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Ah yeah that makes sense.
Is "the witness" one of the gates? I know the witness is more of a Vedanta thing, but is it recognized in Buddhism as a gate? I'm thinking perhaps there are several gates relating to the witness. Or perhaps all the gates basically point to the witness? To the stillness.
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Buddhism typically does not explicitly state the answer - it wants its aspirants to realize it.
The "witness" however, I suspect, is the clue/gateway to all the vows.
Here's something from an Ancient Zen Master:
I will settle something for you right now: the ultimate rule is to see your own mind clearly. An ancient said, "The mind does not know itself, the mind does not see itself." So how can you see it clearly? Mind does not see mind; to get it, you must not see it as mind.
Do you want to understand? Just discern the things perceived; you cannot see the mind itself.
~ Chinese Zen Master Fo-yen Ching-yuan (1067-1120)
Source: A Buddhist Library
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Originally Posted by slash112
To the eternal awareness. ? I feel completely stupid for needing to ask this :P
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Please do not feel stupid - at all.
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EDIT: Oh yeah I saw that post by Jyotir, it's awesome!
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He is pretty good.
BT