["𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻?" -- Byron]
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[We co-imagine our world according to our karma or wisdom [U3S].]
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That is what we do with the other 90% of our brain.
We co-imagine a complete world [T1] that is not really there [T2].
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Amazing !!!
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Now, what we have to do is to co-imagine / co-realise a world that is even more and more in accord with the inconceivable unborn unconditioned unchanging unceasing pristine Ground / Basis / Source / Buddha-nature / Genuine-emptiness / Suchness / True nature & dynamic of Reality as it is here & now / Union of the Two Truths [U2T].
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Then this world will be nirvana [pure-U3S].
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- Gilles
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Mind-made illusions ~ Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
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“While practising or performing dharma activities, we must remain constantly aware that everything we do is illusory—or at least try to bring that thought to mind. If we prick our flesh, our logical mind tells us we will feel pain. The pain itself will feel real because the idea that phenomena are both solid and truly existing has an almost unbreakably strong hold on us. We must therefore try to get used to the notion that everything we see, do and think is an interpretation created by our mind, which itself is an important stepping-stone towards the practice of nonduality. And “getting used” to it means reminding ourselves about it over and over again. For example, when your knees start to hurt as you accumulate prostrations, remind yourself that the “I” in “I am doing prostrations” and the “my” in “my knees hurt” are both mind-made illusions.”
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~ Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Things exist because they are empty ~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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Things do exist [T1],
but they exist because they are empty [T2] [U2T].
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That is why the 'I' exists [conventionally / relatively / inter-subjectively];;
why phenomena exist [conventionally / relatively / inter-subjectively];
why [the three stages of becoming:] birth, aging [life / evolution / change], and death exist [conventionally / relatively / inter-subjectively];
why suffering and the cessation of suffering exist [conventionally / relatively / inter-subjectively].
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All these exist in mere name [merely labeled / imputed / imagined by the mind; conventionally / relatively / inter-subjectively].
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(i.e. Everything -- physical, conceptual, mental -- is not really existing, not completely non-existing, not both together, not neither;
Everything is existing conventionally / relatively / inter-subjectively, but not in absolute terms, not inherently.)
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For ordinary people like us, however,
everything that is false in life appears true
(i.e appear to exist independently / separately / inherently / and in real opposition).
Whether something exists or is a fantasy, we believe it to be 100 percent true.
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On the other hand, ultimate reality
(i.e. The Ground / Basis / Source / Suchness / the True nature & dynamic of Reality as it is / the Union of the Two Truths),
which does exist (although indescribable / inconceivable / beyond all dualities),
appears to us as non-existent (i.e. we do not accept it, we prefer to accept our illusions).
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– Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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The union of appearances and emptiness ~ Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche
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Ultimate reality cannot be apprehended by concepts.
(𝘪.𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 / 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 / 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.)
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We can, however, in an experiential way that transcends the ordinary conceptual mind,
achieve a genuine understanding of reality
as being the union of appearances and emptiness.
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(𝘪.𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 / 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 = 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘴 [𝘜2𝘛].)
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– Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche
from the book "The Great Medicine That Conquers Clinging to the Notion of Reality: Steps in Meditation on the Enlightened Mind"
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