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Originally Posted by Eisho  In my opinion though the active part we play is already colored for us. We are already molded. Already pre-disposed. |
We are always already molded. There is an interesting word that some Buddhist books use - "beginninglessness". That is where our consciousness first began. Each of us comes with a lot of baggage.
What we are, however, is evolving. How we think and feel, at five years of age, won't quite be the same as how we think and feel, at 10, or 18, or 25, or 50 or 70.
So the question is - how actively do you want to manage your evolution? How much do you want to try, to learn to feel and think
better? Whatever "better" means to you.