When I refer to the Dalai Lama (at 08:15) and to other teachers "slapping people around," I hope it's clear that I don't mean physically! ... And please enjoy my little Dharma Christmas riff at 14:27.
Enlightenment isn’t a line to cross. Enlightenment is a state of awareness to be cultivated and strengthened. Like a muscle. There’s no finish line. The lower states of life still exist within the life of a Buddha and the state of Buddha exists within the life of the most evil and corrupt person. The mutual possessions of the ten life states is Buddhism 101
![Christopher Hitchens - Free Speech (2006) [HQ]](/img/n.gif)
Hitch may have been closer to enlightenment than many of our modern spiritual teachers.
Delighted to see you are still holding these sessions.
When I refer to the Dalai Lama (at 08:15) and to other teachers "slapping people around," I hope it's clear that I don't mean physically! ... And please enjoy my little Dharma Christmas riff at 14:27.
Enlightenment isn’t a line to cross. Enlightenment is a state of awareness to be cultivated and strengthened. Like a muscle. There’s no finish line. The lower states of life still exist within the life of a Buddha and the state of Buddha exists within the life of the most evil and corrupt person.
The mutual possessions of the ten life states is Buddhism 101