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Cinderella and the Revenge of the EBT

 



A long time ago, about 500 years after the Buddha entered nirvana without remainder...

The empire overthrew the EBT republic and redefined Jhāna. 

They mostly reigned unchallenged for over a thousand years.



Circa 1983 CE, a false EBT arose...

claiming to be descendants of the original EBT republic.
But really they were just rebranding the empire's redefinition of Jhāna with a corrupt dictionary,
so that the EBT suttas could seemingly support the Empire's redefined "Jhāna".





Part 1 of stepsister Jhāna

Part 2 of stepsister "jhāna


Group photo from Sujato's Visuddhimagga seminar

According to Sujato, other than the wisdom chapters, not much difference between Vimuttimagga and Visuddhimagga


As of 2024 CE, a small contingent of genuine EBT rebels are fighting back 









How does this epic saga end?

tune in and find out.


It takes an eco system of charismatic leaders,

powerful and influential enablers, 

and hordes of influential trusting followers to keep the Empire running smoothly.

They all need to work together.









Wrong views do not get created and supported in a vacuum.

All it takes for wrong views to thrive and dominate, 

is for good people of right view to say and do nothing.



However, don't count out the (genuine) EBT Rebel resistance


 kamma-s-saka doesn't always work out as fast as you like, 

and it doesn't always serve justice. 


But sometimes, it can. Let's hope it does.















 "Your days of promulgating a heretical system of jhāna are over, Punk!"





Darth in happier times... 

part 1

part 2





Comments

  1. luciliusSeptember 22, 2024 at 4:37 AM

    love it 😂

    there's also a new false EBT that arose (existential "dhamma", hillside hermitage), poisoning the minds of those unfortunate enough to fall into their trap

    truly there is more counterfeit money now than real money

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  2. frankkSeptember 22, 2024 at 8:37 AM

    You're more than welcome to post anything you think need the public needs to know on the reddit forums I moderate. We need to establish a culture where authority figures are held accountable, defend and justify questionable teachings.

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