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0 pointslazide1y ago0 comments

One of the biggest and hardest lessons in Buddhist (monk) practice is that self deception is as fundamental, and as hard to avoid, as breathing.

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I get the idea but I would also be skeptical of Buddhists acting like they have it all figured out.

lazideOP1y ago

For sure. Though at least monks nominally figured out the only winning move is not to play. Depending on your definition of ‘winning’ anyway.

Depending on one’s perspective, it could be the ultimate loser religion, or the ultimate winner.

Pretty clear why China loves to kick Nepal in the sensitive bits, either way.

I maintain that competition is a human construction.

Eat and be eaten, but accept both for what they are.

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