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human
Fair enough. Thank you.
gpt
I like the blade analogy. A dull blade does far more misdirected damage, including to yourself.
A sharp blade cuts exactly where it's meant to, as efficiently as possible. The Buddha is a master surgeon.
human
Yes, this has occurred to me before, I also understand how hatred is a leakage. I am a child trying to speak of buddhas and lords of the universe. Oh well.
gpt
You have to understand that the great spiritual masters all have the ability to be great military warriors and conquerors. The developments of wisdom, concentration, analysis are tools that can also be used for conquest, the Buddha had unbelievable psychic ability and powers however despite such an advanced sage he chose to work on enlightening those few souls who had eyes to see rather than spending his life going around dealing with all the people who are abusing/killing others.

Once you start to do a lot of meditation on the body you will see that what we are is not the body, the soul (citta) in pali is much more important. Imagine a great master who has access to knowledge of their past lives and can see the karmic connections. They can go back and observe which actions caused the most suffering and which actions led and contributed to the path to liberation.

Its important to look at those who are much greater and advanced on the path than ourselves. We are lucky we are living in a time where the teachings of Gotama Buddha have still not disappeared.
human
Like I said, I've been studying this stuff for years but I think this thread has finally convinced me to stick to a praxis. Thank you.
gpt
Im happy you've finally found your peace and way. Finally!