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Originally Posted by BlueSky
Confused, no. Conflicted, yes.
I feel like I left my family and wandered the wilderness seeking answers like the Buddha and what I found is what he was pointing to. From the viewpoint of pointing at it, I really feel that there is no confusion within me but unlike the Buddha, I'd prefer to go back home. If I was a monk it might be different but if I was a monk who has tasted life as I have and remembered it, it might not.
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you're conflicted because you're confused.
Most take the finger for the moon and grasp at the finger. But the finger is just pointing to the moon. Others reject the finger and don't see the moon because of this rejection.
So it is essential to validly know the finger and the direction it is pointing to but once this is known one has to look into this direction to see the moon and not dumbly stare at the finger.
