Adorning glossy magazine covers
are photographs of faces
mostly photoshopped to ‘perfection’.
Nothing new really,
for our ancestors too
conceal their flaws on paintings.
Nothing new really,
for their descendants too
conceal their flaws by painting (on their faces with make-up).
Hinting perhaps,
of how we prefer
Plato’s ‘imaginary’ world of idealised forms?
Where are circles perfectly round?
Where are lines perfectly straight?
Where is beauty peerless beauty?
I know where forms are truly ideal.
It is Pure Land, the realm with ultimately refined forms.
If this flawed world exists, then a flawless one even more!
Student: Is Pure Land real?
Master: Is this world [of delusions] real?
Student: Yes.
Master: Then Pure Land [the world without delusions] is even more real!
I remember my architecture lecturer telling us on our first lecture on drawing, that no one can draw a perfectly straight line, so why bother trying to perfect a line, when the attention should be on how to use the lines?
His lines were, of cos, more of a scribble.
And I’ve never bother abt getting a perfect straight line again.
😉
Even computers can’t create perfect circles and lines. When we zoom in, they’re all jagged pixels lined up! Ours is a fuzzy universe.
:sb:
Amituofo
Perfection is not possible with duality. If you stop comparing, a jagged line can be considered as straight. 😆
then why is pure land perfect? is it just a perfect manifestation or another representation of your desiring for perfection?
Pure Lands are perfect in the sense they are created and maintained via the perfect compassion and wisdom of Buddhas. They are not manifestations of our worldly desires but the perfect manifestations of enlightened compassion, for guiding beings to Buddhahood. For more on the excellence of reaching Amituofo’s Pure Land, please see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Amituofo/message/207 Namo Amituofo
so u are still obsessed with going to pure land?
Strong Aspiration (Vow) is needed to be born in Pure Land, along with Strong Faith and Strong Practice. This is not obsession. Please be humble to learn about the Pure Land teachings, that have benefited countless people for centuries as the most widely practised Mahayana teachings. Please see http://www.ymba.org/BWF/bwf0.htm Namo Amituofo
Reminds me of this:
“Fools try to contradict every teaching,
as if they are wiser than every teacher,
while they have nothing wiser to teach.
If one is already so wise and so kind,
why not teach perfect wisdom with perfect compassion
to benefit countless like the Buddha now?”
Hope no one will be such fools.
i nearly fall off my chair when i read afooltoo’s message..
frankly, it is so clear he is dedicating his poetic message @ me.
seriously, debate is encouraged in buddhism.
so please do not refer people as fools.
thanks and may you find enlightment soon.
and seriously, stop sacarism and be frankler so we can debate issues meaningfully, not blindly.