“Elsewhere Buton says that the distinction between Autonomists and Consequentialists is a conceptual construct by Tibetans that is not found in India.… — Karl Brunnholzl Distinction Copy Share Image
“Since Buddhist studies and practices are designed to influence our most ingrained habitual tendencies, they generally represent processes that naturally require repeated… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddhism Copy Share Image
“O Manjusri, in the world, there are two types of persons who destroy the genuine dharma: those who have strong views about… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddhism Copy Share Image
“The Blessed One… in accordance with their thinking, has eliminated all reifications without exception through progressively teaching the aggregates, constituents, and sources;… — Karl Brunnholzl Psychology Copy Share Image
“Nagarjuna's Rebuttal ofObjec- tions says: If there were anything to be observed Through direct perception and the other instances [of valid cognition],… — Karl Brunnholzl Perception Copy Share Image
“Beings become enraged and elated Through the causes for quarrels and celebrations. [154cd] They grieve and toil, they despair, And they mutilate… — Karl Brunnholzl Happiness Copy Share Image
“Through examples that are asserted by both, While not analyzing what serves the result. [4cd] In the way that worldly people see… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
“Thus, what remains after the adventitious stains are realized to be non-existent is clearly not some reified entity, but the naturally pure… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddhism Copy Share Image
“For Buddhapalita's consequences are clearly nonimplicative negations, which is underlined by the fact that he-just like Nagarjuna-exhaustively negates all four possibilities of… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
“Therefore, everything is the illusory magical display of one's own mind. It is appearing yet delusive, and delusive while appearing. Thus, all… — Karl Brunnholzl Consciousness Copy Share Image
“[Beings with such realization] do not behold sentient beings, but great compassion still flowers in them. They do not behold themselves either,… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddhism Copy Share Image
“On the level of no analysis, the Karmapa says, when Centrists speak with people who do not like to talk in a… — Karl Brunnholzl Life Copy Share Image
“For this expanse of dharmas just as it is, the conventional term "ultimate reality" is used. You might object, "What do you… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddhism Copy Share Image
“If you first fix a horn on the head of a rabbit and then remove it again, the rabbit might wonder what… — Karl Brunnholzl Existence Copy Share Image
“Here, master Bhavya states [this as] the main argument, and then he formulates four autonomous reasons as the means to prove the… — Karl Brunnholzl Logic Copy Share Image
“However, neither victory nor defeat comes about through the words of the other party alone. This means that if we speak the… — Karl Brunnholzl Failure Copy Share Image
“As for the notion of Buddha nature, there is no reifying interpretation of it in any of the texts of the lineage… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddha nature Copy Share Image
“Nagarjuna's verse 46]-is extensively taught. [Madhyamaka or emptiness] means being without characteristics that define true reality. It [means] to be unarisen, since… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddhism Copy Share Image
“A sprout as the subject is without arising, because it is free from arising from any of the four extremes, just as… — Karl Brunnholzl Logic Copy Share Image
“In general, every negation must depend on the rejection of an affirmation or proposition, which means that emptiness as a nonimplicative negation… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
“On the one hand, using precise philosophical categories and analyses in scriptures such as the Centrist ones, whose primary aim is to… — Karl Brunnholzl Philosophy Copy Share Image
“4.2.2.1.4. Teaching That the Cognition That Negates the Existence of Objects Is a Valid Cognition "If valid cognition is not valid cognition,… — Karl Brunnholzl Dreams Copy Share Image
“the Thus-Gone One knows the potentials of very impure sentient beings, and through his words [that cause] revulsion, such as impermanence, suffering,… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddhism Copy Share Image
“In explaining the meaning of this passage in his Chariot ofthe Tagbo Siddhas,"°" the Eighth Karmapa says that the sutras' explicit meaning… — Karl Brunnholzl Enlightenment Copy Share Image
