The Most Profound View

Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche
   

Quote of the Week
September 3, 2010



The Most Profound View

From among all the proponents of all the philosophical tenets there might
be, there is no one who thinks that they have an inferior view to somebody
else. Therefore, any specific follower of any tenet will always say that their
view is the most profound, because if they think that their own view is
inferior to someone else's, they will not be very enthusiastic about listening
to teachings about it and meditating on it.

So when we hear this presentation of the philosophical views, it is really up
to us to decide what we think is the most profound presentation. When
the Buddha made these presentations of the different philosophical views,
the point was to allow people to use their own intelligence to investigate
the various teachings. The Buddha's methods help us become skilled in the
different philosophical views, and teach us how to analyze things for
ourselves.

          --From The Two Truths, Zhyisil Chokyi Ghatsal publications, p. 3.
Translated (and edited for the KTGR Quotes Archive) by Ari Goldfield.