Ah, interesting that you bring up Dhamma, Mon ami....hmm. The word looks close to the word "Dharma" of which, during my reading of Mahabharata has come up several times.
For those who haven't read it - do so, it's quite the tale.
Ah, interesting that you bring up Dhamma, Mon ami....hmm.
The word looks close to the word "Dharma"
of which, during my reading of Mahabharata has come up several times.
For those who haven't read it - do so, it's quite the tale.
Profound truths aside these days
even the most practical and obvious truths
are ignored Every day we hear people talking about the state of the economy; not recognizing the connection between recession and greed. Because of greed, jealousy, and pride
the economy will never become strong enough to ensure that every person has access
to the basic necessities of life. Our dwelling place, the Earth, becomes more and more polluted. I have met people who condemn ancient rulers and emperors and ancient religions as the source of all conflict. But the secular and modern world has not done any better if anything, it has done worse. What jas the modern world made better? One of the main effects of science and technology has been to destroy the world more quickly. Many scientists believe that all living systems and all life-support systems on Earth are in decline. ~ Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Mind is empty, and while being empty, it still knows or experiences.
Space is empty and does not know anything.
That is the difference between space and mind.
Mind is similar to space in that it is insubstantial, not material.
Isn’t it quite amazing that something that is insubstantial is also able to experience?
There is mind, but it is not tangible or substantial.
You cannot say that there is no mind because it is the basis of everything;
it is that which experiences every possible thing.
You cannot say really that there is a thing called mind
and yet at the same time you cannot say that there is no mind.
It lies beyond both extremes of being and not being
That is why it is said
"Not existent, since even a buddha does not see it
not nonexistent, since it is the basis of both samsara and nirvana."
~ Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
NAMO TRIRATNAYA
MAY ALL LIVING BEINGS BE HAPPY
PEACEFUL AND FREE FROM SUFFERINGS.
"You are the community now.
Be a lamp for yourselves.
Be your own refuge.
Seek for no other.
All things must pass.
Strive on diligently.
Don't give up." ~BUDDHA~
We think of change as having lost something Actually, change brings a new opportunity every moment so there are limitless possibilities This is why we meditate on impermanence ~ 17th Karmapa
is rather different from the self-fixation of selfishness.
For example, the Buddha said: "I have shown you the path to liberation but know that its achievement depends on you."
In other words, we have to take responsibility for the achievement of liberation through our own efforts. It is the undertaking of responsibility for one’s own liberation that I’m referring to as kindness to oneself
What we normally mean by self-cherishing includes within it the implicit abandonment of the welfare of others and the rejection of any effort to achieve that welfare of others
Therefore, it is very different from what I mean by kindness to oneself
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