"Egolessness" does not mean that nothing exists, as some have thought, a kind of nihilism. Instead, it means that you can let go of your habitual patterns and then when you let do, you genuinely let go.
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Egolessness is Letting Go
July 28, 2009
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Heroism Toward Yourself
July 27, 2009
As a practitioner, some kind of heroism is necessary. That is to say, it's not trying to proclaim yourself as better than somebody else.
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Sentient Beings are Limitless
July 17, 2009
Sentient beings are limitless; We vow to save them. Maybe the world is filled with aggression, passion and ignorance And other inconvenient kleshas, inconvenient emotions. Still the dawn of sanity, and being skilled in working with others, Will continue.
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Realizing Chaos
July 15, 2009
No one can save us from the state of chaos or samsara unless we understand the meaning of chaos and confusion, unless we have experienced it and suffered from it.
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Life Just Is
July 13, 2009
Life on the practical level does not contain any subtle philosophy or subtle mystical experience. It just is. If we are able to see that isness, so to speak, then there is a sense of realization.
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