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ORIGINS OF SECRET MANTRA (DAY 9): ‘NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE’, INDIAN PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON MATTER, MIND, METAPHYSICS, LOGIC AND THE MEANING OF LIFE AND REALITY (by 17th Karmapa)

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Reality is truth, and what is true is so,irrespective of whether we know it is, or are aware of that truth.— Akṣapada Gautama in Nyaya Sutra The true being is eternal, having no cause. Its indicator is its effect. The presence of the effect arises from the presence of its cause.— Vaisheshika Sutras 4.1-3  … Continue reading ORIGINS OF SECRET MANTRA (DAY 9): ‘NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE’, INDIAN PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON MATTER, MIND, METAPHYSICS, LOGIC AND THE MEANING OF LIFE AND REALITY (by 17th Karmapa)

ORIGINS OF SECRET MANTRA (DAY 8): THE AGE OF PHILOSOPHY, ARRIVAL OF SUTRAS, DIVINE GEOMETRY AND DEVANAGARI SCRIPT by 17th Karmapa

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"The history of linguistics begins not with Plato or Aristotle, but with the Indian grammarian Panini.' — Rens Bod "Sūtras are called so because they have the following qualities:few letters, i.e. aphoristic in nature;unambiguous; contain the essence of the śāstra;comprehensive and universal; without superfluous words;and free from error. (alpākṣaramasandigdhaṃ sāravadviśvatomukham  astobhamanavadyañca sūtraṃ sūtravido viduḥ ||)"… Continue reading ORIGINS OF SECRET MANTRA (DAY 8): THE AGE OF PHILOSOPHY, ARRIVAL OF SUTRAS, DIVINE GEOMETRY AND DEVANAGARI SCRIPT by 17th Karmapa