Tag Archives: Nirabhasagocara

Illusion

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Vajragoni

CHAPTER II ILLUSION (Vaitathya) The Lord (Ātman), with his mind turned outward, variously imagines the diverse objects (such as sound, etc.), which are already in his mind (in the form of Vāsanas or Sankalpas or desires). The Ātman again (with … Continue reading →

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Where There Are No Shadows

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Vajragoni

It needs to be noted that within the Lanka, and within Unborn Mind Zen too, the notion of the reality of an objective world is not denied within its own relativity; Tozen once taught that, “You have to understand that … Continue reading →

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Homer and the Realm of Shadows

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Vajragoni

The psyche (ψυχή) for Homer was primarily a shadowy-substance, devoid of consciousness or any form of mental proclivity. It meant the difference between the living and the dead. The dead lost all memories of their former life—this was the result … Continue reading →

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Turning-back Home

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Vajragoni

[Cleary]: The appearance of objects to humans is thought; thought expresses what is imagined.  There is no object; it is only thought; without imagination, one is freed. Close in conjunction with the motto of a Lankavatarian: What the mind focuses … Continue reading →

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The Generation and Cultivation of the Bodhi-Seed

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Vajragoni

Chapter Six: The True Nature of the Void, Con’t Sariputra said, “[As the spiritual path of] all sentient beings begin as iccantikas (persons blocked from enlightenment). In order to attain the [level of] the tathagatas’ and the tathagatas’ absolute characteristics … Continue reading →

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Thought vs. Self

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Vajragoni

iv. 18-22 The Self is the Master over all thought-constructions. 4.18 The changeless Selfhood of spirit is Master over the churning of incessant thoughts. Thought being constructed out of the phenomenal mind-stuff is inferior to the Self that is Self-Luminous … Continue reading →

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