The Discipline of Transcendence Vol 4 ~ 11

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event type discourse
date & time 10 Nov 1976 am
location Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona
language English
audio Available, duration 1h 35min. Quality: not so good.
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online text find the PDF of this discourse
shorttitle TRANS411
notes
synopsis
Reader of the sutras: Sw Ananda Teertha.
The sutra
The Buddha said:
I consider the dignities of kings and lords as a particle of dust that floats in the sunbeam. I consider the treasure of precious metals and stones as bricks and pebbles. I consider the gaudy dress of silks and brocades as a worn-out rag. I consider this universe as small as the holila fruit. I consider the lake of Anavatapta as a drop of oil with which one smears the feet. I consider the various methods of salvation taught by the buddhas as a treasure created by the imagination. I consider the transcendental doctrine of Buddhism as a precious metal or priceless fabric seen in a dream. I consider the teaching of buddhas as a sky flower before my eyes. I consider nirvana as awakening from a daydream or nightmare. I consider the struggle between heterodox and orthodox as the antics of the six [mythical] dragons. I consider the doctrine of sameness as the absolute ground of reality.


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