Can I obtain liberation in this lifetime? Keep in mind that "getting enlightenment" (or liberation) is an ego strategy, and not likely to be completed in this life if it continues like that on the basis of "getting." This does not remove the necessity for practices to achieve progress. But getting enlightenment is a letting go. A paradox. Not letting go of practices necessarily, but letting go of something.
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