07-27-2010, 12:07 AM
Tiff wrote:
The Lion of Pride.
One value of dependent arising is it erases the notion (if repeatedly applied) of an I who has achieved. Because any perceived achievement came from a gathering of components. The right circumstances, the right people and the right emphasis on realizations to comprise any endeavor that resulted in successful outcome. One must beware of the pitfalls of creating a separate "me" apart from everything else that supported such, because there truly is no "individual" anything to promote.
Consequently, the Lion of Pride is one of the 8 dangers (traps).
Each of the eight dangers spoken about in Buddhism has an antidote. In the case of pride it is acknowledging interdependence and kindness from others. Another antidote is to bow, express humility to the teachings. To remember one does not possess a separate capability of anything (the teaching and knowing of are not separate), the teachings were bestowed by favorable convergence.
Instead of 8 variables there might be 11. This is similar teaching of Lujan also and what. "mutual enhancment"or non duality arrives at. Unconditioned awareness.
The Lion of Pride.
One value of dependent arising is it erases the notion (if repeatedly applied) of an I who has achieved. Because any perceived achievement came from a gathering of components. The right circumstances, the right people and the right emphasis on realizations to comprise any endeavor that resulted in successful outcome. One must beware of the pitfalls of creating a separate "me" apart from everything else that supported such, because there truly is no "individual" anything to promote.
Consequently, the Lion of Pride is one of the 8 dangers (traps).
Each of the eight dangers spoken about in Buddhism has an antidote. In the case of pride it is acknowledging interdependence and kindness from others. Another antidote is to bow, express humility to the teachings. To remember one does not possess a separate capability of anything (the teaching and knowing of are not separate), the teachings were bestowed by favorable convergence.
Instead of 8 variables there might be 11. This is similar teaching of Lujan also and what. "mutual enhancment"or non duality arrives at. Unconditioned awareness.