Clever enlightenment traditions use failsafes. You can get into the path for entirely obtuse reasons, but you'll lose them before the end.
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It seems to me like the main point of things like morality training, or Zen obfuscation is to encourage particular stops along the way.
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You can use technique to go all the way, but the result can be profoundly dangerous to your surroundings if divorced from ethics. cc
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one enlightened guy I know is convinced that Manson is low grade enlightened.
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I know at least two people with that kinda background (enlightenment, not murder) who believe the same. I would actually agree.