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Emergence of Knowledge
Saturday, November 26, 2011 6:34:37 PM
The supreme indestructible reality is declared the ultimate truth. Its eternal nature is self-knowledge. (Bhagavad Gita)
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Imaginary Friends
Friday, August 14, 2009 6:27:21 PM
Real friends have the advantage of being real. However, they can fail you for whatever reason, real or imaginary for them, and there's nothing you can do about it.
Imaginary friends have the disadvantage of being imaginary. However, they only fail when you fail. There's something you can do about it: Don't fail.
Considering this, which ones have more real advantage? Evidently, either reality is imaginary or imagination is reality.
Imaginary friends have the disadvantage of being imaginary. However, they only fail when you fail. There's something you can do about it: Don't fail.
Considering this, which ones have more real advantage? Evidently, either reality is imaginary or imagination is reality.
Rewind and Replace
Sunday, November 27, 2011 5:20:59 AM
On the plane of mind a thought is a thing and a mood is a place. (Dion Fortune)
Koobas
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 12:54:00 AM
Väljas on ere päev, siis jälle ei ole. Sajab vihma ja lund, siis jälle ei saja. Kasvab taimi ja puid, siis jälle ei kasva. Siin-seal liigub inimesi ja loomi, siis jälle ei liigu. Ümberringi leidub nii mõndagi kasulikku ja söödavat, aga ka mürgist ning ohtlikku. Teed näivad kuhugi viivat, aga toovad ka tagasi.
Sees heidab lõke koopaseinale varje. Sein on silmapiir, meelte ulatus. Varjude vormid on lõputud ja katavad kogu koopa pinda, aga neil puudub sisu ja olemus. Lõkkel tuleb silma peal hoida. Tema mõjuga tuleb teadagi arvestada. Sooja ja valguse allikana on ta vajalik.
Inimene, koopa elanik, on ainus maailma sisustaja ja mõtestaja. Mingi elu toimub nii koopa sees kui ka väljas, aga õiget mõtet pole ei siin ega seal. Lahendus või suund tuleb ilmselt kätte siis, kui ise tahab. Selleks tuleb meeli talitseda ning meelt avatud ja valmis hoida. Kõik muu tegevus on nähtavasti kõrvaline, sellega mõõdukat piiri pidada.
Sees heidab lõke koopaseinale varje. Sein on silmapiir, meelte ulatus. Varjude vormid on lõputud ja katavad kogu koopa pinda, aga neil puudub sisu ja olemus. Lõkkel tuleb silma peal hoida. Tema mõjuga tuleb teadagi arvestada. Sooja ja valguse allikana on ta vajalik.
Inimene, koopa elanik, on ainus maailma sisustaja ja mõtestaja. Mingi elu toimub nii koopa sees kui ka väljas, aga õiget mõtet pole ei siin ega seal. Lahendus või suund tuleb ilmselt kätte siis, kui ise tahab. Selleks tuleb meeli talitseda ning meelt avatud ja valmis hoida. Kõik muu tegevus on nähtavasti kõrvaline, sellega mõõdukat piiri pidada.
The Cave IV
Sunday, June 5, 2011 10:34:05 AM
There are many Kadampa masters who are very great and contemplate every moment on impermanence. One such master was meditating in a cave where a thorn bush grows outside the entrance. Everyday when he walks past the thorn bush to get water from the outside, his clothes get caught on the thorns and he will think, “This bush is such a nuisance, I should cut it down.” The next moment however, he will reflect that he may not live long enough to make it back into the cave for practice and brush off the thought. When he returns with the water, again his clothes get caught on the thorns and he thinks of cutting it down. Immediately he however contemplates that he may not live long enough to get out of the cave again and once again brushes off the thought. This went on for many years until he became enlightened and came out of the cave to teach others.
From Contemplation on Impermanence by Shangpa Rinpoche
From Contemplation on Impermanence by Shangpa Rinpoche
Concept and Percept
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 8:10:52 AM
A laugh expresses glee in any language, but is laugh glee? Hugs and kisses express love, but are they love?
These questions have three kinds of answers depending on the kind of people who answers. Naive people answer 'yes' to these questions. Some of those who answer 'no' will begin to doubt the existence of glee and love, because it is much harder to doubt laugh and hugs.
Still others, however, realise the reality of parallel worlds. A finger can point to the moon, but the finger is not the moon. Both have their own parallel reality in their respective worlds, which are to be kept consciously apart.
Admittedly, the finger and the moon have a link with each other, in the sense that one points to the other. However, that link is always indirect, contrived. The link is good for some purposes, but ultimately unreal.
These questions have three kinds of answers depending on the kind of people who answers. Naive people answer 'yes' to these questions. Some of those who answer 'no' will begin to doubt the existence of glee and love, because it is much harder to doubt laugh and hugs.
Still others, however, realise the reality of parallel worlds. A finger can point to the moon, but the finger is not the moon. Both have their own parallel reality in their respective worlds, which are to be kept consciously apart.
Admittedly, the finger and the moon have a link with each other, in the sense that one points to the other. However, that link is always indirect, contrived. The link is good for some purposes, but ultimately unreal.
The Cave III
Sunday, May 29, 2011 7:13:43 PM
Why else do you think we are telling you about the people of the cave, and the numbers connected with them? They are among our wondrous signs.
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