@bodhipaine Then tell me what he answered.

@bodhipaine
Similarly, many human beings are ordinary men and have no intention or need to achieve a different state. In other words, we never know if we're going to arrive. If it were possible, why does evil continue to strike? Perhaps the point is that we always have some influence on others, whether we do good or bad. That's why, even if we can't change the world, at least we can't make it worse. We have to practice.

@bodhipaine
Sometimes I wish I could believe that's the case, but experience tells me that it's not, or at least it's not that easy.The idea that we all have Buddha nature is a potential expression. In practice, not everyone in the world embodies that nature, and many of us barely glimpse it or experience it only partially. I could say that every human being has the capacity to be a parent, but I wonder if they all actually achieve it. Many don't reach adulthood. 1/2

@bodhipaine That's how it is.

@johnclint
It doesn't bother me at all. Besides being a therapist, I work in cybersecurity and programming. AI is an interesting tool that can make the work easier. I haven't needed it so far, but I find it very interesting.

@bodhipaine
Schopenhauer says that "man knows what he wants but doesn't know why he wants it." That's why, when I want something, I first ask myself why I want it, not to avoid it, but to be aware and not make excuses. On the other hand, monk or layperson, it's not impossible to enjoy small pleasures. I think the key is that one can "enjoy" things but not "need" them; they are different things. We become addicted to pleasures, but I believe we can reverse that addiction.

@bodhipaine
I've read a great deal since I was a child, and I still do. But the deepest learning never came from books, but from practice and silence. I've been going back and forth with the practice for almost 40 years. I still love to read.

@bodhipaine
You probably won't need books on the path you're looking for.

@bodhipaine 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