The sentence read as if it was going to be discussed after the image, but then it turned to obstacles, so wondered if it was a previous post or future one.
Yes, words are important, and in such experiences our language sometimes needs to borrow terms from philosophies that are themselves well defined so that existing terms do not bring unwanted baggage with them. I imagined when reading the term that it corresponds to the Tibetan Rigpa, but possibly not, so I shan't assume.
Sorry for my ignorance on that. Maybe thats why I didn't go into clarification in the post, or maybe b/c it was late and i was tired and lazy. Neither is acceptable. In the context of my post above it could relate to the Ratnagotravibhaga Sanskrit text. Though it is sometimes a term describing Buddha-Nature in general.
I might have missed going into detail about it. This topic is a little hard to grasp for me. I usually write about things that i have a good grasp of, but this time i felt I wanted to learn about it while writing. Something that i learned a long time ago was that you learn more from teaching that you do from studying. This had rung true for me for many years. Maybe my lack of understanding of this topic is weak. I would to to write next on the Obstacles of meditation. I think the most amazing thing about your comments are that they really make me think. You wont allow me to be lazy. haha. Please keep doing this. I love your puzzles as well. Anytime ones mind can be worked it is an amazing thing. I think i meant to italicize it instead of bold as well.
Possibly if thats something you would like to read more about.
The sentence read as if it was going to be discussed after the image, but then it turned to obstacles, so wondered if it was a previous post or future one.
Yes, words are important, and in such experiences our language sometimes needs to borrow terms from philosophies that are themselves well defined so that existing terms do not bring unwanted baggage with them. I imagined when reading the term that it corresponds to the Tibetan Rigpa, but possibly not, so I shan't assume.
Sorry for my ignorance on that. Maybe thats why I didn't go into clarification in the post, or maybe b/c it was late and i was tired and lazy. Neither is acceptable. In the context of my post above it could relate to the Ratnagotravibhaga Sanskrit text. Though it is sometimes a term describing Buddha-Nature in general.
OK, now I understand. Sublime Continuum is the name of the treatise:
http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Sublime_Continuum
Now I need to sleep - and awake in 4 hours!
I hope you have a great sleep then!
I might have missed going into detail about it. This topic is a little hard to grasp for me. I usually write about things that i have a good grasp of, but this time i felt I wanted to learn about it while writing. Something that i learned a long time ago was that you learn more from teaching that you do from studying. This had rung true for me for many years. Maybe my lack of understanding of this topic is weak. I would to to write next on the Obstacles of meditation. I think the most amazing thing about your comments are that they really make me think. You wont allow me to be lazy. haha. Please keep doing this. I love your puzzles as well. Anytime ones mind can be worked it is an amazing thing. I think i meant to italicize it instead of bold as well.