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Tag Archives: Upanishads
THE BUDDHA STUDIED THE UPANISHADS AND VEDAS
The Buddha Studied The Upanishads And Vedas The Buddha wasn’t Buddhist. The texts he read were the teachings of the Upanishads and Vedas, but books are only the beginning. Our journey starts by being open, inquisitive and skeptical towards whatever we … Continue reading
JUDGEMENTAL OR DISCERNING
Judgemental Or Discerning Judgemental: having or displaying an overly critical point of view. Discerning: able to judge well. Our suffering is caused by our being judgemental due to holding on to our likes, dislikes and indifference; this maintains a self-image, and determines our attitude to life. … Continue reading
EVERYTHING IS APPROPRIATE
Everything Is Appropriate Karma is perfect. The law of cause and effect is perfect. Perfect ignorance, perfect karma. Perfect wisdom, perfect karma. “This is perfect, that is perfect. Perfect comes from perfect. When perfect is taken from perfect, perfect still … Continue reading
BUDDHISM IS VEDANTA
Buddhism Is Vedanta The Buddha studied the Upanishads and realised their meaning. At the lower levels of any spiritual endeavour, there will seem to be differences in the meaning of words and names. They all, however, point to the end … Continue reading
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