To believe in something is illusion,what do you think?
well, that say don't even believe in oneself, unless u attained arahathood, at least.
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Originally posted by Wings088:To believe in something is illusion,what do you think?
But it's inevitable isn't it? There is alot we need to believe in order to 'function' in the world.. or not?
Originally posted by Wings088:Its o k to believes,if you clearly know it is illusion,after all you know you are living in the illusion world..But,what happens if the believes itself became an obstacle to the Ultimate Truth.They get stuck in believing something and think is real Truth.
Yes thats true.. we are too busy taking our concepts of the world as real and miss what is ever present
that say don't even believe in oneself, unless u attained arahathood, at least.
what i mean by this is in term of the idea of dharma. it got to do with the four reliance (esp the part on exalted wisdom consciousness):-
1. "Do not rely on the person but on the doctrine.
2. Then, with respect to the doctrine, rely not on the word [or words] but on the meaning.
3. Then, with respect to the meaning, rely not on the interpretable meaning but on the definitive meaning.
4. And with respect to the definitive meaning, rely not on ordinary consciousness but on an exalted wisdom consciousness." If one understands consciousness always to be dualistic and awareness to be non-dualistic, then this last reliance should read "exalted wisdom awareness."
believe that one really KNOW the dharma can sometimes turn egolistic.
knowing is good, attachment to knowing is no good.
"You shouldn’t assume that you understand everything there is to know. If you think you know everything already, then you haven’t truly understood the Buddhadharma." ---Ven. Master Hsuan Hua
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