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Sweet Soother of Souls
There are many horrors awaiting those who are consigned to the Buddhist Hells, but on occasion Compassion itself is to be found there and hopefully experienced. Eileen Gardiner’s Buddhist Hell: Visions, Tours, and Descriptions of the Infernal Otherworld, covers tales … Continue reading
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Tagged Avalokiteśvara, Eileen Gardiner, Karandavyuha Sutra, Mulian, Yama
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Yama and the ill-fated being
In some Buddhist traditions there are Ten Kings of Hell, but the most prominent one is known as Yama. It is revealed in the suttas that Yama was himself reborn in hell because of his own former actions; pining for … Continue reading
The Principle of the Thing
ii.30-31 Observing the Law is the beginning of Wisdom 2.30 The Five Principles of Yama are: Non-Violence Truthfulness Integrity Chaste Spirit Non-Attachment Yama (Right Abstinence) consists of five principles that assure Right Development in the Unborn. The first is not … Continue reading
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Tagged codes of conduct, Five Principles, Non Attachment, Unborn, Wisdom, Yama
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Yoga’s Eight Limbs
ii. 28-29 Yoga’s Eight-Limbs are the means to transformation 2.28 When the impurities have dried-up, Right Perception dawns pointing the way to Re-union with the Unborn. The upcoming sutras focus on Patañjali’s practical means to subdue the skandhas and rise … Continue reading
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Tagged Asana, Dharana, Dhyana, Eight Limbs of Yoga, Niyama, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Raja Yoga, Right Posture, samadhi, transformation, Unborn, Yama
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