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Most all of us that have a "spiritual" tint to our lives share these experiences:
1) That we have at some point in our life, in some way or other, encountered another being or beings who put us beyond doubt that there is a better way of being, not just better but monumentally better. That that state is their ordinary state of being. And we acquired a concept or word to describe this "higher" state: enlightenment, liberation, sahaj-samadhi etc.
2) We have had at least one if not more experiences ourselves, although temporary, which have given us a taste that also put us beyond doubt that such a state of being exists.
3) The desire to actualize that reality in a lasting way is strong enough that it defines our life greatly if not completely.
Is this not Bodhichitta?
1) That we have at some point in our life, in some way or other, encountered another being or beings who put us beyond doubt that there is a better way of being, not just better but monumentally better. That that state is their ordinary state of being. And we acquired a concept or word to describe this "higher" state: enlightenment, liberation, sahaj-samadhi etc.
2) We have had at least one if not more experiences ourselves, although temporary, which have given us a taste that also put us beyond doubt that such a state of being exists.
3) The desire to actualize that reality in a lasting way is strong enough that it defines our life greatly if not completely.
Is this not Bodhichitta?
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Re: Is this true? Can this be said for most of us here?
Fri, June 2, 2006 - 4:13 PMRight on. I think that's probably true.
