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Are We All Clothed in a Crowd?
The idea being that the buddha, who is the awakened or enlightened one, is capable of attaining a transcendent state. But because human beings have a shared social aspect, it is not possible for any one person to attain redemption until all people attain redemption. So then we shift from that back to genesis and the tempted fall of man, and read the third chapter. And they were both naked, the man and his wife. And we're not ashamed. Well, what does that mean? Well, freud pointed out that one of human being's most common nightmares is to be stripped of clothing in front of a crowd. Now, why would that be precise? Well, your