difference between buddha, bodhisattva, and avatar?

[David Dalton]

I wrote (in talking about assisted shaktipat in progress now
first from me to spiritually advanced individuals and then, in
a while, from them to some others) in the long thread

current state (including the Buddha belly circles and (P) delivery)

I guess that should be a lowercase b buddha. I say circles
since there have been a small circle and a large circle
though the small circle has been more common. I also
have experienced belly pops on occasion which I think
have been tests of me (probably not by humans yet).

What’s the difference between a buddha and a bodhisattva?

Though I have undergone four periods of temporary centred
clarity, I won’t say I have reached awakening/enlightenment
until I come out of the low years into an extended period
of centred clarity, maybe even at the “buddha bowl” moon
(first quarter).

What’s the difference between a buddha and an avatar?
(I know that some say that the Buddha was an avatar of Vishnu.)

I claim to be a buddha/avatar/christ/messiah type, and use
the word type since I am not a Buddhist or Maitreyan
or Hindu or Jewish and am no longer Christian, but as
I say above, I have not yet come out of the “wilderness”
into awakening/enlightenment, but hope to soon.

[Venus as a Boy]

Post by David Dalton
I wrote (in talking about assisted shaktipat in progress now
first from me to spiritually advanced individuals and then, in
a while, from them to some others) in the long thread

current state (including the Buddha belly circles and (P) delivery)

I guess that should be a lowercase b buddha. I say circles
since there have been a small circle and a large circle
though the small circle has been more common. I also
have experienced belly pops on occasion which I think
have been tests of me (probably not by humans yet).
What’s the difference between a buddha and a bodhisattva?
Though I have undergone four periods of temporary centred
clarity, I won’t say I have reached awakening/enlightenment
until I come out of the low years into an extended period
of centred clarity, maybe even at the “buddha bowl” moon
(first quarter).
What’s the difference between a buddha and an avatar?
(I know that some say that the Buddha was an avatar of Vishnu.)
I claim to be a buddha/avatar/christ/messiah type, and use
the word type since I am not a Buddhist or Maitreyan
or Hindu or Jewish and am no longer Christian, but as
I say above, I have not yet come out of the “wilderness”
into awakening/enlightenment, but hope to soon.

Dear David, you must stop your shitty meds, if you want to come out of
your low years!

[David Dalton]

Post by Venus as a Boy

Post by David Dalton
I wrote (in talking about assisted shaktipat in progress now
first from me to spiritually advanced individuals and then, in
a while, from them to some others) in the long thread

current state (including the Buddha belly circles and (P) delivery)

I guess that should be a lowercase b buddha. I say circles
since there have been a small circle and a large circle
though the small circle has been more common. I also
have experienced belly pops on occasion which I think
have been tests of me (probably not by humans yet).
What’s the difference between a buddha and a bodhisattva?
Though I have undergone four periods of temporary centred
clarity, I won’t say I have reached awakening/enlightenment
until I come out of the low years into an extended period
of centred clarity, maybe even at the “buddha bowl” moon
(first quarter).
What’s the difference between a buddha and an avatar?
(I know that some say that the Buddha was an avatar of Vishnu.)
I claim to be a buddha/avatar/christ/messiah type, and use
the word type since I am not a Buddhist or Maitreyan
or Hindu or Jewish and am no longer Christian, but as
I say above, I have not yet come out of the “wilderness”
into awakening/enlightenment, but hope to soon.

Dear David, you must stop your shitty meds, if you want to come out of
your low years!

Well, Robi, sometimes I have thought that as well, that I need
to suffer a bit more before I get released. But I am not on
very high doses of medication, and I think I will stick it out,
even as long as to the next peak of the sunspot cycle if
necessary, though I hope that instead something closer
to the 14 years of Rama plus an 11 year sunspot cycle
(so 25 years, and I am now at almost 24 and 2/3 years,
which rounds up to 25 years) will prove sufficient.

I think that in addition to having my way eased by meds, other
factors that have caused me to go longer than 7 or even 14
years are that I have had glasses and contact lenses, have
had access to libraries and the Internet and writing material,
that lifespans are longer today on average (and will be
even longer if the evolution works) and that I have a global
region.

[Julian]

Post by Venus as a Boy

Post by David Dalton
I wrote (in talking about assisted shaktipat in progress now
first from me to spiritually advanced individuals and then, in
a while, from them to some others) in the long thread

current state (including the Buddha belly circles and (P) delivery)

I guess that should be a lowercase b buddha. I say circles
since there have been a small circle and a large circle
though the small circle has been more common. I also
have experienced belly pops on occasion which I think
have been tests of me (probably not by humans yet).
What’s the difference between a buddha and a bodhisattva?
Though I have undergone four periods of temporary centred
clarity, I won’t say I have reached awakening/enlightenment
until I come out of the low years into an extended period
of centred clarity, maybe even at the “buddha bowl” moon
(first quarter).
What’s the difference between a buddha and an avatar?
(I know that some say that the Buddha was an avatar of Vishnu.)
I claim to be a buddha/avatar/christ/messiah type, and use
the word type since I am not a Buddhist or Maitreyan
or Hindu or Jewish and am no longer Christian, but as
I say above, I have not yet come out of the “wilderness”
into awakening/enlightenment, but hope to soon.

Dear David, you must stop your shitty meds, if you want to come out of
your low years!

Pot, Kettle, Black

Matthew 7:5