Merle,
Buddha might not answer that question. No, actually he did. He calls it the
Dharma. We have to suppose he went through a rather quick version of it. But
he was an advanced student. He awakened suddenly upon seeing the Morning Star
...as we awaken suddenly if we have a good teacher. Buddha exhausted his five
teachers, and almost his own life, and awakened at the last possible moment.
It was the start of a whole new day.
Now, why, why do you ask?
Do you want to follow the Buddha?
Or follow some other teacher?
Awaken on your own? Not much chance of that. Better to have five teachers and
exhaust them first. Buddha set a good example. Did he not?
Practice alleviates *some* suffering whether we awaken or not, so it's still to
be recommended that correct practice can be beneficial. As you already know.
--Joe
> Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote:
>
> joe... siska... how did buddha know?..merle
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