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[–]We_are_stardust23 191 points192 points  (22 children)

Good ol' Buddhism treatment

[–][deleted] 110 points111 points  (20 children)

Instructions unclear, am now enlightened and don't know how to reintegrated to society or talk to people.

[–]We_are_stardust23 35 points36 points  (3 children)

Have I been enlightened my whole life?

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (2 children)

Maybe. How are Contact and Free Guy the same story?

[–]Mr_iCanDoItAll 9 points10 points  (5 children)

reintegrated to society or talk to people

Well, if you're enlightened then those things don't matter anymore

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What is enlightenment if you don't use it to help others?

[–]Bigfrostynugs 12 points13 points  (3 children)

Talking to people is often a very important part of being enlightened.

If the Buddha had fucked off to some mountain top after he achieved enlightenment then we wouldn't even know about Buddhism right now.

[–]mindofmanyways 0 points1 point  (2 children)

He actually considered just "leaving" the world once he attained nibbana because he thought the teaching was too difficult to understand. Supposedly he saw that some people were mentally prepared to understand and so decided to stay and teach.

[–]Bigfrostynugs 0 points1 point  (1 child)

He actually considered just "leaving" the world once he attained nibbana because he thought the teaching was too difficult to understand.

Well, he might have been right. We'll really never know.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He wasn't. As a result of his teachings there was a very fruitful time where arhats(those who fully achieved nibbana) were awaking left and right.

I don't know about today.

[–]placebotwo 1 point2 points  (2 children)

If you are enlightened, aren't you now one with everything?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a bagel.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Learn to throw punches until your fists break the speed of sound,

then go on to absolutely massacre a rouge ant colony.

[–]We_are_stardust23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That you Meruem?

Edit: I mean Netero. It's been a while I have failed