Filsafat Budha

Glimpse of the Day The nature of mind is the background to the whole of life and death like the sky, which enfolds the whole universe in its embrace.


Rigpa Glimpse of the Day Anyone looking honestly at life will see that we live in a constant state of suspense and ambiguity. Our minds are perpetually shifting in and out of confusion and clarity. If we could be confused all the time, that would at least make for some kind of clarity. What is really baffling about life is that sometimes, despite all our confusion, we can also be really wise! This constant uncertainty may make everything seem bleak and almost hopeless; but if you look more deeply at it, you will see that its very nature creates “gaps,” spaces in which profound chances and opportunities for transformation are continuously flowering—if, that is, they can be seen and seized.
Pleasure or pain are aspects of the mind only.Our essential nature is happiness.But we have forgotten the Selfand imagine that the body or the mind is the Self.It is that wrong identity that gives rise to misery.Sri Ramana Maharshi



Rigpa Glimpse of the Day When we die we leave everything behind, especially this body we have cherished so much and relied upon so blindly and tried so hard to keep alive. But our minds are no more dependable than our bodies. Just look at your mind for a few minutes. You will see that it is like a flea, constantly hopping to and fro. You will see that thoughts arise without any reason, without any connection. Swept along by the chaos of every moment, we are the victims of the fickleness of our minds. If this is the only state of consciousness we are familiar with, then to rely on our minds at the moment of death is an absurd gamble.