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**feedcomnet** · 05-28-2012, 07:43 AM

Was the Buddha himsef a Buddhist? Did he rely on anyone to get enlightened?

buddha did not rely on anyone to get enlightened, unlike all of us, unlike all of the arahants & bodhisattvas that relied on buddha

I have not provided any answers that contradicts with Buddhism. When we use the words "goal" and "path", both imply time (future) which is the outcome of the self.

the 8FP is a outcome of 'self'

"Seeing" in itself is an "action", right? Why should i try to see the so called evil? am i trying to achieve something? am i seeing evil to "become" free? is freedom something i achieve at a certain point in the future?

"seeing" is not an action. seeing is an automatic function of the nervous system

Bundokji, what exactly is this "freedom" you are referring to? freedom from what?

05-28-2012, 07:43 AM	#21
feedcomnet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 428 Senior Member	Was the Buddha himsef a Buddhist? Did he rely on anyone to get enlightened? buddha did not rely on anyone to get enlightened, unlike all of us, unlike all of the arahants & bodhisattvas that relied on buddha I have not provided any answers that contradicts with Buddhism. When we use the words "goal" and "path", both imply time (future) which is the outcome of the self. the 8FP is a outcome of 'self' "Seeing" in itself is an "action", right? Why should i try to see the so called evil? am i trying to achieve something? am i seeing evil to "become" free? is freedom something i achieve at a certain point in the future? "seeing" is not an action. seeing is an automatic function of the nervous system Bundokji, what exactly is this "freedom" you are referring to? freedom from what?
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