Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Dinner with Dr. Mahapatra

[rudra_joe]

This reminds me of the Bodhisattva Vow, which is really not a vow, but an admission of a (slightly) flawed consciousness: "I shall remain here, not fully enlightened, so long as any sentient being anywhere remains unenlightened." This is not really a noble aspiration; it is rather the Self-evident, obvious dilemma of unity.  Since we contain everyOne as a mirror of ourSelf, we are only as enlightened as what we perceive around us. Only by expanding ourselves to recognize Unenlightenment, darkness, lack of compassion, confusion, hatred, ignorance, and so on, to be actually not *out there* but merely petty dramas *in here* -- only Now can we finally see through them, realize the completely illusory nature of self vs. other in maya, and eliminate all suffering for all time. :-) ---Thanks Rory, spoken like a true Buddhist.  Well done. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.