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From this it is evident that it is no question of pessimism or optimism, but that we must take account of the pleasures of life as well as of its pains and sorrows, and also of freedom from them, in order to understand life completely and objectively. Only then is true liberation possible.
Walpola Rahula • What the Buddha Taught
The Other Thing.
It’s a fundamentally different character of experience, in which the critical quality of the problem-oriented mode is suspended. You have the intuitive sense that everything is perfect and unfolding as it should be, and that there is no separation between oneself and this unfurling universe. Problems are problems, and suffering is ... See more
It’s a fundamentally different character of experience, in which the critical quality of the problem-oriented mode is suspended. You have the intuitive sense that everything is perfect and unfolding as it should be, and that there is no separation between oneself and this unfurling universe. Problems are problems, and suffering is ... See more
Sasha Chapin • Should you meditate, and also, what is even meditation
Total Realization means the definitive end of illusion, the end of suffering, the cessation of the vicious cycle of conditioned rebirths; it is the dawning of complete freedom, perfect wisdom, supreme unending bliss. In Total Realization death is overthrown, all duality transcended, and the capacity to spontaneously benefit all beings is perfectly
... See moreJohn Shane • The Crystal and the Way of Light: Sutra, Tantra, and Dzogchen (Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy)
The truth of suffering resulting from our craving, and the possibility of transcending suffering by letting go of what distorts our relation to others and to the world, is the basis and motivation for spiritual effort.
Low,Albert • Zen Meditation Plain and Simple
“Some people are tantric by nature. They are inspired in their lives; they realize that some reality is taking place in the true sense, and they feel that the experience of energy is relevant to them. They may feel threatened by energy or they may feel a lack of energy, but they have a personal interest in the world: the visual world, the auditory
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