“Of course, even when we see the world as a trap and posit a fundamental separation between liberation of self and transformation of society, we can still feel a compassionate impulse to help its suffering beings. In that case we tend to view the personal and the political in a sequential fashion. Well get enlightened first, and then well engage in social action. Those who are not engaged in spiritual pursuits put it differently: Well get my head straight first, Well get psychoanalyzed, Well overcome our inhibitions or neuroses or our hang-ups (whatever description we give to Samsara) and then Well wade into the fray. Presupposing that world and our-self are essentially separate, We imagine they can heal one before healing the others. This stance conveys the impression that human consciousness inhabits some haven, or locker-room, independent of the collective situation -- and then trots onto the playing field when it is geared up and ready. It is our experiences that the world itself has a role to play in our liberation. Its very pressures, pains, and risks can wake us up -- release us from the bonds of ego and guide us home to our vast, true nature. For some of us, our loves of the world is so passionate that we cannot ask it to wait until we are enlightened. That place is where supreme person as the Billions -Billions Buddhas and their enlightened disciples attained call ---Nibbana --Liberation!!!!!!!!
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:15:10 +0000
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