Monthly Archives: February 2020

Coming in March: The Udāna

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Vajragoni

Ash Wednesday has always been profoundly deep-rooted in my being. Perhaps no other date on the Catholic calendar induces such a sense of somberness that millions (mostly non-practicing Catholics) are obsessed to go to church to get those ashes splayed … Continue reading →

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Engaged Buddhism?

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Vajragoni

Generally when one considers “Engaged Buddhism” one thinks of the writings of Thich Nhat Hanh or perhaps the writings of Stephen Batchelor and his secular-oriented bent. One can think of many others like Robert Thurman or even the earlier writings … Continue reading →

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Mind to Mind Transmission?

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Vajragoni

Mind to Mind transmission is not about [somehow] coming to meet [itself] as in a mirror—like an objective face staring back at itself. Mind in itself does not need to have a transmission with itself, the very suggestion sound’s rather … Continue reading →

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New Website Theme

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Vajragoni

Welcome to our new look! For this new decade have decided to return to the feel of our original theme from 2011, with a few variables. This theme is known as parchment. Love the ancient feel to it. I like … Continue reading →

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The Notion of Time in Buddhism

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Vajragoni

It needs to be stressed that Buddhism takes a very different stance on the notion of time and its effect on sentient beings. In Christianity there is a triadic-understanding: a person is born at one particular junction in time-based reality, … Continue reading →

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How a Lankavatarian becomes impregnated

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Vajragoni

Laura Iverson Suppose you were to awaken one day and discover that what you once conceived to be “you” unraveled and revealed itself to be a combination of five different parts all vying for attention: a concretized formal entity that … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Adultery

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Vajragoni

When one considers adultery, it is usually in the carnal sense, such as in having an adulterous affair. There are other forms of adultery, i.e., psychic adultery and spiritual adultery. Our focus for today is on the latter two. Psychic … Continue reading →

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A Typology of Bodhicitta

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Vajragoni

Returning once again to Wangchuk’s study, he marvelously breaks down the very Typology of Bodhicitta. First up for today is the Grand Gnoseological bodhicitta: 1) Gnoseological bodhicitta is nonconceptual (nirvikalpa: rnam par mi rtog pa) by nature. Its origin comes … Continue reading →

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Shih−t’ou (Sekito)

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Vajragoni

A little biographical sketch of todays favored Ch’an Master, from Suzuki’s Manual of Zen Buddhism: Shih−t’ou (Sekito) (700-790) whose family name was Chen came from the district of Tuan−chou. His other name was Hsi−ch’ien. While still young, his religious feeling … Continue reading →

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Of shoes and fluff and sealing-wax

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Vajragoni

Shambhala, once the proud publishers of Pocket Books such as The Zen Teachings of Huang Po, are now mass-publishers of love, empathy and caring—or in other words, your ever-prevalent new age bookstore. In my email box are incessant titles of … Continue reading →

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