• Jay@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    I assume you don’t believe in Buddhism, but if you do it makes sense. The Dalai Lama is the reincarnation of an enlightened being. Its like if jesus would have come back all the time instead of just once for a few days. (It’s not exactly like that and I’m not Buddhist)

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      18 hours ago

      If you actually read the words of the Buddha on reincarnation he was quite explicitly clear that he never endorsed the idea.

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      2 days ago

      So why can they do that but I can’t believe I’m the second coming? Genuinely curious.

      In Buddhism you do not reach some heightened sense of being through enlightenment. The whole point of enlightenment is to ascertain knowledge from those before, it cannot give you insight into the future. You can become one with the universe, but you may not dictate where it will flow.

      He isn’t a reincarnation, he’s just some dude that can tap into enlightenment.

      Mysticism to me kinda vanished when I started considering how complex the topics are and how difficult translation would be. Even meditation was mystical before I realized it’s just a dedicated time for you to talk to yourself. It’s basically a dialogue with an observer. You are all three. Which is funny that it fits into the Id, Ego, and Superego theory.