Afflictions are bodhi
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“afflictions are bodhi:” This is a mahayana teaching of the highest level. The defilements are inseparable from Buddhahood. Enlightenment is achieved only when one realizes that the defilements themselves have no real, independent existence. When one sees the empty nature of the defilements, one realizes that there is, in essence, nothing to eliminate in order to enter into enlightenment. This phrase is often used in conjunction with the phrase “Samsara is the same as nirvana.”