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So why do traditions provide us with opportunities for long retreats and give so many dharma talks? If awakening is so readily available why do we not just accept it? So maybe we have to wear out all of our seeking for something special - for something outside ourselves. Perhaps the main problem is that " We want the contentment and happiness promised by the Buddha, but with “me” fully stabilized and intact," as the author states. I guess I still feel too attracted to and engrossed by the world. My ego resists surrender.
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So why do traditions provide us with opportunities for long retreats and give so many dharma talks? If awakening is so readily available why do we not just accept it? So maybe we have to wear out all of our seeking for something special - for something outside ourselves. Perhaps the main problem is that " We want the contentment and happiness promised by the Buddha, but with “me” fully stabilized and intact," as the author states. I guess I still feel too attracted to and engrossed by the world. My ego resists surrender.