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Timeless Enlightenment and Dark Matter

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In a strict sense, all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, even those that cannot be directly observed because of subtle causes and conditions. The controversy whether space is permanent or not is even debated as fine points of cosmology between Buddhist traditions. Dark matter is an aspect of space. If it has function, it is pure or clarity illusory as well as also being empty of inherent  existence. On the other hand, the contamination that brings rise to phenomena is simply the aggregation of confused and misaligned energies without producing a valid and stable function. I personally cannot accept dark matter as a theoretical fantasy, because it has a reactive existence by default. Unexplained energy is there where we cannot see it with today’s instruments... but tomorrow... ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ "In einem strengen Sinn sind alle Phänomene leer von inhärenter Existenz, selbst jene, die durch subtile Ursachen und Bedinungen nicht direkt beobachtet werden können. D...

What Are We Supposed to Do to Awaken?

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We are familiar in creating substances that bear no resemblance or have dramatically different properties than the original material. We can say that they undergo an irreversible quantum shift. Some examples are wood to ash or an acorn to a mighty oak tree. Each one is a transformed object.  Using this analogy, we might understand how consciousness that has been directed toward ordinary thinking  can undergo a transformation and become dramatically and irreversibly changed. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ "Wir sind daran gewöhnt, dass es Substanzen gibt, die keine Ähnlichkeit mit dem ursprünglichen Material besitzen oder sich dramatisch davon unterscheiden. Wir können sagen, dass sie einen unumkehrbaren Quantensprung durchmachen. Beispiele dafür wären Holz, das zu Asche wird oder eine Eichel zu einer mächtigen Eiche. Sie sind jeweils transformierte Objekte. Mithilfe dieser Analogie verstehen wir vielleicht wie das Bewusstsein, das auf gewöhnliches Denken ausgerichtet war, eine T...