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“Just as it is known | “Just as it is known | ||
That an image of one's face is seen | That an image of one's face is seen | ||
| − | Depending on a mirror | + | Depending on a [[mirror]] |
| − | But does not really exist as a face, | + | But does not really [[exist]] as a face, |
| − | So the conception of "I" exists | + | So the {{Wiki|conception}} of "I" [[exists]] |
Dependent on [[mind]] and [[body]], | Dependent on [[mind]] and [[body]], | ||
But like the image of a face | But like the image of a face | ||
| − | The "I" does not at all exist as its own reality.” | + | The "I" does not at all [[exist]] as its [[own]] [[reality]].” |
― [[Nagarjuna]] | ― [[Nagarjuna]] | ||
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tags: [[buddhism]], [[inspiration]], [[matrix]], [[reality]] | tags: [[buddhism]], [[inspiration]], [[matrix]], [[reality]] | ||
| − | “All [[philosophie]]s are [[mental fabrications]]. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things.” | + | “All [[philosophie]]s are [[mental fabrications]]. There has never been a single [[doctrine]] by which one could enter the true [[essence of things]].” |
― [[Nagarjuna]] | ― [[Nagarjuna]] | ||
| − | “Since all is empty, all is possible.” | + | “Since all is [[empty]], all is possible.” |
― [[Nagarjuna]] | ― [[Nagarjuna]] | ||
| − | “Although you may spend your life killing, you will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.” | + | “Although you may spend your [[life]] {{Wiki|killing}}, you will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your [[own]] [[anger]], your real enemy will be slain.” |
― [[Nagarjuna]] | ― [[Nagarjuna]] | ||
| − | tags: [[anger]], forgiveness, life | + | tags: [[anger]], [[forgiveness]], [[life]] |
“I am not, I will not be. | “I am not, I will not be. | ||
I have not, I will not have. | I have not, I will not have. | ||
This frightens all children, | This frightens all children, | ||
| − | And kills fear in the wise.” | + | And kills {{Wiki|fear}} in the [[wise]].” |
― [[Nāgārjuna]] | ― [[Nāgārjuna]] | ||
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“The [[victorious ones]] have said | “The [[victorious ones]] have said | ||
| − | That emptiness is the relinquishing of all views. | + | That [[emptiness]] is the relinquishing of all [[views]]. |
For whomever [[emptiness]] is a view, | For whomever [[emptiness]] is a view, | ||
That one has achieved nothing.” | That one has achieved nothing.” | ||
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| − | “the whole world is cause and effect; excluding this, there is no [[sentient being]]. from factors which are empty, empty factors originate. | + | “the whole [[world]] is [[cause and effect]]; [[excluding]] this, there is no [[sentient being]]. from factors which are [[empty]], [[empty]] factors originate. |
| − | those who impute origination to even very subtle entities are unwise and have not seen the meaning of conditioned origination. | + | those who impute origination to even very {{Wiki|subtle}} entities are unwise and have not seen the meaning of [[conditioned]] origination. |
| − | there is nothing to be denied and nothing to be affirmed. see the real correctly, for he who sees the real correctly is released” | + | there is nothing to be denied and nothing to be [[affirmed]]. see the real correctly, for he who sees the real correctly is released” |
― [[nagarjuna]] | ― [[nagarjuna]] | ||
| − | “if wanderers were not themselves the cause, then like the scent and color | + | “if [[wanderers]] were not themselves the [[cause]], then like the {{Wiki|scent}} and {{Wiki|color}} |
| − | of the lotus in the sky, there would be no perception of the universe.” | + | of the [[lotus]] in the sky, there would be no [[perception]] of the [[universe]].” |
― [[Nāgārjuna]] | ― [[Nāgārjuna]] | ||
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tags: [[introduction-to-the-middle-way]] | tags: [[introduction-to-the-middle-way]] | ||
| − | “All the dogmatists have been terrified by the lion’s roar of [[shunyata]]. Wherever they may reside, [[shunyata]] lies in wait! | + | “All the [[Wikipedia:Dogma|dogmatists]] have been terrified by the [[lion’s roar]] of [[shunyata]]. Wherever they may reside, [[shunyata]] lies in wait! |
