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Asante
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Will you come with us? 3
#23540143 - 08/14/16 08:44 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Will you come with us? Not for now but, for every incarnation after this this lifetime upward?
To help as many beings as possible, in the best possible way, by the best that is in you, untiring and for their sake?
Will you come with us?
Here is the vow. Read it. Think about it. If you decide to take it, place your hands on your heart, get in the Now and speak your vow with conviction. If not, all is well too. It is entirely voluntary.
Will you come with us?
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Just as all the previous Sugatas, the Buddhas Generated the mind of enlightenment And accomplished all the stages Of the Bodhisattva training,
So will I too, for the sake of all beings, Generate the mind of enlightenment And accomplish all the stages Of the Bodhisattva training.
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If you have taken the vow, the wheels are set in motion. The train will get on steam and in time leave the station. You will find what you need along the way.
Reflect on when you want to achieve this Enlightenment: Like a KING - as soon as possible so you can help as many as possible, as soon as possible and as well as possible. Like a BOATMAN - so that you will cross over into Enlightenment with many others. Like a SHEPHERD - you will wait until the flock is safe before becoming enlightened.
While the vow is Buddhist, there is nothing specifically Buddhist about this path. It is all inclusive, for those inclined in the right way. Ultimately we will all go this way, Buddhist or no.
I'm curious which ones of you have taken the vow, if any and whatever ontopicness you wish to discuss.
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: Asante] 2
#23540218 - 08/14/16 09:22 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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i plan on helping people once my rise to power as a super intelligent AI/human hybrid is complete and i become the benevolent dictator of the world
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: Asante] 2
#23540235 - 08/14/16 09:29 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Could not give it up if I tried and really wanted to
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: Asante] 2
#23540242 - 08/14/16 09:35 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Bjorn_Stormcrow
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: 404] 3
#23540255 - 08/14/16 09:40 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Nope. I'm going to the halls of the gods to dine with my friends and ancestors until Ragnarok.
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: Asante]
#23540730 - 08/14/16 12:31 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'm on the ride their with you, Asante.
Had one of my most profound and cleansing LSD trips yesterday and feel so great.
I have been thinking of you and truly enjoy and love each and every one of your posts.
Longer more intelligible post from me to follow, but I will come.
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: 28064212] 1
#23540739 - 08/14/16 12:32 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have taken the vow 
om tat sat
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: Asante]
#23540764 - 08/14/16 12:40 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yes!

Thank you for the extra inspiration. I am sitting in meditation right now .
"To the Buddha, the Dharma and the Excellent Sangha I go for refuge until Bodhi is realized. As the mind of excellent Bodhi arises, all beings I will invite to the banquet as guests. May all beings be well and happy, may all beings be free of fear and pain. May I awaken quickly for the benefit of all beings"
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: Asante]
#23540780 - 08/14/16 12:48 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: Asante]
#23540890 - 08/14/16 01:40 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Might be busy...depends on the consequences of my life of course.
I'd like to say i'm in, but there is no train on the other side is there?
-------------------- I'm sick of all you hypocrites Holding me at bay And I don't need your sympathy To get me through the day Seasons change and so can I Hold on boy, no time to cry Untie these strings, I'm climbing down I won't let them push me away
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Asante
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: Moonshoe]
#23541313 - 08/14/16 03:54 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: Asante]
#23541327 - 08/14/16 04:00 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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the fuck is going on here
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Asante
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: ModestMouse] 1
#23541335 - 08/14/16 04:02 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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We're levelling up here!
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Quote:
ModestMouse said: the fuck is going on here
Hard to say but petty sure it's some Jehovah's witnesses nonsense Bout being saved and taken to space while we endure Armageddon.
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: Asante]
#23542316 - 08/14/16 09:43 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Not just for everyone else's sake. Helping oneself is crucial too, both in the sense of growth and self-compassion. After all, if a person is not at a healthy and happy state themselves, what coherent help can they offer others? People often have to be somewhat selfish with their time in order to put in the work to maintain health and sanity. I guess one of the messages is to have the underlying motivation of doing that self-work at least partially for the sake of others.
One glaring problem with unchecked solidarity is that it can easily put people into a position where they let themselves be taken advantage of. Some people will absolutely drown you if they're toxic and you give them enough agency with your life, and unfortunately I know because of experience. Some amount of realism has to be applied when deciding the depth of compassion to offer another person.
That said, I do feel like there's a lot to the message of solidarity and enlightenment, and the related practices.
Edited by Xingu (08/14/16 10:09 PM)
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: Asante]
#23542353 - 08/14/16 10:05 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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There is no nirvana without samsara!
Bodhisattva to the rescue.
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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: Asante]
#23542441 - 08/14/16 10:39 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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YES!
I am in.

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Re: Will you come with us? [Re: Asante] 1
#23542571 - 08/14/16 11:43 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I spoke this vow before I ever began to speak.
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