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Yana shock | Vividness
But, for example, the preliminaries in Tibetan Buddhism? This is about the fact that you’re going to die and you have to come to terms with it, not how to be relaxed and less stressed. It may be that you’ll become more stressed.
Jay Michaelson • Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment
Buddhism is unique, as far as I know, in insisting that the kind of answers we want cannot be had, anywhere. Emptiness—inherent uncertainty—is at the heart of Buddhism. For this reason, Buddhism is sometimes described as “The Way of Disappointment.” If we follow it sincerely, Buddhism repeatedly crushes our hope that somehow it will satisfy our lon... See more
The futile quest for certainty | Vividness
Mahayanists may be perfectly correct in assuming that the Buddha intended this emphasis as an upaya, a skillful means of enabling one to realize, concretely and vividly, the absurd vicious circle of desiring not to desire, or of trying to get rid of selfishness by oneself. For this is certainly the conclusion to which the practice of the Buddha’s d
... See moreAlan W. Watts • The Way of Zen
in the Heart Sutra that says that there is “no path, no wisdom, and no gain.” I remember when I first realized that these lines seemed to directly contradict the message of the Four Noble Truths, which I had been taught was the basic formulation of the Buddha’s teaching. The line immediately preceding this one says that there is “no suffering, and
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