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A Conversation with David Valerio

Clerestory (Bryan Kam)

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The Bodhisattva Idea

Palamas is on the side that this union can be done on like on earth, is that right? Or the other one? Yeah, yeah, that's correct. And it can be done through this path, like that whole, like the meditative stuff, like the practices that the body is involved in and can help you to reach that union as well. That's fascinating. In a way, Buddhism kind of did the opposite move, which is that, yeah, Terravada has this Nirvana or Nibbana ideal,. The Buddha is pretty explicitly, you can reach this state within your lifetime. But then as people find out, it'spretty difficult.

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