The Jewel Ornament of Liberation: The Wish-Fulfilling Gem of the Noble Teachings by Gampopa & Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche

Author:Gampopa & Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Snow Lion
Published: 1998-01-19T00:00:00+00:00

Therefore, when one fully realizes as-it-is perfectly, the two do not arise.

"Realizing as-it-is perfectly" means seeing the truth. "The two not arising" means the non-arising of the grasping of "I" and "mine."

Furthermore, if the self or mind does exist, then investigate whether it arises from itself, from other, from both, or from the three times.

It does not arise from itself because either the self already exists, or it does not already exist. If it does not already exist, then it cannot become a cause to produce itself. If it does already exist, them it cannot produce its own result. So, there is a contradiction in a self producing itself.

It also does not arise from other because it [the other] is not a cause. How can it not be a cause? A cause must be related to a result. Until there is a result, it is not possible for there to be a cause. When there is no cause, a result does not arise, as was shown before.'

The self also does not arise from both. Both arguments are faulty, as explained earlier.

The self also does not arise from the three times. It does not arise from the past, because the past is like a rotten seed, its germinating power exhausted. It does not arise from the future, since that would be like the child of a barren woman. It also does not arise from the present, since it would not be appropriate for the producer and the produced to arise together. Therefore, the Precious Jewel Garland says:

Since the self does not arise from itself, others, both, or the three times, so the grasping of the "self" is exhausted.

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