Where Nothing seems to be

Author(s): Hermann Kuhn
Publisher: Hermann Kunh

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The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation
75
By not controlling one's thoughts, one errs. Who understands the thought-process in one's mind and gives it direction, automatically attains liberation.
In general, all things mentally perceived are nothing else than concepts.
The bodily forms in which the world of appearances is expressed are also concepts of the mind.
'The material appearance of beings' is also a mental concept.
'The happiness of gods in their heavens and in the worlds of men' is another mental concept. 'The three unhappy states of suffering'
(1 - Tangible suffering: - Illness, loss etc. 2 - suffering triggered by change: - the tendency to
cling to a preceding state once life-circum
stances are shifting, and 3 - suffering triggered by awareness of our present
limited state of existence: - the fact that we currently do not experience our true exalted
state) are also mere concepts of the mind.
'Ignorance, miseries, and the Five Poisons' (hate, pride, greed, jealousy and ignorance caused by intentionally not wanting to comprehend) are likewise mental concepts.
'Self-originating Divine Wisdom' is also a concept of the mind.
'Full realization once one passes into Enlightenment' is also a concept of the mind.