| − | [[Nagarjuna]]: Master of [[Wisdom]]: Writings of the [[Buddhist Master]] [[Nagarjuna]]” | + | [[Nagarjuna]]: [[Master]] of [[Wisdom]]: Writings of the [[Buddhist Master]] [[Nagarjuna]]” |
| − | ― Nāgārjuna | + | ― [[Nāgārjuna]] |
“Whatever is dependently co-arisen | “Whatever is dependently co-arisen | ||
| − | That is explained to be emptiness. | + | That is explained to be [[emptiness]]. |
| − | That, being a dependent designation | + | That, being a [[dependent designation]] |
Is itself the [[Middle Way]].” | Is itself the [[Middle Way]].” | ||
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tags: [[nondual]]-[[philosophy]] | tags: [[nondual]]-[[philosophy]] | ||
| − | “if an astronomer calculates from the sky | + | “if an {{Wiki|astronomer}} calculates from the sky |
| − | he will ascertain the paths of the moon and the stars; | + | he will ascertain the [[paths]] of the [[moon]] and the {{Wiki|stars}}; |
but in his house the womenfolk are at variance, | but in his house the womenfolk are at variance, | ||
| − | and he does not perceive their various misconduct.” | + | and he does not {{Wiki|perceive}} their various {{Wiki|misconduct}}.” |
― [[nagarjuna]] | ― [[nagarjuna]] | ||
| − | “208. "Learn to distinguish what should be done and what not; The clever soul will always select his opportunity." | + | “208. "Learn to distinguish what should be done and what not; The clever [[soul]] will always select his opportunity." |
― [[Nagarjuna]] | ― [[Nagarjuna]] | ||
| − | “10. Without a foundation in the [[conventional truth]], The significance of the ultimate cannot be taught. Without understanding the significance of the ultimate, Liberation is not achieved. | + | “10. Without a foundation in the [[conventional truth]], The significance of the [[Wikipedia:Absolute (philosophy)|ultimate]] cannot be [[taught]]. Without [[understanding]] the significance of the [[Wikipedia:Absolute (philosophy)|ultimate]], [[Liberation]] is not achieved. |
| − | 11. By a misperception of emptiness A person of little intelligence is destroyed. Like a snake incorrectly seized Or like a spell incorrectly cast. | + | 11. By a misperception of [[emptiness]] A [[person]] of little [[intelligence]] is destroyed. Like a {{Wiki|snake}} incorrectly seized Or like a spell incorrectly cast. |
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| − | 18. Error does not develop In one in whom error is arising. In whom does error develop? Examine this on your own!” | + | 18. Error does not develop In one in whom error is [[arising]]. In whom does error develop? Examine this on your [[own]]!” |
― [[Nāgārjuna]], [[The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way]]: [[Nagarjuna's]] [[Mulamadhyamakakarika]] | ― [[Nāgārjuna]], [[The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way]]: [[Nagarjuna's]] [[Mulamadhyamakakarika]] | ||
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| − | “El ser humano se encuentra cegado por la ignorancia y encadenado por la sed” | + | “El ser humano se encuentra cegado [[por]] la ignorancia y encadenado [[por]] la sed” |
― [[Nāgārjuna]], Fundamentos de la vía media | ― [[Nāgārjuna]], Fundamentos de la vía media | ||
| − | “Entities do not exist In their causes, in their conditions In aggregations of many things, or in individual things Therefore, all entities are empty.” | + | “Entities do not [[exist]] In their [[causes]], in their [[conditions]] In aggregations of many things, or in {{Wiki|individual}} things Therefore, all entities are [[empty]].” |
― [[Nāgārjuna]] | ― [[Nāgārjuna]] | ||
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| − | “Without recourse to the conventional | + | “Without recourse to the [[Wikipedia:Convention (norm)|conventional]] |
| − | The ultimate cannot be shown” | + | The [[Wikipedia:Absolute (philosophy)|ultimate]] cannot be shown” |
― [[Nāgārjuna]], [[The Root Stanzas of the Middle Way]]: [[The Mulamadhyamakakarika]] | ― [[Nāgārjuna]], [[The Root Stanzas of the Middle Way]]: [[The Mulamadhyamakakarika]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:55, 10 February 2020
“Just as it is known
That an image of one's face is seen
Depending on a mirror
But does not really exist as a face,
So the conception of "I" exists
Dependent on mind and body,
But like the image of a face
The "I" does not at all exist as its own reality.”
