Scott Porad

I didn’t say, “even Buddha valued measuring progress“, my friend Justin did.  He was referring to this:

The Buddha asks the group why they are practicing these austerities, and one replies that they are wearing away their past karma and would end their suffering by not adding any additional karma. The Buddha asks if they know how much of their old karma they have worn away. They say, “No.” He then asks if they know how much they have left. Again they answer, “No.” Finally the Buddha asks if they even know for certain they existed in the past and have karma to wear away. Again they shake their heads and say, “No.” The Buddha replies that this is meaningless practice.