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Jewel of the Essence of Good Explanation

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And this is because it is not <strong>the</strong> case that—when physical matter and o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

such existing objects appear to be things that exist by definition—this<br />

appearance is not something which is affected nei<strong>the</strong>r by short-term nor by<br />

long-term circumstances; and because it involves being affected by <strong>the</strong> innate<br />

form <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tendency to hold things as existing truly.<br />

LUGS 'DI'I BDEN GNYIS 'JOG TSUL DPE DANG BCAS PA 'CHAD PA LA,<br />

GZUGS SOGS KYI CHOS 'DI RNAMS SNANG PHYOGS NAS BLO GNOD<br />

MED LA SNANG BA'I DBANG GIS PHAR BZHAG PA TZAM DANG ,<br />

STONG PHYOGS NAS BLO GNOD MED LA SNANG BA'I DBANG GIS<br />

BZHAG PA MA YIN PAR YUL RANG GI THUN MONG MA YIN PA'I<br />

BSDOD LUGS KYI NGOS NAS GRUB PAS STONG PA GCIG DGOS TE,<br />

Here we will explain how this school decides what <strong>the</strong> two realities are, using<br />

some metaphors as well. Two things have to be present with all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se<br />

objects: with physical matter and every o<strong>the</strong>r existing thing. From <strong>the</strong> point <strong>of</strong><br />

view <strong>of</strong> what appears in <strong>the</strong> world, <strong>the</strong>y must be established as existing from<br />

our side—merely by virtue <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir appearing to an unaffected state <strong>of</strong> mind.<br />

From <strong>the</strong> point <strong>of</strong> view <strong>of</strong> emptiness, <strong>the</strong>y must be void <strong>of</strong> any kind <strong>of</strong><br />

existence where <strong>the</strong> object exists from its own side through its own unique<br />

identity, ra<strong>the</strong>r than by virtue <strong>of</strong> its appearing to an unaffected state <strong>of</strong> mind.<br />

MYU GU LTA BU'I DNGOS PO YANG BLO GNOD MED LA SNANG BA'I<br />

DBANG GIS BZHAG PA DANG , MYU GU RANG GI BSDOD LUGS KYI<br />

NGOS NAS GRUB PA'I GNYIS TSOGS DGOS PA'I PHYIR,<br />

And so two things have to come toge<strong>the</strong>r for a functional thing like a sprout:<br />

it must be established as existing by virtue <strong>of</strong> appearing to an unaffected state<br />

<strong>of</strong> mind; and <strong>the</strong> sprout should exist from its own side through some identity.<br />

DANG PO DGOS TE, DE MI DGOS NA, MYU GU LA MYU GU ZHES PA'I<br />

MING MA THOGS PA'I GANG ZAG GI NGOR YANG , MYU GU MYU<br />

GUR GRUB DGOS PA'I PHYIR,<br />

The first is necessary since—if it were not—<strong>the</strong>n a sprout would have to be a<br />

sprout even to a person who had never been introduced to <strong>the</strong> idea that <strong>the</strong><br />

sprout was called a "sprout."<br />

PHYI MA DGOS TE, DE MI DGOS NA, RI BONG GI RVA ZHES PA'I MING

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