Your spiritual evolution is an illusion. What you think you obtained now, you can lose in the next moment. The ego cannot evolve; all he really does is to constantly adapt himself to various coarse or refined attachments. From material pleasures to spiritual satisfaction and false Nirvanas, the possibilities of deceit are endless to those who rely on personal power.
In contrast to other paths, the nembutsu of faith is not a
mantra for personal evolution, but a surrender of your ego to supreme
Enlightenment in the form and Name of Amida Buddha. Even if we remain
ego-centered in our daily lives until death and rebirth in the Enlightened realm of Amida Buddha, this ego is no more a basis for the Path to
Enlightenment.
Right you are Josho Adrian Cirlea !
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Dave
Absolutely brilliant, thank you Josho; so beautifully true in its simplicity. Gassho, Camille
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