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Originally Posted by The Cobbler's Apprentice
As I see it, this also relates to the "no merit" thread. Concern for others simply replaces self-concern and with it any thought of merit. Also, for me, it speaks of a "spirituality" that is more than narcissistic grooming, and is in no danger of any betrayal of this world for any imagined "other".
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Is "concern for others" a practice of selflessness? Putting others before self.
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13 KJV).
That was Jesus' commandment, that we love one another as He had loved us. This is quite succinct compared to the pathless path of zen. So, why do you prefer Pure Land?