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Old 08-12-2008, 06:57 PM   #40 (permalink)
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interesting, so does that mean jesus and Buddha would not be aligned with power as they were only aligned with truth and love? does this therefore mean they didnt offer much of this ''social value'' you speak about.
Quite the contrary. I'd say that both were well aligned with power.

Power doesn't mean power over other people. It means power over oneself, which includes focus and discipline. I'd say Jesus and Buddha were both quite powerful in that regard.
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