Why Haven’t We All Become Enlightened Already?

Samsara is beginningless, and yet there can be a first time when we develop a bodhichitta aim. How does this decision arise to aim for achieving enlightenment for the benefit of all beings? Is it a matter of free will – we choose to aim for enlightenment? Is it all determined by our karma and it happens mechanistically, so we have no choice? Or is the question more complex than that?

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