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The Top-Ten Qualities of the Ratnagotra
We have arrived at the core-teaching of the Ratna: all sentient beings are endowed with the Buddhagarbha, or the transcendent seed (gotra) of Bodhi. It is taught as Vajra-point four–the Dhātu, or the essence of the Buddha-Element—Tathagata-garbha. As essence, the … Continue reading
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Gotra: The Transformative Principle
As mentioned in the introduction to this series, the Ratnagotravibhāga principally covers seven vajrapadas (adamantine topics); vajrapada is Sanskrit for “Vajra-Base”. The seven [Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, and Saṃgha), the element (dhātu, which is equivalent to tathāgatagarbha), awakening (bodhi), the … Continue reading
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Is there need for a teacher in Zen?
Oftentimes the question is asked, “Do I need a teacher in Zen?” Without going into some theoretical basis for this question, my own experience will be the foundation for hopefully providing some insight into this timely issue. My earliest exposures … Continue reading
Technique #1: The Dantian
Question: O.K., so let’s look more closely then at Unborn Light Reiki’s methodology. I see that you’ve begun by incorporating Usui’s stages of training and that you are presently introducing the first stage, or Shoden. What does Shoden mean? Vajragoni: … Continue reading
The True Lion’s Roar of Queen Śrīmālā (Intro)
The sutra is also known as the Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra and in its abbreviated form as Śrī-mālā-sūtra ; the original author is unknown. Scholars concur that it was written in the Andhra region of South India in the third-century A.D. and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Wayman, Dharma, gotra, Great Vehicle, One-Vehicle, Queen Śrī-mālā, Śrī-mālā, Tathāgatagarbha
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The Cardinal Dynamism of the Unborn
TWO: THE CARDINAL DYNAMISM OF THE UNBORN Vajradhara Buddha addressed Vajarpanī: “Noble Bodhisattva, attend well to this instruction! The Unborn Mind is the All-Creative Sovereign—the cardinal-dynamism of all created spheres and organisms. “This cardinal-dynamism is the non-conceptual and primordial void-focus … Continue reading
Buddha-nature
2. Bloodstream Sermon, part one Everything that appears in the three realms comes from the mind. Hence Buddhas of the past and future teach mind to mind without bothering about definitions. But if they don’t define it, what do they … Continue reading
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Metanoia
Essentially, metanoia (greek) means an inward conversion, a radical change of heart through the “turning-about” within the deepest recesses of consciousness. Jesus the Christ in Matthew’s Gospel account explains it thus, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and … Continue reading