Tag Archives: Samsara and Nirvana

THE ILLUSORY NATURE OF EMPTINESS

Posted on May 24, 2016 by tony

The Illusory Nature of Emptiness Merely saying, “It is emptiness”, isn’t emptiness. We have to resolve this for ourselves, through direct experience. But who is doing the resolving? The word ’emptiness’ isn’t satisfactory for describing our pure essential nature. If we call it ‘shunyata’ … Continue reading →

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BORED? HOW INTERESTING.

Posted on May 8, 2016 by tony

Bored? How Interesting. This is the crux of reality and the Dharma. ‘Crux’ comes from the word ‘cross’: where two considerations meet. Boredom has two aspects, and funnily enough, both come from emptiness. On the one hand, emptiness is the … Continue reading →

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SHOULD I HATE OR SHOULD I LOVE?

Posted on October 25, 2015 by tony

Should I Hate or Should I Love? What a strange question. Or is it? There are strong connotations and assumptions about the words we use – supposition, presupposition, presumption, premise, belief, expectation, conjecture, speculation, surmise, guess, theory, hypothesis, postulation, conclusion, … Continue reading →

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THOUGHT IS SAMSARA AND NIRVANA

Posted on November 24, 2014 by tony

Thought is Samsara and Nirvana From one point of view/level/vehicle, thought is ignorance/samsara and From another point of view/level/vehicle, thought is essence/nirvana. ….I laugh in the face of confusion…! Plan A When we start to investigate our mind, we realise … Continue reading →

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REALISATION IS A BIT OF A SHOCK!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by tony

Realisation is a bit of a shock!  The world is a beautiful rose garden, with thorns.  Once we start to understand the nature of Samsara and Nirvana (the two truths), we then begin to understand why we are here – … Continue reading →

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