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I have been a student of Buddha most of my adult life—for over 30 years now. And it does not look like I will graduate from this course of study. No degree, no certificate. Not only that, I am not even sure if I will ever achieve the goal of this study: enlightenment. In fact, if I understand the Buddha’s teachings correctly, enlightenment is not something one can achieve by effort as this very striving and achieving drive will guarantee failure. Paradox abounds.
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Cohen, A., Porath, M., Clarke, A., Bai, H., Leggo, C., Meyer, K. (2012). Academic Sangha. In: Cohen, A., Porath, M., Clarke, A., Bai, H., Leggo, C., Meyer, K. (eds) Speaking of Teaching…. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-787-5_9
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