Friday, July 01, 2011

The Essential Nature of Reality

I'll tell you something about seeing the Essential Nature: it's kind of like going to see the Grand Canyon. You drive out there, however far, and get out of your car and walk to the observation point. And there it is. Wow... the Grand Canyon!

And then you say to yourself, 'Well, now what?' Because you can't stand there and look at the Grand Canyon forever. Sooner or later, you have to go back home and resume your daily life.

Nor can you just sit and blissfully look at the Essential Nature forever, unless you're a monk or something. Seeing it will change (one hopes) your attitude about daily life, but you will still have a daily life.

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