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**durootrium** · 04-02-2012, 12:22 PM

I don't know that I'm understanding this correctly. Are you saying that the end-goal of practicing Buddhism is to achieve a state in which one continuously tastes a sweet that is sweeter than all other sweets?

that is a nice way of putting it, that one continuously tastes a sweet that is sweeter than all other sweets. but what i meant is when the mind tastes the peace of nirvana, the taste of pleasant feelings lose their attractiveness because the taste of nirvana is more satisfying

Yes, I see the value in this. But once somebody finds clarity, why would they continue to work towards enlightenment? At that point, wouldn't it be clear that wanting to reach enlightenment is a desire?

i think as clarity becomes to norm, one is no longer 'working' and the path to enlightenment just becomes a natural way of life

regards

04-02-2012, 12:22 PM	#7
durootrium Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 529 Senior Member	I don't know that I'm understanding this correctly. Are you saying that the end-goal of practicing Buddhism is to achieve a state in which one continuously tastes a sweet that is sweeter than all other sweets? that is a nice way of putting it, that one continuously tastes a sweet that is sweeter than all other sweets. but what i meant is when the mind tastes the peace of nirvana, the taste of pleasant feelings lose their attractiveness because the taste of nirvana is more satisfying Yes, I see the value in this. But once somebody finds clarity, why would they continue to work towards enlightenment? At that point, wouldn't it be clear that wanting to reach enlightenment is a desire? i think as clarity becomes to norm, one is no longer 'working' and the path to enlightenment just becomes a natural way of life regards
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