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(24) Vibration

The basis for the sanskrit language is that sound, made up by vibrations, equals energy. Once a practitioner connects with the energy-field regulating breath (prāṇa), a heightened awareness power arises which then makes it possible to expand with the “body” … Continue reading

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Tozen: The four states of Zen bliss/samadhi by means of Tathagata Zen

  A good student asked me; “If IT (the light) is a feeling, it is not the self. Then how is uniting with a feeling the right progress (practice)? ” My rather lengthy answer, which I recommend you read several … Continue reading

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Benediction

Fifteen: Benediction [Gemmell] “If a good disciple, whether man or woman, in the morning, at noonday, and at eventide, sacrificed lives innumerable as the sands of the Ganges, and thus without intermission throughout infinite ages; and if another disciple, hearing … Continue reading

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Tozen: The great light of Mahayana – a short guide into the Mind of Tathagata Zen

———————————————————- The great light of Mahayana – a short guide into the Mind of Tathagata Zen “Master, why is Mara unable to reach us on vulture’s peak, yet is able to cause us great distress to our body and minds … Continue reading

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