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Tag Archives: Lankavatara Sutra
The untrapped Mind
The untrapped Mind is the Mind of Nirvana. Where defiled minds dwell in countless positions of their own making, the untrapped Mind remains free in the shining reality of its own uncreatedness. Any mind given to the most minute desire for resistance against … Continue reading
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Tagged Bodhidharma, Buddhadharma, Dharma, Dharmakaya Sutra, Lankavatara Sutra, Mind, Pure Mind, Tozen, Unborn, Zen
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Avīci Hell
Perhaps the best known hell-realm within Buddhism is Avīci Hell. It’s the most ferocious and unrelenting dominion that houses the most grievous perpetrators such as those who commit matricide and patricide, rapists, in particular one Ananda (not to be confused … Continue reading
Seng Ts’an
Perhaps the tale that intrigues me the most about Seng Ts’an was his early encounter with his Lankavatarian teacher, Huike, who exclaimed to him, “You are riddled with leprosy, and yet you come to me?” Seng Ts’an’s classic response was, … Continue reading
Riding the head of the Black Dragon
Zen Buddhism strives, to get you the fastest possible way, to the undivided light of the Unborn Mind. Your own true nature. From there on, the true path of the ariyan Mind begins, and the light of Mahayana, shining with … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Dragon, Lankavatara Sutra, light, Mind, Spirit, Tozen, Zen, Zen Buddhism
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Tozen: Facing the dilemma of the fourth noble truth
“Master, please tell me. What is the difference between the material body-mind and the spiritual one? I know I am supposed to cut through the dialectical mind with your koans, directly seeing for myself what truth is, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged action, dream, fourth noble truth, Lankavatara Sutra, light, Mind, Tozen, Unborn, uncreated
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That’s a Wrap!
This past month studying and commentating on the new Red Pine edition of the Lankavatara Sutra has truly been an auspicious time for me; my hope is that this may prove of some benefit for present and future students of … Continue reading
The Long and Winding Road
As the Lanka winds-down, we are left with some very constructive impressions. Red Pine masterfully translates the great malady that affects all sentient beings—the diurnal wheel of samsara and its accompanying dependent origination: “Fools let their thoughts wander among the … Continue reading
The Other
Section LXXXII of the Lanka delineates the nature of the Tathagata-garbha and the Alaya vijnana (repository consciousness). This can be quite confusing because although apparently different—one pure, one defiled—they are also essentially synonymous in nature. A good analogy to break … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaya vijnana, garbha, Lankavatara Sutra, Red Pine, tathagata-garbha, womb
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Mind Games
Sections LXXX-XC entitled “Final Questions” by Red Pine actually combines the former Suzuki chapters 4-9 into one chapter, 4. At the beginning of this Lanka series mention was made concerning the various stages that comprise the Bodhisattva path, and that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bodhisattva Stages, Lankavatara Sutra, Mind Games, Red Pine, Tathata-garbha Zen
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Instant Karma
The Lanka once again makes reference to not equating words with meaning: “Mahamati, if one person points to something with their finger, and a foolish person looks at their finger, they won’t know what they really mean. In the same … Continue reading
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