April 6, 2010
- Venerable Kobutsu Malone on The Model of Karma -
The term “law of karma,” in and of itself, is open to question as a valid definition. “The model of karma” is perhaps a more apropos translation or, more precisely, “the model of karma/vipaka.” It’s important to recognize that models, and even laws of the universe, are mere intellectual concepts of what is; they are not “tathata,” or “suchness,” itself. Buddhism is not about concepts. No concept can trump the pure experience of reality as it is. In addition, the “karma/vipaka model” is always a slice out of time. It can never include all time, because every cause can be seen as an effect of a prior cause, and every effect the cause of a prior effect, in an “it’s turtles all the way down” infinite regression.
(from here)
Nice dog.
Comment by Ted — April 7, 2010 @ 6:33 am
My thoughts exactly. :)
Comment by Ian — April 7, 2010 @ 8:25 am
Great photo of you two….
Comment by Joriki — April 8, 2010 @ 2:59 pm
More pictures of Harley available here. No too many pictures of Ven Kobutsu, but plenty of good writing.
Comment by Ian — April 12, 2010 @ 9:53 am