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)