“Not observing, not conceptualizing, and not establishing the two extremes, not mentally engaging, and not being occupied with them is what is… — Karl Brunnholzl Middle way Copy Share Image
“In the context of the path, [Autonomists] settle in meditative equipoise within spacelike emptiness of appearance and [Consequentialists] settle in meditative equipoise… — Karl Brunnholzl Journey Copy Share Image
“the unity of perfect meditative stability and knowledge is to rest right within profound knowledge's seeing that is without seeing anything and… — Karl Brunnholzl Knowledge 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“Its meaning is to rest one-pointedly on the focal object [of meditation], without being distracted by other thoughts. If this [one-pointed resting]… — Karl Brunnholzl Focus Copy Share Image
“The perfect nature, however, is not connected with any seeming phenomena whatsoever. It is without arising, abiding, and ceasing and also without… — Karl Brunnholzl Nature Copy Share Image
“In fact, in much the same way as the Centrists, Yogacaras like Asanga and Vasuhandhu introduce and employ expedient concepts, such as… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
“The Buddha himself always emphasized that trust is good but knowing is better. He explicitly put his teachings out in the open… — Karl Brunnholzl Blind faith Copy Share Image
“However, despite their synthesis of Yogacara and Centrism, all Yogacara-Madhyamikas, such as Jnanagarbha, Santaraksita, Kamalasila, and Haribhadra, unanimously refute the notion of… — Karl Brunnholzl Philosophy of Mind Copy Share Image
“what Nagarjuna and Candrakirti demonstrated so extensively is precisely that nothing makes sense when it is analyzed, not even such ordinary, everyday… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
“[O]ne could assume an incompatibility, at one and the same level of reference, between two philosophical propositions, both of which cannot be… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Some people think that expedient meanings are false and deceiving and thus should not be relied upon. Also, some Buddhists say, "We… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Buddhism in general and Centrism in particular is not meant as a philosophical edifice but as a set of tools for experientially… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
“The blessed Buddhas introduce the disciples into the lack of nature in a gradual way. Those who have practiced merit will easily… — Karl Brunnholzl Enlightenment Copy Share Image
“In brief, what Centrists refute is any notion of real or absolute existence or an intrinsic nature that is attributed to any… — Karl Brunnholzl Buddha nature Copy Share Image
“All in all, The Sutra of the Teaching ofAksayamati lists eight criteria that distinguish expedient and definitive meaning: i) The expedient meaning… — Karl Brunnholzl Education Copy Share Image
“If the mere nonexistence of attention and mental engagement is taken to be "nonattention" and "mental nonengagement," it is to be analyzed… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“To reiterate, no such divisions existed in India. Some Tibetans, such as Mikyo Dorje and Pawo Rinpoche, refused to follow either of… — Karl Brunnholzl 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
![“In the context of the path, [Autonomists] settle in meditative equipoise within spacelike emptiness of appearance and [Consequentialists] settle in meditative equipoise within illusionlike emptiness of reality.” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/142/karl-brunnholzl-4600_journey_in-the-context-of-the-path-autonomists-s_1802963.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/quotes/i/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/quotes/i/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/quotes/i/a62/karl-brunnholzl-4600_psychology_you-might-say-however-since-the-seeming_1676848.jpg)
![“Its meaning is to rest one-pointedly on the focal object [of meditation], without being distracted by other thoughts. If this [one-pointed resting] were stopped, all meditative concentrations would stop. Therefore, in general, "mental nonengagement" has the meaning of not mentally engaging in any…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/karl-brunnholzl-4600_focus_its-meaning-is-to-rest-one-pointedly-on_1635099.jpg)
![“[O]ne could assume an incompatibility, at one and the same level of reference, between two philosophical propositions, both of which cannot be true in accordance with the principle of contradiction. Alternatively, one might perhaps suppose a complementarity - perhaps even an incommensurability…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/karl-brunnholzl-4600_buddhism_o-ne-could-assume-an-incompatibility-at_1574326.jpg)
![“The blessed Buddhas introduce the disciples into the lack of nature in a gradual way. Those who have practiced merit will easily enter into the nature of phenomena. Consequently, [the Buddhas] first talked about generosity and such, since these are the means to enter into the nature of phenomena…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/karl-brunnholzl-4600_nature_the-blessed-buddhas-introduce-the-discip_2051940.jpg)
![“If the mere nonexistence of attention and mental engagement is taken to be "nonattention" and "mental nonengagement," it is to be analyzed in what way these two [attention and mental engagement] are nonexistent. [Some utter] nonexistence is not suitable as a cause [for anything], so how could…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d01/karl-brunnholzl-4600_psychology_if-the-mere-nonexistence-of-attention-an_400862.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/quotes/i/8c0/karl-brunnholzl-4600_quote_prajnapdramita-sutras-sav-in-the-perfect_1127864.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/quotes/i/ea7/karl-brunnholzl-4600_dispute-yogins_through-examples-that-are-asserted-by-bo_2506077.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/quotes/i/770/karl-brunnholzl-4600_happiness_beings-become-enraged-and-elated-through_1700357.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/quotes/i/d59/karl-brunnholzl-4600_time_also-when-one-thoroughly-analyzes-a-cont_2151479.jpg)
![“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/quotes/i/393/karl-brunnholzl-4600_perception_nagarjuna-s-rebuttal-ofobjec-tions-says_2560713.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/quotes/i/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/quotes/i/87f/karl-brunnholzl-4600_buddhism_beings-with-such-realization-do-not-beho_1190300.jpg)