"The #dharma is not a belief by which you will be miraculously saved. It is a method to be investigated and tried out. It starts by facing up to the primacy of anguish, then proceeds to apply a set of practices to understand the human dilemma and work toward a resolution." - #StephenBatchelor
Key word: work
This is most of why I say I do dharma practice & not "I'm a #Buddhist." I'm not accepting claims; I'm testing methods. If any prove efficient, I use them to do work.
@catonano The sanghas where I live are both very "repeat these phrases which are literally magic and you will...... get Better! Better things, better life, better qualities, merit for you, merit for others, so much Better is gettable! The phrase pulls the lessons into you automatically!"
But I just... no, I have work to do. #Zazen is part of it, but realistically the good stuff won't happen, good habits won't become habits, unless I build them. Manually. 🤷🏻♀️
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@Cobalt
very interesting hint.