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Cast

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
The Buddha once said about the fleeting aspects of reality:
Form is like a lump of foam, feeling is like a water bubble, perception is like
a mirage, constructions like a hollow tree, and consciousness like an illusion!
Just a coreless appearance! However one may reflect over it, and carefully
investigate it. When one views it cautiously: It appears but empty and void!
Pointing at this body The One of Broad Wisdom has taught that if only three
things are lacking, one will have to leave this fragile frame, ditched all behind:
If metabolism, heat and consciousness depart from this physical body, then it
lies there, cast away again: Unconscious food for others.. This illusion, beguiler
of vain fools. It is similar to a serial killer. Neither a substance, nor any safety.
A Bhikkhu with aroused enthusiasm looks upon these 5 clusters of clinging in
exactly this ultra-realistic way: Disgusted, both day & night! Ever aware, calmly
& clearly comprehending! He should eliminate all mental chains, thereby making
his own island! Thereby becoming his own protector, refuge, lamp and light!
Let him train as with his head ablaze with fire yearning only for the everlasting
deathless state!

void

Saturday, December 17th, 2011
There is no ‘Self’ in here…
There is no ‘Substance’ out there…
Impersonal & void are all states & phenomena!
Ownerlessness is a universal characteristic of being!
Unsubstantiality is a universal characteristic of matter!

outside

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

There is no Self as the agent of any action..
There is no Self as the feeler of any sensation..
There is no Self as the experiencer of any perception..
There is no Self in or outside any bony frame of body..
There is no Self in or outside any shortly sensed feeling..
There is no Self in or outside any experienced perception..
There is no Self in or outside any remembered memory..
There is no Self in or outside any constructed intention..
There is no Self in or outside any momentary consciousness..
There is no Doer experiencing any effect of any action..
There is no Definable Entity transmigrating at Rebirth..
There is no Stable Identity lasting even for a moment..
There is no Owner of anything anywhere, whether material or mental..
There is no Identity neither inside nor apart from the 5 clusters of Clinging!

passive

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

I suspect, though, that most of the myths and misconceptions surrounding Gandhi have to do with nonviolence. For instance, it’s surprising how many people still have the idea that nonviolent action is passive.

It’s important for us to be clear about this: There is nothing passive about Gandhian nonviolent action.

I’m afraid Gandhi himself helped create this confusion by referring to his method at first as “passive resistance,” because it was in some ways like techniques bearing that label. But he soon changed his mind and rejected the term.

Gandhi’s nonviolent action was not an evasive strategy nor a defensive one. Gandhi was always on the offensive. He believed in confronting his opponents aggressively, in such a way that they could not avoid dealing with him.

But wasn’t Gandhi’s nonviolent action designed to avoid violence? Yes and no. Gandhi steadfastly avoided violence toward his opponents. He did not avoid violence toward himself or his followers.

Gandhi said that the nonviolent activist, like any soldier, had to be ready to die for the cause. And in fact, during India’s struggle for independence, hundreds of Indians were killed by the British.

The difference was that the nonviolent activist, while willing to die, was never willing to kill.

Gandhi pointed out three possible responses to oppression and injustice. One he described as the coward’s way: to accept the wrong or run away from it. The second option was to stand and fight by force of arms. Gandhi said this was better than acceptance or running away.

But the third way, he said, was best of all and required the most courage: to stand and fight solely by nonviolent means.

either

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Anyone who, even for a second, feels a pure, clear confidence on hearing the truth will experience immeasurable happiness. Why? Because, at that moment, that person is not caught up in the concept of a self or a living being or a life span. He is not caught up in concepts about the world, nor is he caught up in concepts about nothingness. He does not take any notice of the idea that this is a sign, or this or that is not a sign. For if you are caught up in ideas, then you will be caught up in the self. And even if you are caught up in ideas about nothingness, you will still be caught up in the self. That’s why we should not get attached to the belief that things either exist or do not exist. This is the hidden meaning when I say that my teachings are a raft to be abandoned when you see true being. – Diamond Sutra

Diamond Sutra Chapter 6 – In the future, if a person hears this teaching…

Monday, October 31st, 2011
Think Subhuti, isn’t it even more obvious that we should also give up our conceptions of non-existent things?

vanish

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
He understands: With the breakup of this body, at the very exhaustion of
this life, all that is felt, not being indulged in, nor clung to, will vanish right
there and then… This – only this – is the end of Suffering!

care

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Buddha only cares about your happiness. God only cares for your happiness. If they do not care about your happiness, what are they talking about?  What is their point?