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Tag Archives: Element of Truth
Cultivating Prajñāpāramitā
The Buddha spoke to Mañjuśrī, saying, “When cultivating Prajñāpāramitā thusly, how should one abide in Prajñāpāramitā?” Mañjuśrī said, “Not abiding in dharmas is abiding in Prajñāpāramitā.” The Buddha again asked Mañjuśrī, “Why do you say that not abiding in dharmas … Continue reading
Impermanence
Incessant change is the product of a Self-empty World, All arising and cessating out of sheer ignorance. If you attempt to search for the true in this phantasmagoria, False will be your opinionated and deluded companions. Life is experiencing a … Continue reading
Posted in Hsin Hsin Ming
Tagged Deathless Suchness, Element of Truth, form, phantasm, samsara, Suchness, Truth, Unborn
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(11) The Quest for the Unborn
The quest for the Unborn, is indeed a quest that is vast in terms of allegiance and determination. The word of the Unborn… Is essentially the only dharma, an Unborn Mind adept needs while proceeding towards supreme enlightenment. When the … Continue reading
Posted in The Dragon Mind of Zen Tarot
Tagged Cittamatra, dharmadhatu, Element of Truth, Mind, ONE, One Law, One Precept, Quest for the Unborn, Unborn
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Coming Soon: The Tathāgatagarbhatārā Tantra
Hello all. Blogging resumes again here at Unborn Mind Zen. Last year at this time work was begun presenting “The Lankavatarian Book of the Dead”, a work that essentially was an exercise in Atiyoga as the vehicle in which the … Continue reading
Posted in Spirituality, The Tathāgatagarbhatārā Tantra
Tagged Element of Truth, Mahāyoga, Noble Wisdom, Tantra, Tara, Tathāgatagarbha, Unborn, Vajrayana, Yoga, yogin
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To Boldly Go Where No Priest Has Gone Before: Bardo 1, Part 1
Bardo One (Birth, Life & Death): Part 1 Opening Homage: It is customary to begin such a work with a salutation in high honor with what is commonly known as the Trikaya, or the three bodies of the Buddha. Traditionally … Continue reading
Let there be Light
Bloodstream Sermon, part 5 If you’re not sure don’t act. Once you act, you wander through birth and death and regret having no refuge. Poverty and hardship are created by false thinking. To understand this mind you have to act … Continue reading
Posted in The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma, Zen
Tagged Buddha Nature, Element of Truth, Enlightenment
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As Tears Go By
7.The Goddess Thereupon, Manjusri, the crown prince, addressed the Licchavi Vimalakirti: “Good sir, how should a bodhisattva regard all living beings?” Vimalakirti replied, “Manjusri, a bodhisattva should regard all livings beings as a wise man regards the reflection of the … Continue reading
Posted in The Vimalakirti Sutra, Zen
Tagged Avalokiteśvara, Element of Truth, self-emptying, sunyata, Vimalakirti Sutra
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