Monthly Archives: February 2019

A Compendium of the Mahayana: Asanga’s Mahayanasamgraha and Its Indian and Tibetan Commentaries

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Vajragoni

For those so inclined, this massive volume is well worth considering:

Details:

The Mahāyānasamgraha, published here with its Indian and Tibetan commentaries in three volumes, presents virtually everything anybody might want to know about the Yogācāra School of mahāyāna Buddhism. It discusses in detail the nature and operation of the eight kinds of consciousness, the often-misunderstood notion of “mind only” (cittamātra), dependent origination, the cultivation of the path and its fruition in terms of the four wisdoms, and the three bodies (kāyas) of a buddha. read more

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Spiritual Friendships

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Vajragoni

Truly let us praise the joy of companionship!
Better or equal ones should be chosen as friends.
If these are not found, living blamelessly,
one should live alone, like the horn of a rhinoceros. read more

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Time is Short

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Vajragoni

There is sporting & love
in the midst of companions,
& abundant fondness for offspring.
Feeling disgust
at the prospect of parting
from those who’d be dear,
wander alone
like a rhinoceros. read more

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Intrusions!

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Vajragoni

When amidst companions one is approached with requests
in the house, and where one stands, walks or wanders.
Seeking independence which is undesired by others,
one should live alone, like the horn of a rhinoceros. read more

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A Deer Tale

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Vajragoni

As an unbound deer in the forest
seeks a feeding-place when it wills,
wise, seeking independence,
one should live alone, like the horn of a rhinoceros. read more

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One’s Highest Aim

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Vajragoni

He who feels compassion towards friends or companions
neglects his aim, his mind being bound.
Considering this dread which lies in intimacy,
one should live alone, like the horn of a rhinoceros. read more

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Not Smart

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Vajragoni

Affection arises in the one who has made (intimate) contact;
as a consequence of affection this suffering originates.
Considering the danger which comes from affection,
one should live alone, like the horn of a rhinoceros. read more

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The foreverness of Zen

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Tozen

Nothing in this life is Zen. Not your assumed birth, nor an inevitable cessation of your present biological matrix. read more

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Why Suffer?

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Vajragoni

Abandoning punishment for all living beings,
not hurting even a single one of them,
one should not wish for a son, not to mention a companion!
one should live alone, like the horn of a rhinoceros. read more

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The Snow-Buddha

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Vajragoni

The picture depicted is that of the Stone Buddha sitting outside my hermitage, referenced back in August. He is 18” high, and as you can see here is just surfacing again (peeking his head out of the snow and looking about) during some thawing-out today after being submerged in 28” of snow from a recent blizzard. read more

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