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Originally Posted by Terumoto
Ah I see.. What sect of buddhism would you consider yourself part of or your beliefs most similar to?
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truthfully none. I use the teachings of buddhism selectively to suit my needs pertaining to enlightenment, i don't suscribe to buddhist hindu-philosophy.
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In zen (it's major Taoist influences not to be ignored), a man who awakens in the morning can die without any regret or second thought in the evening. Enlightening others is done by people going to them, not them going to people, and it would not bother them if nobody came to them. The great Taoist sages didn't even like teaching, because in fact they have nothing to teach. A buddha in zen actually has no purpose. The very essence of it is it is the religion of no religion. Sure, they DO teach but it is not their purpose.
There is a zen poem by basho that conveys it quite well.
Old pond,
frog jumps in
- splash
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That's all well and good but buddhism is pointless without being selfless. The entire point of enlightening one's self and ascending is to help ascend others. Spreading enlightenment is part of raising the general awareness, which is why monks take in students. If what you are saying were true, there would have only been one buddha.
I think you're taking far too great of a stoic view on buddhism. that only applies to suffering, not to the purpose of existance.