“As for the relation between analytical and resting meditation on the one side and calm abiding and superior insight on the other,… — Karl Brunnholzl Meditation Copy Share Image
“Whether on the level of no analysis or with analysis, it is never justified that mind exists whereas form does not exist.… — Karl Brunnholzl Psychology Copy Share Image
“it can only be repeated that all reasonings and negations work solely on the level of seeming reality. At best, as nonimplicative… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
“Also, when one thoroughly analyzes a continuum on the seeming level, [one finds that] the utpala at the time when it is… — Karl Brunnholzl Consciousness Copy Share Image
“Suzuki: We must keep one thing always before our minds, . . . which is, that Buddhist thought is always the outcome… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddhism Copy Share Image
“If one understands [just] the literal meaning, One becomes arrogant and one's mind deteriorates. Through rejecting the excellent teachings, One will be… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddhism Copy Share Image
“And so-in what amounts to a deeply ironic twist of fate-Candrakirti was posthumously awarded highest honors from an orthodox scholarly tradition that… — Karl Brunnholzl Twist of fate Copy Share Image
“Not only can nobody deny the appearance of mere consciousness whose nature is other-dependent and not affected by the flaw of conceptions… — Karl Brunnholzl Consciousness Copy Share Image
“As for the distinction between "self-empty" and "other-empty," Dolpopa said that seeming reality is self-empty, while ultimate reality-Buddha nature or the nature… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddha nature Copy Share Image
“You might say, "However, since the seeming is also nothing different, it is not the sphere of cognition. [Ultimately,] this is very… — Karl Brunnholzl Psychology Copy Share Image
“Prajnapdramita sutras sav: In the perfection of knowledge, no [notions] such as "form is permanent" or "form is impermanent" are observable. If… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
“Kasyapa, those who conceptualize emptiness by focusing on it as emptiness I explain as those who tall away from this teaching. Kasyapa,… — Karl Brunnholzl Education Copy Share Image
“Some people think, "Through regarding the aggregates as impermanent and so on, the clinging to a self that is permanent, single, and… — Karl Brunnholzl Identity Copy Share Image
“Eighth Karmapa Mikyo Dorje's commentary on Ike Ornament of Clear Realization says: This basis-the nature of phenomena-is neither other-empty nor self-empty, because… — Karl Brunnholzl Realization Copy Share Image
“From all of these sources, it should he very clear that such Yogacara terms as "mere mind," "mere cognizance," and "mere consciousness"… — Karl Brunnholzl Psychology Copy Share Image
“In brief, Centrists focus more on the objective side and dissolve all reference points within the mind, including mind itself. In this… — Karl Brunnholzl Psychology Copy Share Image
![“Nagarjuna's Rebuttal ofObjec- tions says: If there were anything to be observed Through direct perception and the other instances [of valid cognition], It would be something to be established or rejected. However, since no such thing exists, I cannot be criticized.” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/393/karl-brunnholzl-4600_perception_nagarjuna-s-rebuttal-ofobjec-tions-says_2560713.jpg)
![“Beings become enraged and elated Through the causes for quarrels and celebrations. [154cd] They grieve and toil, they despair, And they mutilate and slay each other. Through all this and further evil deeds, they lead miserable lives, Always longing for their own happiness. [155]” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/770/karl-brunnholzl-4600_happiness_beings-become-enraged-and-elated-through_1700357.jpg)
![“Through examples that are asserted by both, While not analyzing what serves the result. [4cd] In the way that worldly people see things, They conceive them as facts But not as illusionlike. Herein lies the dispute between yogins and worldly people. [S]” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ea7/karl-brunnholzl-4600_dispute-yogins_through-examples-that-are-asserted-by-bo_2506077.jpg)
![“Therefore, everything is the illusory magical display of one's own mind. It is appearing yet delusive, and delusive while appearing. Thus, all of it is contained in the body, and the [body] is again contained in the mind. As for the mind, it has no color and no shape. It is natural luminosity that…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8f8/karl-brunnholzl-4600_psychology_therefore-everything-is-the-illusory-mag_189022.jpg)
