I think my main hang up for self-Mettā is weakness. When I try to generate Mettā for self, I always am defeated by the thought of being weak. How can I overcome this? I think that those who are weak are undeserving of love, and I think I am weak. How can I change this?
Any advice on how to decrease diarrhea?
I am trying to learn to painting. I typically do larger paintings that I will spend 20+ hours on, trying to perfect everything to the best of ability. Is this more or less efficient than putting out a ton of paintings that I spend less time on?
I’m at about 20 to 25gpd, not sure if I should taper or CT.
When a bodhisattva vows “I will not enter full liberation until all other beings have been liberated,” are they postulating that there will indeed be a point at which all beings are liberated? If they are not saying that, then it would follow that they will never achieve enlightenment themselves, because there will always be beings suffering in need of liberation. Is the enlightenment of all beings a truly anticipated event? Or is the vow more of an eternal dedication to liberation, knowing that liberation of all beings will never be an actualized situation.
Bonus: Wouldn’t it also follow that if two people take the bodhisattva vow, both of them will never become enlightened? Because if I take the vow and choose never to be enlightened until all beings are so and my friend takes the same vow, we each have vowed not to be liberated until the other is, but the other has vowed the same. And because one of us is not fully liberated the other cannot be, and vice versa. It’s kind of an endless game of liberation chicken.
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Why would it be problematic if there is a final, original axiom that cannot be further explained?
If there was an axiom that was self evident, needing no explanation, wouldn’t that be ok, while at the same time being dogmatic??
I am reading The Magus and I love it. I am looking for more thriller novels that are not modern, unintellectual soccer mom books.
I know this comes off as prideful. I like classical literature, so I just mean I want high level reading.
Been practicing for 5 years or so. Been thinking about becoming a monk. My sole purpose everyday is now to increase happiness and decrease suffering through mindfulness, Silla, meditation, etc. Is this indication I should become a monk? I keep thinking about it.
I am trying to get a better understanding of the different schools.