13. The Verification of Citta (ii): Enlightenment1
In this post, we verify Citta through the enlightenment of our enlightened contemporary, Adyashanti. Adyashanti is a contemporary enlightened person. Therefore, his enlightenment experience is…
12. The Verification of Citta (i): Consummate Self-Nature
The verifications of Such is the Way of Dharma start with the verifying parinispanna, the consummate or perfected self-nature of Citta, the Ultimate Reality, through…
11. Before the Verifications: What to Expect
After discussing Such is the Way of Dharma, we are pretty much done discussing Buddha’s teachings on reality, except in what scientists call the quantum…
10. The Three Self-Natures and Four Realms of Reality
After discussing the realms of enlightenment and unenlightenment, this post introduces Buddha’s teachings on their three self-natures and four ways of understanding them. A) Three…
9. Non-Luminosity – The Realm of Unenlightenment
Having discussed Citta, we discuss the second domain of Buddha’s “Such is the way of Dharma” in this post. As discussed, Citta is the quiescent…
8. Citta as the First Principle of Truth
In this post, we discuss another important role that Citta plays. In his doctrine of the Two Truths, Buddha teaches that there are two kinds…
7. Citta and Enlightenment
In this post, we discuss the role Citta plays in enlightenment. Astasahasrika-Prajnaparamita (道行般若波羅蜜經), “is a Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtra in the category of Prajñāpāramitā sūtra literature. The sūtra’s…
6. Citta: The Ultimate Reality
In this post, we discuss the Ultimate Reality of the cosmos. There are many terms for the Ultimate Reality, each describing the Ultimate Reality from…
5. Two Types of Dharma
Having introduced the doctrine of Such is the Way of Dharam and its two eternal realms, this post discusses the fundamental difference in their existence….
4. Such is the Way of Dharma
In his book, “Transformation of Myth through Time,” Dr. Joseph Campbell, author, professor, mythologist, and story-teller-extraordinaire, wrote the following about humanity’s first encounter with the idea of…