― Nagarjuna
tags: buddhism, inspiration, matrix, reality
“All philosophies are mental fabrications. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things.”
― Nagarjuna
“Since all is empty, all is possible.”
― Nagarjuna
“Although you may spend your life killing, you will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.”
― Nagarjuna
tags: anger, forgiveness, life
“I am not, I will not be.
I have not, I will not have.
This frightens all children,
And kills fear in the wise.”
― Nāgārjuna
“The victorious ones have said
That emptiness is the relinquishing of all views.
For whomever emptiness is a view,
That one has achieved nothing.”
― Nāgārjuna, The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
tags: buddhism, buddhist, emptiness, madhyamaka, nāgārjuna
“All philosophies are mental fabrications.”
― Nagarjuna Erik Hoogcarspel
“the whole world is cause and effect; excluding this, there is no sentient being. from factors which are empty, empty factors originate.
those who impute origination to even very subtle entities are unwise and have not seen the meaning of conditioned origination.
there is nothing to be denied and nothing to be affirmed. see the real correctly, for he who sees the real correctly is released”
― nagarjuna
“if wanderers were not themselves the cause, then like the scent and color
of the lotus in the sky, there would be no perception of the universe.”
― Nāgārjuna
tags: introduction-to-the-middle-way
“All the dogmatists have been terrified by the lion’s roar of shunyata. Wherever they may reside, shunyata lies in wait!
Nagarjuna: Master of Wisdom: Writings of the Buddhist Master Nagarjuna”
― Nāgārjuna
“Whatever is dependently co-arisen
That is explained to be emptiness.
That, being a dependent designation
Is itself the Middle Way.”
― Nāgārjuna, The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
tags: nondual-philosophy
“if an astronomer calculates from the sky
he will ascertain the paths of the moon and the stars;
but in his house the womenfolk are at variance,
and he does not perceive their various misconduct.”
― nagarjuna
“208. "Learn to distinguish what should be done and what not; The clever soul will always select his opportunity."
― Nagarjuna
“10. Without a foundation in the conventional truth, The significance of the ultimate cannot be taught. Without understanding the significance of the ultimate, Liberation is not achieved.
11. By a misperception of emptiness A person of little intelligence is destroyed. Like a snake incorrectly seized Or like a spell incorrectly cast.
12. For that reason—that the Dharma is Deep and difficult to understand and to learn— The Buddha’s mind despaired of Being able to teach it.”
― Nāgārjuna, The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika
“17. Error does not develop In one who is in error. Error does not develop In one who is not in error.
18. Error does not develop In one in whom error is arising. In whom does error develop? Examine this on your own!”
― Nāgārjuna, The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika
“The pacification of all cognitive grasping and the pacification of conceptual proliferation are peace.”
― Nāgārjuna
“El ser humano se encuentra cegado por la ignorancia y encadenado por la sed”
― Nāgārjuna, Fundamentos de la vía media
“Entities do not exist In their causes, in their conditions In aggregations of many things, or in individual things Therefore, all entities are empty.”
― Nāgārjuna
“Porque todo es vacuidad, todo puede ser.”
― Nāgārjuna
“Without recourse to the conventional
The ultimate cannot be shown”
― Nāgārjuna, The Root Stanzas of the Middle Way: The Mulamadhyamakakarika
