Dharma Wheel

Okay, if you think Buddhism promotes the idea of elements, whether in Theravada, Thai, or Tibetan Buddhism. Wind is motion. Earth is solidity. When the solidity move, solidity is just motion, motion is just solidity. Making a concept which is defect by itself, and defect right from the start. It loo...

You are searching for specific particles, isn't it? Stephen hawking said universe can be said just as space, energy, and time. These 3 things seems cover all possibility we have in this universe. Earth, water, fire, wind can be thought as just energy. Once they are thought as energy, your ability to...

By the way, has Nagarjuna ever said he is Madyamaka?

Has Garab Dorje ever said he taught Dzogchen view?

Has Bodhidharma ever said he is Zen master?

Isn't it foolish then to put that on your journey and feel you belong to this or that?

If during awake, the truth of Buddha is unseen, it is extremely hard to see that during the death time. It will be already too late to do something at that moment. Why do you see buddhism as Madyamaka and Dzogchen? Buddhism is about seeing reality as precisely as possible and that is all. There is n...

This watermelon is pushing the cat out of a lake.

Your invalidity is (just) an argument.

Bodhisattva samantabhadra is the one who is famous for his way of dedicating merit. He is one of 8 great boddhisattvas, which is mentioned quite often. Buddha Samantabhadra is not very clear. He is depicted as adibuddha in the sense that he never ever experience confusion. Siddharta Gautama ever exp...

Definitely can.

However, there is always a question of what do you mean by the elimination of all delusions?

Do you mean that when someone hits you, your anger will no longer appear?

The meaning is not suppose to be realized again and again, but once realized, one no longer remain in delusion. Yes, you are right. But, are we belong to that type of person or not? This type of person is extremely rare. And in his past life he has again and again train himself not to be deluded. I...

If we say car, for example. 99.999% we will fall into existence of car not only as label, but also as something findable as substance, having intrinsic self. Unless we can know car is just a label referring to some non-intrinsic appearance, we are safe. Unfortunately, only enlightened beings can do ...

Buddhist point of view soon or later will be proven by science. I personally do not have doubt about it and I fully support buddhism is tested by science to its every minute details. Because buddhism tells you, there is no underlying inherent thing or underlying fixed entity that govern this univers...

So, you should know now why reality cannot be said as such and such.

When there is no inherent existence, whatever we say just fall into false sense.

It is automatic.

Probably yes. But it will be pointless. It is better for them keep searching for themselves until they get tired by themselves. They just don't know what they are looking for is actually the the trace of bird in the sky. Let them try and let them satisfied with their illusory answered, soon or later...

According to scientist, this universe is made of energy and space. According to others, this universe is made of 5 elements + consciousness. According to others, this universe is made of X, Y, Z, etc. Regardless, how many things you want to say, at the end, you will come to the conclusion that those...

When you feel bored, you try to ask yourself - where is the one who is experiencing boredom?

Is that one in your head, in your heart, in your body, in your mind?

Try to be active by becoming a detective.

See what you can find.

Conventional truth is nothing more than just an opinion. If this universe has substance, this universe cannot work. Because it doesn't have substance, dependent origination can work. Because it also doesn't have substance, by convention you cannot say this as such or such. It is meaningless than to ...

Conventional truth cannot be refuted, because dependent origination persist in the presence of conditions, viz. the consequence of cause and effect is persistent. Conventional truth Is not rigid, and can be turn upside down depending on so many reasons, culture, geographic, time and so on. Conventi...

The issue here is you assert conventional truth as true instead as false. For someone who can see the baseless of conventional truth they are using daily, They can assert consciousness as true as rabbit horn. Why? Because consciousness cannot be found inside your head, inside your body, inside your ...

Saying 'mere appearance' is the position of ultimate truth, saying 'hand' is the position of conventional truth. If the ultimate truth is already realized by both party, then saying 'hand' will not be confused by the other as clinging to form and names as real. No. Saying 'mere appearance' is not t...

Since you just see appearance, can that appearance be said as hand or that appearance cannot be said as this or that?

Do you see mere appearance or do you see mere hand?