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i lived in indonesia but im not a buddhist can you tell me the nature of buddha can he liberate us instantly
Hi Jay Chua
Indonesia it would seem is a country with many rich and living Buddhist traditions. So if you are sufficiently interested maybe you can receive instruction quite easily.
According to the great schools of Mahayana Buddhism
we are already Buddhas we just dont realize it , we are
confused.
The meeting of an enlightened teacher a Buddha and a confused being is a like a hook and an eye. It requires
movement on both side for a connection to be made.
The enlightened Buddhas are always active and unconfused
and pouring out enlightening activity but we are closed to
this.
It is said that if our hearts are open and if we connect
with a Buddha we will become enlightened. The methods
of Buddhism are to open the heart to allow us to connect.
Bodhicitta
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