[Buddha-l] Fsat Mnifdlunses?

Dan Lusthaus vasubandhu at earthlink.net
Wed Aug 12 05:59:49 MDT 2009


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> Now I am more confused! Could you explain? I read this as saying that an
> appreciation of one's ignorance makes one a Yogacara?

Almost. Recognizing that karma arises from ignorance, and ignorance is 
mental makes one a Yogacara. That is what vijnapti-matra means. It does NOT 
mean that your mind creates the actual world. It means what you take to be 
the world is a product of your mind. I trust you understand the difference.

Dan 



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