Tag Archives: Dark Contemplation

Dark Night of the Unborn

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Vajragoni

Being a paraphrase of John’s Dark Night In the Darkness of Night, Enlightened with whisperings untold -O’ Luminous Wonder- Mind fled the charnel house unchecked, My spirit at last cloaked in stillness. In this verse, the Spirit-Mind bespeaks its escape … Continue reading →

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Taste IT

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Vajragoni

DISCOURSE EIGHT How even the most holiest thoughts Induce a direct hindrance To the work of Contemplation Recollect then, that when you attend to your Contemplative Spirit, all manner of conceptualizations must be subdued before they subdue you. In regard … Continue reading →

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Dark Contemplation

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Vajragoni

Contemplation in the Great Perfection of the Unborn Mind entails simply resting in the Natural Primordial Order. This has nothing to do with any form of meditation that is induced through any mental activities of the carnal mind. To the … Continue reading →

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Black Star Dharmakaya

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Vajragoni

Laura Iverson Be attuned with the transmission of the essential non-practice, the Black Star Dharmakaya, who is the teacher in eternity. Self-originated and Unborn, the teachings of this Black Star can never be exhausted or diminished since It is not … Continue reading →

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The Way of Negation

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Vajragoni

Apophaticism is employed as a Way of Nothingness, not in a morose and nihilistic fashion, but simply as a vehicle that points to what is ineffable. In Christian parlance it bespeaks the unknowable qualities of the Godhead; the best way … Continue reading →

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Further Lamentations

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Vajragoni

Pierced by the Dark Ray of Infused Contemplation, the adept sees no immediate remedy from the awful desolate landscape which presents itself. Recollecting past spiritual gains only intensifies the grief of its loss. Advanced adepts who have entered into the … Continue reading →

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In the Belly of the Beast

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Vajragoni

The spiritual-death that the adept incurs in the Dark Night of the Spirit is like joining Old Jonah in the Belly of the Whale. Yet the adept must continue to abide in this dark-confining tomb until the Dark Ray of … Continue reading →

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Infused Contemplation

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Vajragoni

The Dark Night of the Spirit is an inflowing of the Unborn Spirit. It purges the Unborn Mind adept of all imperfections, both natural, psychophysical and spiritual. This is known by contemplatives as “Infused Contemplation”. This is also when celestial … Continue reading →

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Preparation for the Ascent

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Vajragoni

Contemplating Mind (Han-shan Te-Ch’ing (1546-1623) Look upon the body as unreal, An image in a mirror, Or the reflection of the moon in water. Contemplate the mind as formless, Yet bright and pure. Not a single thought arising, Empty, yet … Continue reading →

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