“Following feeling, relying on liking or wanting, we are not free. The freedom to "do as we like" is not freedom of choice because we are ruled by the powerful property of feeling; we cannot choose apart from liking and… — Dharma Publishing Copy Share Image
“Actively, we are motivated by the never-ending desires of the self. We are compelled to pursue whatever the self imagines will satisfy its desires.… — Dharma Publishing Copy Share Image
“Following feeling, relying on liking or wanting, we are not free. The freedom to "do as we like" is not freedom of choice because… — Dharma Publishing Copy Share Image
“The idea persists that faith is a remnant of an ancient way of life, a way of knowing that asks for unthinking acceptance of… — Dharma Publishing Copy Share Image
“Both outer and inner phenomena arise as a result of causes and conditions. Outer phenomena, the things of the physical world, arise in a… — Dharma Publishing Copy Share Image
“Involvement with the eight worldly dharmas keeps beings imprisoned in the realms of samsara and renders them susceptible to the hosts of emotions. The… — Dharma Publishing Copy Share Image
“Through this process, wisdom clarifies the way that the mind manufacturers emotion and karma, and finally penetrates the illusion of self. Just as though… — Dharma Publishing Copy Share Image
