Tag Archives: intention

Karma and Rebirth

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Vajragoni

This January series will be a systematic study on Karma and Rebirth. We will consider the topic from many different perspectives, essentially broken down in the following schemata: Vedic Origins Early Buddhist Unborn Bhagavad Gita The Yogasūtras of Patañjali Mahayana … Continue reading →

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The Forerunner of All Things: Buddhaghosa on Mind, Intention, and Agency

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Vajragoni

Just came across this: Scholars have long been intrigued by the Buddha’s defining action (karma) as intention. This book explores systematically how intention and agency were interpreted in all genres of early Theravada thought. It offers a philosophical exploration of … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Bodhifield

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Vajragoni

  Ten: Cosmic Bodhifield The Buddha asked Subhuti, “In ancient times when the Tathagata practiced under Buddha Dipankara, did he attain any Dharma?” Subhuti answered, “No, World-Honored One. In ancient times when the Tathagata was practicing under Buddha Dipankara, he … Continue reading →

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Folding-Space: Bardo 2, Part 6

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Vajragoni

Bardo 1 (part 6) highlighted how “intention” was the determining factor in the flow of Qi throughout the meridian (energetic) system. In like fashion, the proper focus of intention is the key behind how the Manomayakāya navigates through the Sambhogakayic-field … Continue reading →

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Primordial Qigong in Light of the Unborn: Bardo 1, Part 6

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Vajragoni

The body and its consciousness is a vehicle (awareness mechanism) wherein [in Bardo Realm One] the awareness principle slowly comes to self-realization—like a pearl of great price embedded in its shell beneath the heavy-pressurized environment-matrix of the oceanic depths of … Continue reading →

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