How To Attain Enlightenment

 Gautama Buddha attained supreme enlightenment and attributed his enlightenment to the merit he had accumulated over countless lifetimes. In other words, merit is essential for enlightenment.

 Even small enlightenments, like the supreme enlightenment, can only be attained if accompanied by appropriate merit.

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Practice of Love

 Practicing love is never an easy task.  Whether my words or actions toward another person constitute love is determined by their outcome—whether they actually bring about a positive change in that person or not.  Compassion, affection, or good intentions may serve as motivation for practicing love, but they do not themselves exert real, practical influence in the act of loving.  The essence of practicing love lies in knowing the precise way to bring about beneficial change in the other person.
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Socrates

 A man went to the Parthenon and asked, "Who is the wisest man in the world?" The temple answered, "Socrates, who lives in Athens, is the wisest man." He met Socrates and asked, "Are you really the Socrates who is said to be the wisest man in the world?" Socrates answered, "I know nothing. If there's one thing I know, it's that I know nothing." He returned to the Parthenon and demanded, "Socrates said he knew nothing. How can he be the wisest man in the world?" The temple replied, "People don't know that they know nothing. But doesn't Socrates know that one thing?"
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Purpose of Politics

 The purpose of politics is to maintain fairness.  Fairness means that everyone receives what they deserve according to what they have done—good for good, bad for bad, much for much, and little for little.  Political activity refers to all activities that help uphold fairness within society, such as establishing laws and systems.
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