--- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote:
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>
>
> Steve,
>
> Yes, cultivating ethical behavior in ourelves - but *never* expecting
> the same in *others* as a matter of course. The attractions of wealth,
> sex and power, deeply rooted in human nature through millions of years
> of evolution, can easily vanquish buddha nature, jhana states or
> religio-ethical-cultural programming.
>
> --ED
>
> Hi ED. IMO, the Awakening of Faith Shastra is correct when it says that
> Suchness contains both ignorance and awakening. Nothing is in opposition to
> Buddha-Dhatu, imo. In their proper spheres, the attractions of wealth, sex
> and power are quite useful. Awakening transcends while yet including these
> things. Everything is going the way it needs to go, imo. You and I, as
> separate egos, are not doing it. Buddha is doing it, and we are the Buddha
> doing it. Awakening to Buddha-Dhatu includes cultivating the 6 Perfect
> Virtues. But cultivating the 6 Perfect Virtues does not cause awakening. The
> 6 Perfect Virtues are the natural fruit of awakening, not the cause of
> awakening. Who is reciting the Buddha-Name? Why the Buddha, of course! IMO.
Steve
>
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