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The Secret Golden Light of the Unborn

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Vajragoni

The inspiration for this series dawned one day while recollecting an earlier episode in my life as a young man who had been living for three-years in the urban-wildness of South Florida. It was a deeply transitional time in the … Continue reading →

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The Yoga of Vairocana

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Vajragoni

1.0 Vairocana is the Matrix of the Buddha Sun Vairocana represents the Buddha family that houses the great light of the Buddha Sun—Mahavairocana—known among Lankavatarians as the Noble KA 1.1 KA is the reflection of Mahavairocana in the Primordial Ocean … Continue reading →

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Mind Stabilization

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Vajragoni

i.35-39 The Means to secure Absolute Contemplative Focus Patañjali utilizes a word in this section that will sound familiar to Lankavatarian adepts: pravṛtti. Fernando Tola and Carmen Dragonetti (mentioned in earlier posts) translate it as follows: A perceptive mental process, … Continue reading →

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Prometheus Unbound: Bardo 2, Part 3

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Vajragoni

The ancient Greek myth about Prometheus depicts his decision to steal fire from the abodes of the Gods themselves and bestow its illuminative properties to mankind. Zeus then reprimands him for his sacrilegious “action” by chaining him to a huge … Continue reading →

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The Black Dragon Eye Mandala: A Singular Focal-point of the Unmoving Principle

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Vajragoni

The Black Dragon Eye Mandala is an auspicious medium in which to navigate through the turbulent and erratic seas (the Moving Principle). The black background of the Black Dragon-Eye Mandala depicts the infinite universal realm of the Dharmakaya that always … Continue reading →

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