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20181117 1930 SWISS GENDUNDRUPA - The mistaken concept of I is the cause of all our suffering

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Channel: FPMT · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

Rinpoche began the teaching by explaining how ordinary beings view the hallucinated world, that all things are merely labelled by the mind, but they all appear back as real. But Buddhas do not have the concept of dualistic mind, that things appear as real and then believing that. Rinpoche said that if you haven’t realized emptiness, then everything appears real. Even though it is actually merely imputed by the mind, then on top of that we believe it as hundred percent real. Why is it that the I appears in this way to us? Why is it that we believe it as real and then totally trust that? We have been believing this from beginningless rebirths and this is why we are still in samsara. There is an I but it is extremely subtle, and the labeled I, that appears back to us, it should appear back to you as merely labeled by the mind. Why is it that doesn’t happen? Rinpoche explained that we may think it will take many lifetimes to realize this, but the main cause to have these realizations is devotion to the guru and following the advice. Once you realize the false I, that is dependent arising, merely labelled by the mind, then suddenly you see there is nothing to hold on to, there is no I there. You can do these meditations in your life, even you are so busy, such as looking at everything as an illusion, as it is an illusion.

20181117 1930 SWISS GENDUNDRUPA - The mistaken concept of I is the cause of all our suffering

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