The Illumination of Primordial Wisdom
D4S2 - The Mind as a Black Box
Lama Alan · 123 minutes · recorded January 1, 2021
Dignaga and Dharmakirti argued that we only ever meet appearances, so nothing can be validly inferred about a world behind them, which is why the mind only school kept the mind and discarded the world. Lama Alan Wallace then shows Dudjom Rinpoche turning the same blade inward, since the mind that observes is a black box too. Kant's noumena and John Wheeler's conclusion that information is fundamental follow. In the closing practice we seek out the mind as agent and observer.
Consciousness and science Emptiness Karma