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Human, student, non-Buddhist Buddhist, intellectual masochist. Confident only of my own ignorance. Don't believe anything I say.

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    1. hidden dragon‏ @anyane Mar 29

      hidden dragon Retweeted Failed Buddhist

      According to the ancients, it just takes one of us to set the example. Could be something to thishttps://twitter.com/Failed_Buddhist/status/979375993159929856 …

      hidden dragon added,

      Failed Buddhist @Failed_Buddhist
      Unfortunately, this leads me to an unavoidable pessimism. For such a shift to be successful, individuals on a massive scale would have to acknowledge the nature of their own humanity and work to fix themselves before attempting to fix others. 8/
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    2. Jody ⚡️‏ @Kalieezchild Mar 29
      Replying to @anyane

      The problem with “one of us” setting an example is hero worship and the power that comes with it, which is very likely to corrupt anybody who gets to that stage. it would be much better for many to set the example together, and after doing so, bowing out before being lionized.

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    3. hidden dragon‏ @anyane Mar 29
      Replying to @Kalieezchild

      I agree. But it seems possible that we can come to the realization that we are not special, and let that be the example that leads others.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    4. hidden dragon‏ @anyane Mar 29
      Replying to @anyane @Kalieezchild

      Finding your own peace doesn't have to result in a religious movement but can be the catalyst that encourages others to do the same. If each member of society focuses on their own inner peace, our society will become peaceful by default.

      1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 29
      Replying to @anyane @Kalieezchild

      I think those who are on this path need to be able to step out of the bubble every once and a while too. Reality is that for most people alive, the notion that there is a fundamentally different way to be human, which goes beyond the habits of identification, doesn't compute.

      9:08 PM - 29 Mar 2018
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        2. hidden dragon‏ @anyane Mar 29
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @Kalieezchild

          But this is precisely why the true aim has to be one's own understanding instead of forcing the understanding on another (Or selling it to another or being put on a pedestal because of it)

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        3. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 29
          Replying to @anyane @Kalieezchild

          I agree that we need to develop our own experiential understanding first and foremost, and we certainly shouldn't force anything on anyone. But to me, the dharma is utterly useless if it can't be shared by everyone.

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        4. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 29
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @anyane @Kalieezchild

          We can end our own suffering, and that's great, but what good does that serve in a world where there is still constant suffering all around us? My suffering is a joke compared to the collective suffering of humanity.

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        5. hidden dragon‏ @anyane Mar 29
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @Kalieezchild

          Our individual suffering is not separate from the collective suffering. The more of us that work to free ourselves of suffering, the less collective suffering there will be.

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        2. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 29
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @anyane @Kalieezchild

          That isn't a declaration of superiority or inferiority. It is simply a fact of our world and our species, and it's unfortunate that sharing the dharma is not as easy as waving a wand or casting a spell.

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        3. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 29
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @anyane @Kalieezchild

          Everyone is born under a spell. Some, through no merit of their own, manage to free themselves to varying degrees, through whatever means, due to the right causes and conditions aligning. Nobody gets to take credit for their freedom, and no one can be blamed for being imprisoned.

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        4. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 29
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @anyane @Kalieezchild

          Those who manage to free themselves to whatever extent should share the wisdom in ways most appropriate to the time & culture, without a need to preserve one's metaphysical interpretations of freedom. This is what Gautama tried to do, but his strategy has sadly gone out of style.

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        5. hidden dragon‏ @anyane Mar 29
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @Kalieezchild

          I've started to realize that people have to want to find the truth in themselves or it devolves into dogma, fanaticism, and cult-like tendencies. Maybe one day that will change...but...

          1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
        6. Failed Buddhist‏ @Failed_Buddhist Mar 29
          Replying to @anyane @Kalieezchild

          Everyone wants to find happiness in this life. Most people just haven't got a clue about how ineffective and delusional their strategy for that is. The truth (I prefer "freedom") has nothing to do with dogma or doctrine, so there's no reason why it can't be taught without it.

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        7. Chāgmé‏ @chagmed Mar 31
          Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @anyane @Kalieezchild

          I see no evidence that everyone wants to find happiness in this life. If it were the case, the world would look very different.

          1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
        8. hidden dragon‏ @anyane Mar 31
          Replying to @chagmed @Failed_Buddhist @Kalieezchild

          I don't think most people know what true happiness is...and some might even reject it for material gain once they realize that happiness does not equal wealth or success

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        9. Chāgmé‏ @chagmed Mar 31
          Replying to @anyane @Failed_Buddhist @Kalieezchild

          So perhaps Shantideva should have written "all beings would want true happiness if they understood what it is"

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