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The Creator

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Vajragoni

An earnest, true Lankavatarian adept of the Unborn Mind-school should recognize and be fully convinced that this triple world is nothing but a complex manifestation of one`s mental activities; that it is devoid of selfness and its belongings. That there … Continue reading →

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The Lanka and the no-soul

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Vajragoni

In order to have the best overall comprehension of Unborn Mind Zen’s notion of a soul, one first needs to turn to the best foundational source, the Lankavatara Sutra. As we do so keep in mind this question: Does a … Continue reading →

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Eternal Birth

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Vajragoni

It is within Eckhart’s exact art of preaching and the “ascesis of attentive listening” that the transcendent awareness of the Divine Birth takes place, and the mystical ground is self-realized; incidentally this is the same act as proclaiming and receiving … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Madness

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Vajragoni

DISCOURSE NINE How confused adepts misunderstand the word “in”, And the delusions which follow The madness of which I’m referring to unfolds like this: they have read and heard it said that they should shut down their exterior senses and … Continue reading →

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Why Birth, Why Death?

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Vajragoni

Having now covered a healthy dose of this series on the Sagathakam, you may have observed that many of these gathas (verses) are repetitious in nature. It’s as if the Sagathakam is one long spiritual exercise for students of the … Continue reading →

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The Astounding Eighth Stage

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Vajragoni

Mind (citta*) is the Alayavijnana, Manas is that which has reflection as its characteristic nature, it apprehends the various sense-fields, for which reason it is called a Vijnana. Citta: citta principally means Mind. However, Suzuki breaks this down even more … Continue reading →

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In A Lotus Palace

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Vajragoni

[Cleary]: Constantly strengthened with impressions by the intellect as a basis of permanent reliance, the mind rambles in the realm of the senses like iron drawn to a magnet. Ruled by the intellect alone, the result is being permanently marred … Continue reading →

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Non-Abidance

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Vajragoni

3. Q: Where does the Unborn Mind dwell? A: Dwelling in imageless non-abiding is Its True Abode. Q: What is this imageless non-abiding? A: Imagelessness means abiding in no-thing, whether good or evil, being or non-being, neither within nor without, … Continue reading →

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The Fundamental Principle

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Vajragoni

16. “On the first day of the ninth moon, the Master said to me: From the time when the Great Master Bodhidharma arrived in China, he spoke only of the One Mind and transmitted only the one Dharma. He used … Continue reading →

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