Tao The Golden Gate Vol 1 ~ 09

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event type discourse
date & time 19 Jun 1980 am
location Buddha Hall, Pune
language English
audio Available, duration 1h 59min. Quality: good, but the last 30 seconds are inferior (under revision).
online audio
video Not available
online video
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online text find the PDF of this discourse
shorttitle GGATE109
notes
synopsis
Reader of the sutra: Sw Ananda Teertha.
The sutra
The venerable master said:
When man attains the power to transcend that which changes, abiding in purity and stillness, heaven and earth are united in him.
The soul of man loves purity, but his mind is often rebellious. The mind of man loves stillness, but his desires draw him into activity. When a man is constantly able to govern his desires, his mind becomes spontaneously still. When the mind is unclouded, the soul is seen to be pure. Then, with certainty the six desires will cease to be begotten and the three poisons will be eliminated and dissolved.
The reason men do not possess the ability to achieve this is because their minds are not clear and their desires are unrestrained.
He who has the power to transcend his desires, looking within and contemplating mind, realizes that in his mind, mind is not; looking without and contemplating form, he realizes that in form, form is not; looking at things still more remote and contemplating matter, he realizes that in matter, matter is not.


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