February 2011
4 posts
The Postman Always Rings Twice, Part II
The results of virtuous actions again from ‘The Precious Vase’:
“There are four types of results that can manifest as the fruit of virtuous actions: the virtuous result that corresponds to merit (or complete ripening); the virtuous result that corresponds to the cause; the conditioning result; the result that produces the individual’s activity.
By ‘virtuous result that...
Mysticminds: Real Love →
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Real Love
It was a gloomy Saturday afternoon. A flock of birds was spending great time searching for food and playing on the main road. Out of the sudden, a big truck sped through… sad thing had happened again. Birds can feel too. Although this bird had already died, another bird flew over to her immediately, just like a family member, unable to accept the truth. Not long after...
The Postman Always Rings Twice
A few points on cause and condition from ‘The Precious Vase’:
“The results of negative actions can be of four types: the result of complete ripening; the result that corresponds to the cause; the conditioning result; the result that produces the individual’s activity.
The result of complete ripening causes suffering in one or other of the three lower states in accord with...
Unawareness and wisdom are adventitious
“The essential nature that is the basis lacks the conventions of both unawareness and primordial wisdom. Developing realization of this base and excellent insight into it is designated conventionally as ‘wisdom’. Not understanding, not realizing, this very base at any time is conventionally designated ‘unawareness’. There have never been two independently existent...
