Lana,
>From your own experience (which is the only non-illusory mode of sensing true reality that is accepted on this zen forum,) have you any evidence that 'buddhas' exist? Thanks, --ED --- In [email protected], "Lana M. Gibbons" <lana.m.gibb...@...> wrote: > > No, Thank You. I already have much of the infant's mentality, the lack of > duality, the awareness, the "no-mind" - to discard all of what I have > "learned" so far would be to discard my true self. > > The typical five year old has many concepts and ideas, they are possessive, > materialistic, extreme in their sense of duality, some even expect others to > serve them - that is nothing I strive towards being. > > If all children naturally developed as Buddhas, there would be no need for > Buddhism to exist. > > -Lana
