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Tag Archives: Amoghasiddhi
The Wonderment of the Self-Actualizing Mind
6. The Wonderment of the Self-Actualizing Mind Then the [Supreme Source], mind of perfect purity, gave this sermon [in which She declared] that the perfection of all things rests in Her (Samantabhadrī) own being: “Oh great bodhisattva, listen to these … Continue reading
Karmic Liberation: The Great Synthesis
Tibetan, or more specifically, Vajrayana Buddhism, offers the great synthesis of all that has transpired in this series: Ritual prayer to lighten the burden of the Bardo; Dhyana-techniques to bring the effects of karma to their completion; Divine Union with … Continue reading
The Four Wisdoms
28. Q: It’s stated that the eight consciousnesses are turned into the Four Wisdoms, and then the Four Wisdoms bind together forming the trikaya; which, then, of these eight states will pool together to form one Buddha-wisdom and then, which … Continue reading
Posted in The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening
Tagged Aksobhya;, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi, Buddhakaya, dharmadhātuprakṛtijñāna, Five Dhyani Buddhas, Five Skandhas, Great-Mirror Wisdom, Perfecting Wisdom, Ratnasambhava, Supramundane Dharma, The Middle Way, Universal Wisdom, Wonderful Observing Wisdom
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The Wanderer
17. The Wanderer Fire on Amoghasiddhi’s Mountain The hexagram depicts Amitabha’s all-discerning light shining brightly atop Amoghasiddhi’s mountain of resilient protective stance of reaching the highest peak of enlightened spiritual perfection—the all-accomplishing radiant hue of perfected wisdomocity. The adept has … Continue reading
Posted in Unborn I Ching
Tagged Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi, mistrust, the wanderer, transfiguration, transformation
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Babes in the Woods
4. Babes in the Woods Amoghasiddhi Rising In comparison to the Primordials, aspiring spiritual adepts are like lost “babes in the woods.” This hexagram counsels that one needs to utilize the Unborn I Ching as a lantern shining luminous light … Continue reading
The Yoga of Amoghasiddhi
1.0 Amoghasiddhi is the Matrix of Enlightened Action (Karmaprasiddhi) Freedom from the Karmic-Cycle is through the door of the All-Accomplishing Wisdom, as the Green Light of Amoghasiddhi reveals the Enlightening-Spirit of Bodhi. In such manner are Buddhaic-activities performed. 2.0 Prayer … Continue reading
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Tagged Amoghasiddhi, Karmaprasiddhi, Khatvanga, phurpa, Tara, Tara verte, Viśvavajra, Yoga
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Amoghasiddhi’s Key
As was mentioned in our previous blog, Amoghasiddhi rises to the occasion and releases (like that figure of a coiled snake in the base, or root chakra) the Sambodhic-juice that sparks all the other chakras and is always successful in … Continue reading
The Presentation of Vajrasattva
FOUR: THE PRESENTATION OF VAJRASATTVA Arising from the vajropama-samādhi, the Elect discovered himself being drawn towards a chapel of light whose entrance appeared in the center of the antechamber. He was then drawn to a rectangular pool of water within … Continue reading
Posted in The Tathāgatagarbhatārā Tantra
Tagged Amoghasiddhi, Body, Mind, Speech, Tathagatas, Vajrakāya, Vajrasattva
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The Mandala of the Five Dhyanī Buddhas
THREE: THE MAṆḌALA OF THE FIVE DHYANĪ BUDDHAS Then the Lord discoursed upon the Five Skandhas. “Like an infernal Black Sun nailed to the dark fabric of space, *Mara’s Malignant Five hurl- forth their accursed aggregations of the no-self: The Demons … Continue reading
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Tagged Akṣobhya, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi, Five Skandhas, Lama Anagarika Govinda, Mandala, Mara, Ratnasambhava, Suchness, Unborn, Vairocana, Wisdom
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Eremitical Dhyani Meditations
Over the course of living the Lankavatarian eremitical lifestyle, I have been discerning the value of developing a type of monastic-rhythm to the day. A good rule of thumb is to pay homage to the Five Dhyani Buddhas. Their transforming … Continue reading
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