what if you're *already* perfect and enlightened and u simply haven't figured it out yet cause ur an idiot?
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“If you see Aella on the side of the road, kill her”
-Ancient Buddhist Teaching
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It's one of the world's great ongoing tragedies that the terms 'perfect' and 'enlightenment' are conflated, IMO.
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I’m not old enough to feel this way but isn’t this what aging does? People lose the competitive edge and are generally content. This isn’t criticism. You stop trying to keep up with the Joneses. You realize you won’t learn it all. You accept your lot in life. You exhale.
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I suppose it depends on who figured out I was perfect and enlightened and didn't let me know....."duh"
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Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.
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It's not at all true but your opening question at a party for Buddhists or anyone who believes in an enlightenment based belief system should just be asking versions of this along with all the sayings about how the novice is more enlightened than the master.
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