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We Have Everything

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sons and daughters of Buddha. We are Buddha. We have Buddha in us. Why should we
crunch ourselves down and deform our state of being? Why dont we just expand ourselves into our
perfect form, our perfect being? We have perceptions and energies and inspiration. We have
everything. We have a spiritual friend, we have the teaching. What more do we want? We have
everything in this whole universe. We can afford to extend ourselves a bit more. This approach is
called the mahayana, the great vehicle, the bodhisattva path of those dedicated to helping others. It is
heroic.
E ARE NOBLE