Dualistic Vision - 140

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(The Tower of Babel and general confusion;
unable to construct something together.)

Dualistic Vision - 140

𝔻𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕔 𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 (𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕤𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙 / 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 / 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕞𝕒)

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~ Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche

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When Buddha Sakyamuni died, his eighteen disciples quarreled over doctrinal issues and 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀.  

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Why did they do that? 

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Because each of them heard and understood something different, sometimes contradictory to what the others had understood. 

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(𝘪.𝘦. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 18 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 -- 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘭𝘦 -- 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘧  '𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 / 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘭 / 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 / 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨'; 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 / 𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵? 

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𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 18 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 324 𝘴𝘶𝘣-𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴, 𝘦𝘵𝘤., 𝘦𝘵𝘤. 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘭.)

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[We are in] 𝗮 𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 in which everything seems solid to us, therefore, if I'm right (and of course I have it), then you can not have it. People have different political beliefs, follow different spiritual paths and run every day with but the spiritual path should help us to get rid of this kind of problem, otherwise we let ourselves be closed in another system of restrictions. 

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Therefore, we should use our mind to recognize our limitations and understand that the problem is not that we we are right, and others do not have it, only that 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

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(𝘪.𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 / 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 & 𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 -- 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 & 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤.  -- 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 (𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦, U2T) ) 

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– Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche

Starting the Evolution

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Via: Gems of Wisdom - Nyingma Tradition

https://www.facebook.com/NyingmaGems/photos/a.115646142114410/1608512739494402/ 

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Comment in (...) by Gilles 

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Image: The Tower of Babel and general confusion; unable to construct something together.

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Until one really and truly knows one’s own mind (Reality as it is) and can govern it with awareness, even if very many explanations of reality are given, they remain nothing more than ink on paper or matters for debate among intellectuals, without the possibility of the birth of any understanding of the real meaning (Reality as it is - U2T). 

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-- Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche

Via: https://www.facebook.com/lekdanling/posts/4540270932700538

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𝕋𝕠  𝕓𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕕𝕠𝕦𝕓𝕥 𝕠𝕣 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕕𝕠𝕦𝕓𝕥 -- 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖, 𝕟𝕠 𝕒𝕓𝕤𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕥𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖:

Doubting the commonly accepted version of reality ~ Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

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Ordinary people do not question the commonly accepted version of reality. They conform to the standard values of subduing enemies and cherishing friends and family. Materialism, ambition and mundane achievements are the worldly hallmarks of success. We experience the phenomenal world and our minds as solid and truly existent. Very few people 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 these assertions and question their solidity. Yet, the process of disbelief is the first step on the spiritual path.

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-- Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

from the book Skillful Grace: Tara Practice for Our Times

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Discard all lingering doubts ~ Atisha

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Discard all lingering 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁𝘀, and strive with dedication in your practice. Thoroughly relinquish sloth, mental dullness, and laziness, and strive always with joyful perseverance.

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-- Atisha

from the book Essential Mind Training

translated by Thupten Jinpa

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Open to all the possibilities ~ Shunryu Suzuki

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The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁, and open to all the possibilities.

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-- Shunryu Suzuki

from the book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

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Definitions have vanished ~ Sengcan

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Infinitely large and infinitely small;

no difference, for definitions have vanished

and no boundaries are seen.

So too with Being and non-Being.

Waste no time in 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁𝘀 and arguments

that have nothing to do with this.

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-- Sengcan

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[It is so simple]

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 (𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲), and thus everything is treated as such. "

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-- Kalu Rinpoche

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[It is Ok to question everything, to doubt everything]

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Sharpen Your Intellect ~ Chögyam Trungpa

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The first step for you as a student is to sharpen your intellect and 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. To wake yourself up, cynical thinking and critical questioning are extremely important. Otherwise, you are completely helpless. You are just being fed through an intravenous system. So let us not be in the hospital! Let us be full, living persons who could actually relate with what is being presented, who could think critically, work it out, and understand, and question anything we do not understand. This has nothing to do with becoming an intellectual person. It is an intuitive process

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From Cynicism and Magic: Intelligence and Intuition on the Buddhist Path, pages 6 to 7.

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[Even in science: science is not about facts, not about proofs, but 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 & 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.]

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"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt."

-- Richard P. Feynman

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