A Bodhi-Pearl Welcome!
Recent Comments
- Vajragoni on Primordial Darkness Retreat
- Eali on Primordial Darkness Retreat
- Vajragoni on Primordial Darkness Retreat
- Eali on Primordial Darkness Retreat
- Mark Errington on Dōgenism—the Bane of the Buddhadharma
-
Recent Posts
Categories
- A Darkness Visible
- A Docetic Assessment
- A Mystical Odyssey through the Sagathakam
- Akṣhobhya’s Pure Land
- Anūnatvāpūrṇatvanirdeśaparivarta
- Ariyapariyesanā Sutta
- Ascending the Noble Mountain of Primordial Perfection
- Bankei Zen
- Beyond the Rainbow Body
- Black Dragon Eye Mandala
- Buddhism’s Black Holes
- Buddhist Anecdotes
- Buddhist Hells
- Chuang-Tzu
- Contemporary Musings
- Ḍākiṇī
- Dharmakaya Abbey
- Divine Revelation
- Ekacitta: Advanced Studies in Dark Zen
- Entry into the Dharmadhātu
- Eremitical Dhyani Meditations
- Gnostikos
- Hsin Hsin Ming
- Karma and Rebirth
- Korean Sŏn
- Kulayarāja Tantra—The Motherly Buddha
- Little Office of Our Lady of the Void
- Mañjuśrī Teaches Prajñāpāramitā
- Māra and Satan
- Mud and Water: Bassui Zen
- Mystagogia
- Notes from the Iron Stupa
- Nothingness in Nāgārjuna and John of the Cross
- Primordial Qigong
- Spirituality
- Terma: A Mind Film by Vajragoni
- The Awakening of Faith
- The Bhagavad Gita
- The Diamond Sutra
- The Divine Liturgy of Vajrasattva
- The Doctrine of Awakening
- The Dragon Mind of Zen Tarot
- The Heart Sutra
- The Hermit's Den
- The Khaggavisāṇa Sutta: A Rhinoceros Horn
- The Lankavatara Sutra
- The Lankavatarian Book of the Dead
- The Lion's Roar of Queen Śrīmālā
- The Lotus Sutra
- The Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra
- The Naga Chronicles
- The Platform Sutra
- The Ratnagotravibhāgaśāstra
- The Secret Golden Light of the Unborn
- The Śūrańgama Sūtra
- The Sutra of Primordial Enlightenment
- The Tathāgatagarbhatārā Tantra
- The Vajrasamādhi Sutra
- The Vimalakirti Sutra
- The Yogasūtras of Patañjali
- The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
- The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening
- The Zen Teachings of Huang Po
- Tozen Teaching
- Tsung-mi: An Intimate Study
- Unborn I Ching
- Unborn Light Reiki
- Uncategorized
- Vasubandhu and the Absolute
- Wisdom from the Masters
- Zen
Tag Archives: Tathagata Zen
(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
Posted in The Dragon Mind of Zen Tarot
Tagged illusion, interdependent origination, Mind, One Mind, Prana, Tathagata Zen, vibration
Leave a comment
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
Posted in Tozen Teaching, Zen
Tagged Four states of Zen bliss, Mind, samadhi, Tathagata, Tathagata Zen, Tozen, Unborn Mind, Zen
Leave a comment
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
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
Posted in Tozen Teaching, Zen
Tagged light, Mind, Tathagata Zen, Tozen, Vulture's Peak, Zen
Leave a comment