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View submission: For any who despair
And perhaps we should also recognize that Christians have an affinity for Christianity, and their godly nature within them, same for Jews and Muslims, Hindus and Jains. Atheists have their atheist nature. Others have their nature.
It does not really matter, so long as we all live as gentle and generous people, sharing this world. Only paths of hate, violence and division should be rejected.
In Master Dogen's Way, having some inner *tathagata* nature means nothing if we don't work it, live accordingly, bring it to life in our thoughts, words and acts. Same for any "godly nature" or just human nature. We realize our *tathagata* nature by making it real in how we live in the world.
I would hesitate to congratulate ourselves too much on being Buddhists. The Buddha spoke of the rarity of taking human form, but not that there is some privilege in being one type of good and wise human. There are many ways to be a good and wise human.
Comment by TheForestPrimeval at 27/02/2025 at 04:07 UTC
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Fair words of caution, though I'm sure the author only meant to encourage those who find their practice faltering.