me wrong, I am not against cultivating good qualities. But people often conflate virtue with enlightenment. A virtuous person is a virtuous person, not necessarily an enlightened pe… (View Post)
(Quote) Thanks, that's sort of what I meant. Meaning, we can't actually practice anything. Practice can only take us so far. The real thing comes when it will - we just have to wait for it. (View Post)
A zen master once said you don't develop good qualities and then become enlightened. Once you're enlightened, you will develop these qualities as a matter of course. Agree or disagree? (View Post)
I think suffering and dependent origination go hand in hand. Because nothing exists by itself (it is always caused by certain other conditions), nothing can really give us true, lasting happiness. I … (View Post)