Tag: Relative

  • The Two Truths in Buddhism (Relative vs. Ultimate Truth)

    The Two Truths in Buddhism (Relative vs. Ultimate Truth)

    Category: Buddhist Path | Recent Meditation Posts Understanding the Buddhist Two Truth Doctrine Is there a difference between how awakened beings and ordinary beings perceive the world? According to the Buddha’s teachings there is indeed, and the teachings on the two truths or two realities can help us understand what the difference is. What we…

  • The Two Kinds of Bodhicitta: Relative and Absolute

    The Two Kinds of Bodhicitta: Relative and Absolute

    Category: Buddhist Path | Love & Compassion Meditation | Recent Meditation Posts Bodhicitta, the awakened heart, inspires us to follow the Buddhist path to the very end, to help free not just ourselves, but all beings everywhere. This is the basic principle of bodhicitta. But this Mahayana Buddhist concept is also of two kinds, there…