Tag Archives: auspicious

(18) Now

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Vajragoni

You are in truth, pure light. No more, no less. The only reality of this light is NOW and nothing else. Do not mistake this, NOW, to be the temporal moments of your body-consciousness, for its true nature eludes the … Continue reading →

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(14) An Auspicious Mirror

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Vajragoni

Your true nature is an auspicious light. Your body is but one of its many creations. And yet, it can become a sleeping giant unaware of itself, ensnared by the apparent beauty or ugliness of its creations; an inversion of … Continue reading →

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The last great gap of Hakuin´s log bridge

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Tozen

There is only Unborn Mind. In Zen, as originally taught by the shining ones, this Mind is everything in terms of absolute reality, and no-thing in terms of illusion. It is people who believe the opposite that suffers. The wise … Continue reading →

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Tozen: The path of a good zen-buddhist

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Tozen

  The path of a good zen-buddhist demands an equal measure of grit, talent and luck. Without the hard introductory work and basics of making the monkey mind go quiescent, we will not be able to notice the essence of … Continue reading →

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The Great Equalizer

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Vajragoni

Twenty-three: The Great Equalizer “Furthermore, Subhuti, the dharma called Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi is at one with everything else. Nothing in it is at variance with anything else. That is why it is called perfect, unexcelled awakening. It is self-idential through the absence … Continue reading →

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