Within his teaching on the Four Noble Truths, the Buddha refers to this habit as ‘mental formations, or ‘thought constructs’.
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Hui Neng – Sixth Patriarch of Ch’an
Within Ch’an, what else is required?
Socialism is Good – Communism is Good!
(Just look at what landlords do if they are not controlled)
Like the Soil of the Earth is the Soil of the Heart
The Buddha said: Headman, just like that field with good soil are my monks and nuns. To them I preach the Doctrine, beautiful in its
King Arthur’s Tintagel Castle – 20.12.14
King Arthur – at least in the earliest strata of his legend – is an indigenous Romano-British King, who embodied what has become known as
The Greater Over the Lesser Path
Therefore the teachings on karma and rebirth are applicable to the pre-enlightenment state and are not ultimately ‘real’ as they disappear with the realisation of profound emptiness. It is debatable that the Pali Suttas are ‘Hinayanic’, as all Mahayana thought clearly exists within their construct.