Thread: A few questions
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Old 03-18-2012, 02:14 PM   #15
Taunteefrurge

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My guess is that most if not all of us here are not enlightened. But I think this forum is helping some people walk or starting on their path to enlightenment. Isn't that what it means to help others reach enlightenment?

Is your teacher enlightened? If not, why is she/he teaching you, helping you to reach your enlightenment?

Why do we have to wait until we are enlightened before we help others?
Hi Yuan,

Can I just point out that I was refering to the Mahayana phrase ''liberating /saving all sentient beings" which in my opinion is an unrealistic and entirely different aim for anyone to uphold .

Helping another person in some way, or running/posting in a Buddhist internet forum, or someone being a Dhamma teacher, is a natural outcome of exposure to the Dharma, but is hardly part of an expectation of 'saving all sentient beings.' This isn't something the Buddha told people to do, its a later add-on.

I also pointed out that the Beginners forum isn't really the place for discussions about specific Mahayana teachings.

Thanks
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