{"id":1795,"date":"2009-04-07T22:45:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-07T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/?p=1795"},"modified":"2009-04-22T21:54:01","modified_gmt":"2009-04-22T13:54:01","slug":"not-a-master","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2009\/04\/not-a-master\/","title":{"rendered":"Not a Master"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Received my cert for the MA in Buddhist Studies in the mail recently. Ironically, it reminded me of how little of the Dharma I know, not how much I’d ‘mastered’. ‘Master of Arts’ in Buddhist Studies? Hardly a master! Though three years were spent, with lots of midnight oil burning for study of the various Buddhist traditions, I’m conciously clear that what learnt merely scraped the surface of the breadth and profundity of the Dharma – and it’s only theory too.<\/p>\n

However, I’m also reminded that there is no need to learn absolutely all Dharma methods to advance towards enlightenment – because there are 84,000 skilful means that lead to the same goal. And the Buddha, who is the true Master of the Dharma, did not expect all to master everything he taught in this human lifetime. And he had no worldly certification for his enlightenment too! Why then, did I take up the course? Simple – to inspire myself systematically and comprehensively with the Dharma, and hopefully, use the certification to inspire more confidence in the Dharma that I share. Amituofo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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