| If one has decided to follow the path of the Buddha, | | | | and a difficult emotion to release. And this, comically, |
| enlightenment is the goal. Enlightenment will remove | | | | is the emotion that separates us from Oneness. |
| the pain of living within the cause and effect world of | | | | Possibly this is the reason for the little smile on the |
| this physical world. | | | | face of the famous statues of the Buddha, with his |
| Most of us understand the frustration of the idea | | | | bald head and little pot belly. We already have it all. If |
| that the harder we try, the more elusive the result. | | | | we can let go of our comical demands, we will |
| This is the abstract effect of the picture of the | | | | experience Enlightenment. |
| world in terms of right and wrong. In truth, the | | | | In truth, not everyone in the material world lacks |
| Buddha nature implies that everything is as it should | | | | Enlightenment. A Boddhisatva is a person who has |
| be, and the imperfection we perceive is more in our | | | | gained enlightenment and has moved into the |
| own mind than in reality. | | | | Oneness as a result. Some of these Enlightened |
| Enlightenment is the state of letting go of one's own | | | | Beings, in their compassion for the rest of us, choose |
| ideas sufficiently to see the reality of what is. If we | | | | to come back from the Oneness into our physical |
| believe we hold the future in our hands, we are quite | | | | world of opposites, to help others find their way. |
| caught up in the process of cause and effect. We | | | | This would imply people such as Jesus, perhaps |
| may have heard the old adage, "The path to hell is | | | | Ghandi, or maybe Mother Theresa. They don't need |
| paved with good intentions". This implies an | | | | to be famous, and we may be living next door to a |
| understanding of the process of cause and effect. | | | | Boddhisatva. The person who is gaining awards for |
| In truth, the presence in this physical world suggests | | | | good works, is probably not a Boddhisatva. The |
| that enlightenment has not as yet occurred. When | | | | intention of the Boddhisatva would not be personal |
| one has absorbed the truth of the Buddha nature | | | | fame. |
| and all-inclusive state of everything, one will no longer | | | | A wonderful little Chihuahua named Kuan Yin was |
| live in the physical world. One will have devolved into | | | | most possibly a Boddhisatva. Her selfless and |
| the Pure Light of Oneness. | | | | universal love and acceptance was inspirational. This |
| This can be a disturbing concept to anyone who is | | | | didn't mean she wouldn't give a little nip to another |
| still separated by dualism, from the Oneness. The | | | | when needed. |
| ubiquitous cry of "I want", is well-known to everyone | | | | |