Where is the flower?

Yin Ling

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I was contemplating on dependent arising and emptiness this morning, follow on a conversation with a friend ytd.. my inquiry goes -

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When you see a flower,

ask, is the flower in my mind? is the flower out there apart from my mind? Is the flower in between mind and out there? where? where is the flower?

When you hear a sound, ask,

Is the sound in my ear? in my mind? in my brain? in the radio? in the air? separated from my mind? is it independently floating? WHERE?

when you touch a table, ask,

Is this touch, in my finger? in the table? in the between space? in my brain? in my mind? separated from mind? WHERE?

Keep finding. See, Hear, Feel. The mind need to look to be satisfied. If not it keeps being ignorant.

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Then you will see, There was never a SELF , self in buddhism means independent thing - singular, independent, one, substantial THING sitting outside or inside or any where in this 'world'.

For the sound to appear, the ear, radio, air, waves, mind, knowing, etc etc etc need to come together and there's a sound. lack of one and there is no sound.

-this is dependent arising.

But then where is it? what really is this that you are hearing? so vivid of an orchestra! but where?!

-That is Emptiness.

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It's all just illusory. There, yet not there. Appear yet empty.

That is , the nature of reality.

You never needed to fear. You only wrongly thought it's all real.

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  Mr./Ms. YEH

  wonderful investigation

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  Mr. RM

  That last part though ❤🙏

  
  

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  John Tan

  Yin Ling Luminous appearance that does not exist (med pa gsal snang)

  See whether u can find articles about "med pa gsal snang", I can't, maybe u can. 🤦

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  Yin Ling

  John Tan haha I will try , if cannot I will ask Soh Wei Yu the ever resourceful one 🤣

  
  

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  Yin Ling

  John Tan https://www.lionsroar.com/this-very-mind-empty-and-luminous/

  this one ok?

  This Very Mind, Empty and Luminous

  LIONSROAR.COM

  This Very Mind, Empty and Luminous

  This Very Mind, Empty and Luminous

  
  

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  John Tan

  Yin Ling yes very good except that it din use that phrase. But the explanation about analytical vs experiential (true) emptiness is good.👍.

  
  

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  Yin Ling

  John Tan that phrase i cannot find, too many tibetan words appear, cant read lol

  
  

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  Chae Cramb

  Try "par" instead of "pa". No articles, but you'll find a bunch of posts by Malcolm and Kyle if you google "med par gsal snang".

  
  

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