Tag Archives: Vāsanā

Beyond Birth and Death

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Vajragoni

Discussion of the Tozen Video, “No Birth, No Death,” from the YouTube Bodhichild Channel

Grok: The video “No Birth, No Death” from the Dragon Mind of Zen series on the Bodhichild YouTube channel, as taught by Tozen, explores profound concepts rooted in Zen Buddhist philosophy, specifically from the perspective of the Unborn Mind Zen school. The core theme revolves around the idea that the “true self” is unborn and deathless, existing beyond the cycle of birth and death, and that suffering (dukkha) arises from ignorance of this truth. Below is a discussion of the video’s key points, themes, and implications, based on the provided transcript and the broader context of Zen teachings. read more

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Wall Paintings

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Vajragoni
  1. The Gandharva’s air-castle, Maya, a hair-circle, and a fata morgana, they’re non-entities yet they appear as if they were entities; the nature of an objective existence is thus to be regarded.

Yet another reinforcement of the Lanka’s favorite metaphors of illusionary reality. My favorite are the Gandharvas. They have quite the allegorical background: read more

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Karmāśaya

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Vajragoni

In conjunction with earlier blogs in this series, Patañjali’s work does not beat around the bush—there needs to be a daily purification of the sattva, of one’s being. If not undertaken, future karmic seeds will continue to run amok. Mircea Eliade writes eloquently about being conditioned and governed by the seeds of karma: read more

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