In fact, from a higher vantage, we see that it is an incomprehensibly miraculous manifestation of our truest desires We also see that there is a part of us that will never be able to fully accept this, due to the very real tragedy and loss that defines our experience In the day-to-day negotiation between these perspectives we find the middle ground: This life is enough

The real fruit of the path is a simple understanding that this life is enough, just the way it is

This life is neither an accident nor a mistake; it is your own wish granted

ཨེ་མ་ཧོ།

to what end?

;)

it cracked my nut

not tame at all if you realize its truth. what other means could be needed, and to what end?

Garab Dorje with the ultimate breaking imo: "love being our essence, attainment is already complete"

No but I haven't perceived what I clearly do, so that's something

Relatable

You cannot arrive where you never left. You can only forget where you are, and then imagine a journey that takes you back there. You cannot become what you already are. You can only forget what you are, and then imagine you're becoming it. The imagined journey ends the moment you remember. This is not beyond your power; it is as easy as opening your eyes. But it would mean leaving behind all the stories of loss and gain and becoming worthy. Be honest: is that really what you want?

Humans are a love construct

It helps to understand that Hinduism is about consciousness. If your class hasn't already covered it, check out Katha Upanishad - it is a short and very engaging read. This is pure non-dual philosophy: Brahman is none other than the profound unmanifest awareness which knows itself as all things, and which is inseparable from your own nature. The same idea is resurrected in the history of Buddhism again and again, despite repeated attempts to rid themselves of it. Eventually it evolves to meet people and largely shifts from a path of wisdom (jnana) to a path of devotion (bhakti). The evolution itself is fascinating. Devotion is about opening the heart, which is already all knowing and unbound - the same power that is known in Buddhism as Bodhichitta. The Gods represent aspects of your own nature to which you may be inspired to prostrate your ego. All paths ultimately end in love.

p(enlightenment) > 85

I'd hope so; you made it!

Self Love means the part of you that is more than this person loving the part of you that isn't

Some people actually see love-of-self as a negative and unwholesome quality. They associate it with narcissism (or self-cherishing in the East). This is itself an egoic delusion! Narcissism is a compensatory response of the ego - the mind clinging to a story of lovability and seeking desperately to validate it precisely because it doen't believe it. In fact it is unable to love itself or anything else, because the mind is that which judges, not that which loves. Real self-love is almost exactly the opposite. It is a function of the Heart. And the open heart - a requisite for compassion, magic, gnosis, and actualization - is ONLY possible for someone who fully loves and accepts themselves. This love destroys scarcity and craving, and therefore "selfish" tendencies. What could I possibly need from outside of myself? Why would I ever need to promote myself, deceive, or steal when I feel complete? It is only when we love ourselves that we can truly love others. It is only our own joy that can be shared. It starts here.