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Tag Archives: Parato ghosa
Technique #8: Dharmasota Ho
Question: Shoden Session # 8 opens with a distinction between one’s “personal will” and the Unborn Will; curious as to why there needs to be any such distinction since we are already united with the Unborn Will as such… Vajragoni: … Continue reading
Technique #3: Chakra Stimulation
Question: You just referred to the Sugata-garbha; you also mention in Dhyana Technique #3, or the Chakra Stimulation Technique, that the Sugata-garbha Chakra is the “seat of knowledge from which the subtle energy flow of Unborn Light Reiki empowers one … Continue reading
The Dustless Dhammacakkhu
One of the best descriptions of the Great Deathless Vision (Noble-Ariyan Path) is recalled in the Vimānavatthu: And the Buddha, the rishi-bull, the guide, taught me of the impermanence of uprising and dukkha; of the unconditioned*, of the cessation of … Continue reading
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Tagged Dhammacakkhu, Parato ghosa, Suppabuddha, udāna, Vimānavatthu
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Divine Revelation in Pali Buddhism
Dr. Peter Masefield’s groundbreaking study, Divine Revelation in Pali Buddhism, has become a standard-bearer for those who approach the early narratives of Buddhism, not exclusively through the torch of Historical-Critical-Analysis, but through a direct and synthesized correlation of what transpires … Continue reading
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Tagged ariyasāvaka, Dhammasota, Divine Revelation, Parato ghosa, Peter Masefield, puthujjana, Right View
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Absence of Malice
The Anūnatvāpūrṇatvanirdeśaparivarta The Scripture on the Absence of Increase and the Absence of Decrease [in the Realm of Beings]. Thus I heard: At one time the Bhagavat was dwelling in Rājagr̥ha on Mount Gr̥dhrakūṭa, together with a large assembly of one … Continue reading
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Tagged Parato ghosa, puthujjana, six paths, three realms, Yathabhutam
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The Deathless
Not knowing the Way of Deathlessness, What use is there to quieten the mind. The Bodhisattva develops the fine-art of Smṛti and thus turns-about from the Moving Principle by Recollecting the Animating Impetus that is at the Very Heart of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bodhi, Bodhisattva, deathless, Deathless Sound, form, Parato ghosa, Smrti
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Sans Sound: Bardo 3, Dhammasota
One of the most moving stories in the Bible is found in the Book of 1 Kings. It revolves around the time when Elijah the prophet was feeling down and out. He begged that the Lord’s strength would come and … Continue reading
Posted in The Lankavatarian Book of the Dead
Tagged Bardo 3, Dhammasota, Elijah, Parato ghosa
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The Sound of Silence
9.The Dharma-Door of Nonduality We now come to the most famous passage in the whole sutra: Vimalakriti’s Noble Silence. It deserves special consideration. We find all of the Bodhisattvas expounding ad nauseam (all dribbling nonsense) their take on the nature … Continue reading
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Tagged Dharmasota, Mahasunya, Parato ghosa, samanyaspanda, Silence, Sound of Silence, Vimalakirti Sutra
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