constructed world

• that picture we build is a kind of constructed world, this doesn’t mean it’s not real

  Uji 4: Contradictory Explanations Winter 2004 — Uji

The most important texts

1. Civilisation as a Shared Trance ●●● July 2021 — Skalní fara

   So the whole of society and the whole of civilisation is a creation of the human mind.

   civilisation created by the mind · life as a story · trance of civilisation · falling in love as a trance · we can't live in reality
2. Uji 2: A Crack in Our View of Time ●●● Summer 2007 — Uji

   a civilization is based on us sharing the belief in time as a continuous process

   constructed self · shared belief in time · ship called civilisation · three worlds

Other texts

3. Ikka-no-myoju 2: Undivided Reality ●●● Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju

   So it doesn’t mean a personal reality, it means a common reality. We make our reality personal with our thoughts and feelings

   common reality · pin numbers and bank accounts
4. MMK 4: Constructs and the Present Moment ●●● Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika

   He means that human beings construct a world and share it

   pin numbers and bank accounts · shared constructed world
5. Bussho 4: The Cut Earthworm ●●● Summer 2005 — Bussho

   So the real world is the world in which we all create our own worlds.

   cup in two different worlds · shared real world
6. Effort for Its Own Sake ●●● July 2009 — Dibbavana

   We need agreement, so we construct and share time.

   shared belief in time · The Construction of Social Reality
7. Buddhism and the Theory of No-Self ●●●

   a construction that we form from our memories of the past, and imaginings of the future

   constructed self
8. Uji 1: Time Is the Present ●●● Winter 2004 — Uji

   We put ourselves together at this moment into some kind of constructed self

   constructed self
9. Uji 4: Contradictory Explanations ●●● Winter 2004 — Uji

   that picture we build is a kind of constructed world, this doesn’t mean it’s not real

   shared constructed world
10. Uji 5: Words and Reality ●●● Winter 2004 — Uji

    we’re all moving forward somewhere in a shared constructed world, that puts a lot of pressure on us

    shared constructed world
11. Bussho 3: Acting in the Present Moment ●●● Winter 2005 — Bussho

    if we plan to meet tomorrow, we need to have an agreement that the world is enduring

    agreement that the world endures
12. Uji 4: Coming into the Present ●●● Summer 2007 — Uji

    So we can say there's three worlds. There's the reality. In which we are, here and now, always

    three worlds
13. MMK 3: Cutting Through Categories ●●● Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika

    Nagarjuna says that there are two levels or two truths: the truth of the ordinary world and the ultimate truth

    social reality and ultimate reality
14. Morality as Balanced Action ●●● February 2009 — Cholín

    one Nagarjuna calls the social reality, samsara, where we live and think and interact with each other

    social reality and ultimate reality
15. The Buddhist View of Living Itself ●●● February 2009 — Cholín

    One is social reality, which is the world we create in our lives with other people and society and work and so on.

    social reality and ultimate reality
16. Enlightenment as a Normal State ●●● July 2009 — Dibbavana

    we build up a picture of ourself for ourself, our own me. We create a me all the time

    constructed self
17. The Empty Trappings of Transmission ●●● September 2009 — Earth Spirit

    it’s easy to mistake that virtual world for the world of tying our shoelaces and cleaning our teeth

    virtual world and daily life
18. The Map in Our Head ●●● May 2012 — Nová Dedinka

    we created a picture together which we share, a very, very strong picture, very powerful

    shared constructed world
19. Three Teachings from Japan ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

    you can be very disturbed by the virtual world, by living in the virtual world of the internet

    virtual worlds
20. The Heart Sutra: Labels and Reality ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

    the ancient masters said there are two worlds. There's the world of reality, and there's the everyday world

    social reality and ultimate reality
21. Action and Result, Living in the Present ●●● May 2014 — Banská Štiavnica

    So we can call it the shared belief, and we believe it's true.

    shared belief in time
22. Time-Present ●●● Shobogenzo · Uji

    This person I think of as myself is a “person” that I put together at one time-present.

    self put together in time-present
23. Genjo-koan 1: Four Viewpoints ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

    our mental constructs and ideas are like little viruses which travel from one person to another

    ideas as viruses
24. Bussho 4: Hearing and Understanding ●●● Winter 2005 — Bussho

    we will be able to create virtual worlds which human beings will feel real in. To me that’s absolute twaddle

    virtual worlds

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