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Asceticism

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Vajragoni

  Asceticism has been discussed in several articles throughout this blog, but I am taking a much broader look at the subject in this series, incorporating aspects of both Eastern and Western thought. The concept of ascesis, derived from the … Continue reading →

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The Dynamis of Evil

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Vajragoni

In Ephesians 6:12, Paul writes: …we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities (archas), against the powers (exousias), against the world rulers (kosmokratoras), of this present darkness, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in heavenly places. In … Continue reading →

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Dark Buddha

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Vajragoni

“It is said that one who practices the Way will remove obstructing demons. If one simply practices zazen and doesn’t chant sacred words from sutras, by what grace will he remove these obstructions?”  Bassui: “A robber does not break into … Continue reading →

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Amitabha’s Lotus and Skull-Cup Empowerment

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Vajragoni

He couldn’t believe it was happening! Not again! But sure enough, after being protected and comforted with the arrival of Pandaravasini, Schäfer found himself in a similar predicament when his body was being decapitated by the demons; but this time … Continue reading →

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(30) The Cosmic Battle

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Vajragoni

A great battle takes place within you, sometimes you become painfully aware of this war and sometimes it seems so far away that you hardly notice it. Yet, it is an ongoing war that takes place in a dry wasteland … Continue reading →

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Position-less

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Vajragoni

When the Terrible-Twos are no more, Where’s the Demon Head of the One to be found? In the Unborn Mind, There is no need for standardization in any form. Equanimity is the point of arriving where you have never left. … Continue reading →

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(19) Like an Eagle

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Vajragoni

Relaxed… But focused… Like an eagle in the sky… With its clear and observant eye… The light-trainee walks the earth and does not allow her mind to depend on anything which is subject to birth and death… Very few, if … Continue reading →

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Powers of Gnosis

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Vajragoni

We have now come to the siddhis-proper, or those mystical powers assimilated from the yogic foundation provided from the perfect sanyamaic-discipline, or the techniques of applying Dhāranā, Dhyāna and Samadhi to any given phenomenal energy-field. As can be weighed from … Continue reading →

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The Hard Won Path

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Vajragoni

  The Yogasūtras of Patañjali Book II: The Hard Won Path Whereas Book I was the heart of Patañjali’s Yoga sutras—the Hardcore Teachings of eradicating all thought-obstructions in order to “Yoke” with the Unborn—Book II is a practicum—a “how to guide” … Continue reading →

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The Demons of Form

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Vajragoni

  “Ananda, you should know that as a cultivator sits in the Bodhimanda, he is doing away with all thoughts. When his thoughts come to an end, there will be nothing on his mind. This state of pure clarity will … Continue reading →

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