![“[Beings with such realization] do not behold sentient beings, but great compassion still flowers in them. They do not behold themselves either, but they still lend their support to all sentient beings. They do not behold anything to be attained whatsoever, but they still establish beings in great…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/87f/karl-brunnholzl-4600_buddhism_beings-with-such-realization-do-not-beho_1190300.jpg)
![“Here, master Bhavya states [this as] the main argument, and then he formulates four autonomous reasons as the means to prove the subject property. The venerable and fearless Candrakirti presents this by labeling the mere refutation of arising from the four extremes a "position." He teaches the…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cb7/karl-brunnholzl-4600_logic_here-master-bhavya-states-this-as-the-ma_140001.jpg)
![“Nagarjuna's verse 46]-is extensively taught. [Madhyamaka or emptiness] means being without characteristics that define true reality. It [means] to be unarisen, since it is neither existent nor nonexistent. It is neither something existent that has already arisen nor something nonexistent that is…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f8e/karl-brunnholzl-4600_buddhism_nagarjuna-s-verse-46-is-extensively-taug_2757063.jpg)
![“A sprout as the subject is without arising, because it is free from arising from any of the four extremes, just as a frog's long hair." Here, master Bhavya states [this as] the main argument and then formulates four autonomous reasons as the means to prove the subject property. The venerable and…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6db/karl-brunnholzl-4600_logic_a-sprout-as-the-subject-is-without-arisi_3011171.jpg)
![“4.2.2.1.4. Teaching That the Cognition That Negates the Existence of Objects Is a Valid Cognition "If valid cognition is not valid cognition, Isn't what is validated by it delusive? In true reality, the emptiness of entities Is therefore unjustified." [138]'-" [903] This verse states the…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/405/karl-brunnholzl-4600_dreams_4-2-2-1-4-teaching-that-the-cognition-th_2246454.jpg)
![“the Thus-Gone One knows the potentials of very impure sentient beings, and through his words [that cause] revulsion, such as impermanence, suffering, identitylessness, and impurity, he produces weariness in those sentient beings who like cyclic existence. Thus, he introduces them to the noble…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/29e/karl-brunnholzl-4600_buddhism_the-thus-gone-one-knows-the-potentials-o_3150885.jpg)
![“Also, when one thoroughly analyzes a continuum on the seeming level, [one finds that] the utpala at the time when it is seen and the utpala at the time when it is [conceptually] apprehended are different entities. Furthermore, the sense consciousness that experiences it and the apprehending…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d59/karl-brunnholzl-4600_time_also-when-one-thoroughly-analyzes-a-cont_2151479.jpg)
![“If one understands [just] the literal meaning, One becomes arrogant and one's mind deteriorates. Through rejecting the excellent teachings, One will be pulverized and obscured by anger toward the dharma.” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/599/karl-brunnholzl-4600_buddhism_if-one-understands-just-the-literal-mean_2628858.jpg)
![“Not only can nobody deny the appearance of mere consciousness whose nature is other-dependent and not affected by the flaw of conceptions of a body with form and so on, but those who make any such [denial] only invalidate themselves by perception and such.” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/52d/karl-brunnholzl-4600_consciousness_not-only-can-nobody-deny-the-appearance_199293.jpg)
![“You might say, "However, since the seeming is also nothing different, it is not the sphere of cognition. [Ultimately,] this is very true indeed. Therefore, it is definitely stated that all phenomena have one single reality and that just this that is called "real" or "delusive" is not observed.” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a62/karl-brunnholzl-4600_psychology_you-might-say-however-since-the-seeming_1676848.jpg)
![“Prajnapdramita sutras sav: In the perfection of knowledge, no [notions] such as "form is permanent" or "form is impermanent" are observable. If even a form as such is not observable, how could this be the case for [its] being permanent or impermanent? The same holds for [all phenomena] up through…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8c0/karl-brunnholzl-4600_quote_prajnapdramita-sutras-sav-in-the-perfect_1127864.jpg)
