Beck implies to the reader that they can find within themselves the ability to be a better person, reach enlightenment, and become a bodhisattva or Buddha. ... Buddha-nature can also be seen as an environment in which enlightenment can develop (Strong, 158). ... Beck stresses the importance of meditation in Zen practice. ... You are the only one who can change you, make you whole, or help you reach enlightenment. ... Just don't hold on to them;- This is telling us that is ok to have aspirations and dreams, thought and ideas, but it expresses the importance of being able to roll with...

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., attained enlightenment by the age of 35, thus becoming the buddha (literally "awakened') and died in c. 563 B.C. ... From these short examples one can see that the enlightenment, which Buddha has attained, is not only about being able to see 'things as they are', but also about opening your heart towards others. ... These terms are pretty self-explanatory, the goal of the Hinayana practitioners was to attain enlightenment for oneself. ... As opposed to this Mahayana's philosophy differed in that the practitioner can only attain the salvation by helping others atta...

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