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Four Strategies

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Tashi Nyima

All of us come to the Dharma with various degrees of wrong views, previous tendencies and conditioning, false identities, afflicted emotions, and extremely sensitive egos. It takes time and effort to leave them behind, or at least transform them sufficiently … Continue reading →

Posted in Q&A | Tagged afflicted emotions, Buddha nature, Buddha Shakyamuni, encouragement, example, false identities, generosity, gross impediment on the path, instruction, previous tendencies and conditioning, purification, sensitive egos, wrong views | 5 Comments

Great Delusion

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Tashi Nyima

Those who have great realization of delusion are Buddhas. Those who are greatly deluded about realization are sentient beings. —Dogen Zenji, Shobogenzo We are all foolish beings (prithagjnana= lacking wisdom). The sincere mind is the true understanding that even though … Continue reading →

Posted in Dharma View | Tagged aspiring mind, attachment, aversion, Buddha nature, cognitive and affective obscurations, deep mind, deluded about realization, Dogen Zenji, encouragement, example, foolish beings (prithagjnana= lacking wisdom), generosity, indifference, realization of delusion, sharing, Shobogenzo, sincere mind, transference of merit, Vows of the Buddha Amideva | 1 Comment

Skill and experience

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Tashi Nyima

Buddha Shakyamuni lived the life of a worldly prince, then went to the forest and practiced rigorous asceticism, before his enlightenment. He thus spoke authoritatively about extreme views and behaviors that do not and cannot secure happiness. All the Buddhas … Continue reading →

Posted in Q&A | Tagged afflicted emotions, bodhisattvas, Buddha Essence, Buddha Shakyamuni, Buddhas and Great Bodhisattvas, driven by the winds of karma, empathy, enlightenment, example, extreme behaviors, extreme views, happiness, ordinary human experiences, remedies, rigorous asceticism, Shakyamuni, skillful means, voluntarily assumed, worldly prince, wrong views | 1 Comment

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