Monthly Archives: January 2012

Abandon all hope Ye who enter here

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Vajragoni

Chapter three of the Lanka kicks-off with the three-fold nature of the “projection body”, or manomayakaya. “There are three kinds of projection bodies. And what are these three kinds? They are the projection body that experiences the bliss of samadhi, … Continue reading →

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You have Anointed Me

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Vajragoni

When a bodhisattva ascends into higher modes of advancement, the Tathagatas themselves appear to procure their progress: “Moreover, Mahamati, the tathagatas employ two kinds of powers for the support of bodhisattvas who come before them for instruction. And which two … Continue reading →

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Dream Weaver

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Vajragoni

A study on the Lanka would be remiss without focusing on one of its more prominent terms: manomayakaya. Red Pine describes it as, “a projection body—because it travels quickly and without obstruction, like a thought…endowed with higher powers and spiritual … Continue reading →

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Children of the Buddha

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Vajragoni

Having been graced with a full understanding of the Noble Wisdom of self-realization, the perfected bodhisattvas (mature garbha, or bodhichild) enter into deep and unfathomable samadhis for the benefit of all sentient beings: “And they enter hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading →

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A Magical Mystery Tour

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Vajragoni

Rabbit horns and Gandharvic Castles in the air; the mind, will and consciousness; the five dharmas and modes of reality; long and short, is and isn’t, I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob, ect—all are nothing more than a magician’s … Continue reading →

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And the Truth shall set you free

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Vajragoni

After inundating the Blessed One (Buddha), as well as the reader, with an incessantly long litany (108 questions) concerning literally everything under the Buddhist sun, Red Pine states that the Buddha “mercifully” (for both Mahamati and the reader) attempts to … Continue reading →

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All the world’s a stage…

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Vajragoni

All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. Those lines from Shakespeare’s, As You … Continue reading →

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Blessed Be: A New Lanka

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Vajragoni

For a Lankavatarian, the arrival in the mail of Red Pine’s new translation of the Lankavatara Sutra was like receiving the Holy Grail. This long anticipated release was well-worth the wait. Readers will not be disappointed as this contemporary rendition, … Continue reading →

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Coming soon…

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Vajragoni

I can remember on a warm day this past August being excited after pre-ordering a copy of Red Pine’s (Bill Porter) newly translated edition of the Lankavatara Sutra. This was long in the making as he had been working on … Continue reading →

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Melancholia

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Vajragoni

Writing about Colin Wilson’s, The Outsider, recently reinforced for me a main pericope within its pages—that this “Outsider” is someone who sees “too deep and too much” into the nature of reality and as a result suffers from a lingering … Continue reading →

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