Can it take different long time of different persons to reach liberation?

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Can it take different long time of different persons to reach liberation?

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Greetings,

Yes.

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Of course it's different. You got to work hard. Why would everyone get enlightened in the same time?
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retrofuturist wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:46 am Greetings,

Yes.

Kind regards.

Metta,
Paul. :)
Why?
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Greetings,

Because the Buddha taught this about the alternative.

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But i have hard to believe in that it is possible to have done things in an other way. I dont believe in choices.
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Well, we don't have complete free will. There are some things that are karmically pre-determined, I suppose.
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We dont have free will at all. 😁😀
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user99 wrote: Sun Aug 15, 2021 8:47 pm We dont have free will at all. 😁😀
don't have reason for regret later
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user99 wrote: Sun Aug 15, 2021 8:47 pm We dont have free will at all. 😁😀
Then there is no point in doing anything at all. Its all pointless. Including asking pointless questions you don't listen to the answers to, making jokes, or trolling, whichever it is you are doing.

Of course, this is the opposite of the Buddha's teaching; the point of this forum.

The question is: why are you here? Time to get honest.
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dharmacorps wrote: Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:00 pm
user99 wrote: Sun Aug 15, 2021 8:47 pm We dont have free will at all. 😁😀
Then there is no point in doing anything at all. Its all pointless. Including asking pointless questions you don't listen to the answers to, making jokes, or trolling, whichever it is you are doing.

Of course, this is the opposite of the Buddha's teaching; the point of this forum.

The question is: why are you here? Time to get honest.
Its not pointless because you might come to heaven.
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think about that time if you have had one when you camed in a very frightning or painfull situation, doesnt those situations have becomed better?! :namaste:
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dharmacorps wrote: Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:00 pm
user99 wrote: Sun Aug 15, 2021 8:47 pm We dont have free will at all. 😁😀
Then there is no point in doing anything at all. Its all pointless. Including asking pointless questions you don't listen to the answers to, making jokes, or trolling, whichever it is you are doing.

Of course, this is the opposite of the Buddha's teaching; the point of this forum.

The question is: why are you here? Time to get honest.
Iam sorry i forgot to thank you i had a really hard time of my life therefore repeted questions.
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