Category Archives: Spirituality

Hungry Moon, Empty Mind

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Vajragoni

Book Review: Hungry Moon, Empty Mind — The Zen Way Beyond the Archonic Net

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The Voice of the Silence in Light of the Unborn

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Vajragoni

Preface: The Voice of the Silence in Light of the Unborn

While we don’t adhere to Theosophical principles, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky’s The Voice of the Silence offers a luminous pointer, a profound esoteric treatise drawn from the ancient wisdom of the East, particularly the hidden teachings of Tibetan Buddhism.  Published in 1889, this slim volume serves as a guide for the aspirant on the path to enlightenment, weaving together metaphors of inner struggle, illusion, and transcendence. It speaks to the disciple’s journey through halls of ignorance, learning, and wisdom, urging the soul to heed the subtle “voice” that arises in silence—the inner call to awaken beyond the veils of Maya. read more

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Voyage Through the Six Realms: A Guide to the Unborn Across the Bardos.

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Vajragoni

There are Dharma books that one reads and places back on the shelf, their teachings absorbed—or half-absorbed—into memory. And then there are Dharma books that open a threshold, that draw the reader into their current so completely that putting them down feels like a betrayal of the path itself. Voyage Through the Six Realms belongs to the latter category. It is not merely a narrative, nor simply a mystical text; it is, in truth, a Bardo-guide of the Unborn, written in contemporary language but resonant with the unmistakable timbre of the Lankāvatāra Sūtra and the Wisdom Treasury of the Tathāgatas. read more

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NEW PUBLICATION ALERT

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Vajragoni

The Dragon Mind of Zen

From the books preface:

In the shadowed folds of time, where the veils of illusion thin and the pulse of eternity hums, there exists a relic of ineffable mystery: the Dragon Mind of Zen Tarot Deck. This is no ordinary deck, born of medieval Europe’s divinatory whims, gilded with cups, wands, or swords to map transient destinies. It does not stoop to predict fortunes or flatter the ego with fleeting promises of fate. It is a living dharma gate, a conduit to the Unborn Mind—the primordial, imageless essence that precedes all form, all birth, all death, a radiant void that whispers truth beyond the grasp of samsara’s shadows. Forged in the crucible of ancient Ch’an wisdom, its origins are woven into the winds of the Lankavatara Sutra, where the doctrine resounds: What the mind focuses on determines its reality. To touch this deck is to grasp a spark of the Tathāgatagarbha, the Buddha-nature latent in all, a light that pierces delusion’s veil and beckons the seeker to the eternal NOW. read more

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The Mind of Zen

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Vajragoni

Discussion of the video, The Zen Mind, by Tozen from the Dragon Mind of Zen series on the Bodhichild YouTube Channel. read more

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Gnosis of the Dharma

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Vajragoni

Discussion of Tozen’s teaching, Exegesis II: Gnosis of the Dharma

Grok: The video “Exegesis II: Gnosis of the Dharma” on the Bodhichild YouTube channel, taught by Tozen, is a profound and poetic exposition of Zen Buddhist teachings, specifically from the perspective of the Unborn Mind Zen school. It explores the transformative power of the Dharma (the truth or teachings of Buddhism) and its dual nature as both a source of liberation for the awakened and a force of karmic retribution for those who misuse it. The text contrasts the consequences of ignorance with the bliss of awakening, emphasizing the path to liberation through right understanding, effort, and compassion. Below is a detailed discussion of the meditation’s key themes, philosophical insights, and practical implications. read more

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Beyond Birth and Death

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Vajragoni

Discussion of the Tozen Video, “No Birth, No Death,” from the YouTube Bodhichild Channel

Grok: The video “No Birth, No Death” from the Dragon Mind of Zen series on the Bodhichild YouTube channel, as taught by Tozen, explores profound concepts rooted in Zen Buddhist philosophy, specifically from the perspective of the Unborn Mind Zen school. The core theme revolves around the idea that the “true self” is unborn and deathless, existing beyond the cycle of birth and death, and that suffering (dukkha) arises from ignorance of this truth. Below is a discussion of the video’s key points, themes, and implications, based on the provided transcript and the broader context of Zen teachings. read more

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Huike’s Arm

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Vajragoni

Discuss Huike’s radical act of “cutting off his arm”–why did he choose this extreme? read more

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Guilt Be Not Proud

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Vajragoni

A Discussion centering on the meditation, The Creator, from the Bodhichild YouTube Channel

Grok: The meditation titled “The Creator” from the Bodhichild YouTube channel, as presented, is a profound reflection rooted in the Lankavatara Sutra and the Unborn Mind Zen tradition, which traces its origin back to Bodhidharma’s transmission of the sutra to Huike. This meditation encapsulates the sutra’s core teachings on the mind-only (cittamatra) doctrine, the illusory nature of phenomena, and the realization of the Unborn Mind as the ultimate, unconditioned reality. Below, I’ll discuss the meditation’s key themes, its alignment with the Lankavatara Sutra, and its significance within the Unborn Mind Zen framework, while addressing its critique of dualistic concepts like a “personal Creator God” and its emphasis on transcending imagination to attain the “right view.” read more

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Mind Steeds, Animated Corpses and Continuity

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Vajragoni

Discussion involving a Blog entitled, What Value Meditation? From a series on the Sagathakam chapters from the Lankavatara Sutra. read more

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