Answer was already below.
It's of infinite use to me.
Or all use maybe.
--- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> Rewrisk,
>
> So now I will hold up the mirror and ask you...
>
> What use is "...an expanding of awareness untill it encompassed the galaxial
> plane realising the heart of the galaxy itself as being a supermassive black
> hole"?
>
> ...Bill!
>
> --- In [email protected], "rewrisk" <rewrisk@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Rewrisk,
> > >
> > > I think stating that understanding is an encumbrance (more properly
> > > stated as 'the attachment to understanding', to realizing Buddha Nature
> > > cannot be said enough. In my experience it is in fact the ONE and ONLY
> > > encumbrance.
> > Certainly true.
> > But again something so familliar to me that I dont have to think about it.
> > >
> > > My first impulse is to answer your question "...what use is
> > > enlightenment?" with: "Enlightenment is of no use whatsoever",
> > To which I would have answered that it is of infinite use.
> > > but I'm never sure what another means when they use this term
> > > 'enlightenment'.
> >
> > I never use the term 'enlighenment' myself because I believe the term is
> > mis-used and abused so much it's difficult to know exactly what the other
> > person is talking about.
> > Agreed.
> > >
> > > I'd rather use the phrase 'realization of Buddha Nature/Buddha
> > > Mind/Original Mind', or 'direct experience of reality' - any or all of
> > > which I think is what you mean when you use the term 'enlightenment'.
> > What I would be refering to personally would be an expanding of awareness
> > untill it encompassed the galaxial plane realising the heart of the galaxy
> > itself as being a supermassive black hole.
> > >
> > > So, back to your question. 'What use is 'realization of Buddha Nature'?'
> > > I could again answer 'no use at all' but that would be rather coy. I
> > > could also answer: "it dissolves suffering".
> >
> > "it dissolves suffering".
> > I like, but to me it was more like dissolving in suffering but aye?
> >
> > >
> > > I think that's a good an answer as I can come up with right now, however
> > > I do want to make it clear that I don't encourage you to dwell on this
> > > 'use' aspect because that can cause you to form an attachment to the
> > > concept.
> > Haha!
> > >
> > > ...Bill!
> > >
> >
>
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