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**sueplydup** · 01-29-2012, 07:21 PM

I go to a Mahayana school and the way they explained it was that, in general, Theravada are focused on the self and attaining nirvana.

Mahayana on the other hand is focussed on enlightenment as they realize that true happiness cannot be achieved while others are suffering so they want to help all sentient minds. My opinion is that this explanation given by Mahayana/Vajrayana is is rather like 'sales talk' ! How can one' help all sentient beings' (which is impossible) if one still has delusion and emotional obscurations oneself?
(nirvana and enlightenment are also the same thing)

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01-29-2012, 07:21 PM	#11
sueplydup Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 538 Senior Member	I go to a Mahayana school and the way they explained it was that, in general, Theravada are focused on the self and attaining nirvana. Mahayana on the other hand is focussed on enlightenment as they realize that true happiness cannot be achieved while others are suffering so they want to help all sentient minds. My opinion is that this explanation given by Mahayana/Vajrayana is is rather like 'sales talk' ! How can one' help all sentient beings' (which is impossible) if one still has delusion and emotional obscurations oneself? (nirvana and enlightenment are also the same thing) .
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