Guest guest Posted July 11, 2002 Report Share Posted July 11, 2002 'You should know that even though all things are liberated & not tied to anything, they abide in their own phenomenal expression.' Dogen 'Next we need to settle with certainty that mind is also naturally cognizant. If it was only empty, like space, how could there be any wisdom, any wakefulness? How could there be any compassion? How could there be any activity? How could there be any ability to help other beings?' Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2002 Report Share Posted July 11, 2002 , "pearlwhiterainbow" <white_rainbow@h...> wrote: > 'You should know that even though all things are liberated & not tied > to anything, they abide in their own phenomenal expression.' > > Dogen It's nice of them to do this. If they were abiding outside of their phenomenal expression, we might have a hard time locating them. > > 'Next we need to settle with certainty that mind is also naturally > cognizant. If it was only empty, like space, how could there be any > wisdom, any wakefulness? Because the emptiness of space is full. The fullness transcends space, yet is not other than space. > How could there be any compassion? The emptiness of space is a fullness that expresses all energy and events. This, of course, includes compassion, as well as the suffering about which compassion is experienced. >How could > there be any activity? See above. How could there be any ability to help other > beings?' See above. The helping occurs without any division between the helper and the helpee, as each manifests effortlessly from/as infinite space. > > Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Thanks for posting these intriguing quotes. Namaste, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2002 Report Share Posted July 11, 2002 , "dan330033" <dan330033> wrote: > , "pearlwhiterainbow" <white_rainbow@h...> > wrote: > > 'You should know that even though all things are liberated & not > tied > > to anything, they abide in their own phenomenal expression.' > > > > Dogen > > It's nice of them to do this. > If they were abiding outside of their > phenomenal expression, we might > have a hard time locating them. > :-))))))))))))))) > > 'Next we need to settle with certainty that mind is also naturally > > cognizant. If it was only empty, like space, how could there be any > > wisdom, any wakefulness? > > Because the emptiness of space is full. > The fullness transcends space, yet is > not other than space. nice > > How could there be any compassion? > > The emptiness of space is a fullness that > expresses all energy and events. > This, of course, includes compassion, > as well as the suffering about which > compassion is experienced. > > >How could > > there be any activity? > > See above. > > How could there be any ability to help other > > beings?' > > See above. > > The helping occurs without any division > between the helper and the helpee, > as each manifests effortlessly > from/as infinite space. > yes, I agree. > > Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche > > Thanks for posting these intriguing quotes. > "In terms of experience, whether one holds the thought that rigpa is a thing that exists or a thing that is nothing, both are thoughts." Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche > Namaste, > Dan Hi Dan, :-) Colette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2002 Report Share Posted July 12, 2002 > "In terms of experience, whether one holds the thought that rigpa is > a thing that exists or a thing that is nothing, both are thoughts." > > Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Yes, and making sense of anything that is said involves thought. The thought of something beyond thought, is a thought. We can say that this is a thought. What can't be said, won't be said. > Hi Dan, > :-) Hi, Colette. Nice smile :-) Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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