His Diamond Way teachings open the practctitioner to a complete realisation of the non-separation of subject, object and action. The Buddha encouraged scepticism in his students and asked them to check thoroughly for themselves whether his teachings were merely dogma or truly liberating. The Buddha gave methods for awakening the mind to an all-pervasive, timeless truth that contains and knows everything relative and absolute.

Buddhism differs fundamentally from philosophy because the teachings change the practitioner and clear and logical thinking is a natural result of Buddhist practice. Philosophy explains things on the formal level of words and ideas, but is of no lasting benefit to the mind itself. Buddha's Diamond Way teachings, on the other hand, work with one's totality and lead to permanent transformations. They are the key to inner and outer events experienced every day. Applying the teachings to one's life develops deep confidence in their usefulness and all situations become imbued with the added taste of meaning and growth. Buddhism is more than just a psychology.

The various schools of psychology help people to neither burden society nor themselves during the time in which they are alive. Diamond Way Buddhism, becomes relevant at the point where people are mature and stable and can experience space to be blissful and unthreatening; until then self-reliance is just a word. From this level of power the teachings develop courage, joy and love, which are the inherent wealth of the mind.


Extracted from Lama Ole Nydahl: "The Way Things Are", Blue Dolphin 1996

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