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Six perfections is on its way out. I thank all of you for your feedback and readership. There is a brighter light in all of us that we must let shine through. There is a crystal composition that by its very nature allows all impediment to flow through and away. And at some point in an artist life, there comes the realization that in order to remain creative and free, he or she must stop trying to

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Sutra Pitaka "And how is a monk content? Just as a bird, wherever it goes, flies with its wings as its only burden, so too is he content with a set of robes to provide for his body and alms food to provide for his hunger. Wherever he goes, he takes only his barest necessities along. This is how a monk is content" — D.2. "This Dhamma is for one who is content, not for one who is discontent.'

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Lankavatara Sutra"...what is meaning? The Bodhisattva-Mahasattva is said to have grasped meaning well, when, all alone in a lonely place, he walks the path leading to Nirvana, by means of his transcendental wisdom which grows from learning, thinking, and meditation, and causing a revulsion first at the source of habit-energy by his self knowledge, abides on the stages of self-realisation where he

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Lankavatara Sutra"People of this world are dependent on two things, Mahamati, that is, they are dependent on the idea of being and of that of non-being, and they fall into nihilism or in realism. They imagine emancipation where there is no emancipation."

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"Perhaps atheist are a figment of gods imagination..."-Unknown

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Eight Realizations Of Great Beings"Realize that the mind is insatiable and that it constantly strives for more, thus adding to its transgressions and mistakes. The Bodhisattva is not like this. He thinks often of being satisfied with what he has, is peaceful in poverty and upholds the Dharma. Wisdom is his only concern."Click image below to enlarge...

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What is translated here as 'immediacies' can be understood as 'deadly sins'. These are indeed the equivalent of the deadly sins of Buddhism, in which the performance of any leads one directly to a hellish existence. The way the Buddha switched around the meaning of these while teaching Mahamati is deeply poetic and genius. I had to read it three of four times. -ELankavatara SutraWhat are the five

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Lankavatara SutraThereupon the Blessed One said: In accordance with the authoritative teachings in which there are no discriminations, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva-Mahasattva retire by himself to a quiet secluded place, where he may reflect within himself, not relying on anybody else, but by means of his own inner intelligence, in order to discard erroneous views and discrimination's, make

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Anyone interested in SOLID intro meditation should check this out. Great time for this class to take place. No reason not to go if you're in San Diego -EPlease join us for an evening introduction to the Foundations of Mindfulness Sutra (Satipatthana Sutta). This basic teaching of the Buddha is a keystone for the Plum Village tradition, and of Buddhist practice the world over. In this the eighth

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The Yogachara is sweet. The Prasangika Madhyamika is my personal favorite. Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi is all there really is in the end, if even that could be said. -EHuayan Buddhism, a philosophical school of Chinese Buddhism was indebted to the Dilun and Shelun schools, the early advocates of Yogacara school in China. These schools agreed that the ultimate level of consciousness, alayavijnana,

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The term 'skillful means' or 'upaya' is horribly misused by a lot of Buddhist organizations to situate and fancy their practice however they deem convenient. Although the Bodhisattvas are known for their 'bait and switch' tactics, what the Buddha did could probably be better described as 'spiral learning'. Bare in mind however, that there are no bounds to an enlightened mind. -ELankavatara

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Here we go again... -ELankavatara Sutra"...Mahamati, the philosophers who are the gathering of the deluded, foster the notion of deriving the birth of all things from that of being and non-being, and fail to regard it as caused by the attachment to the multidinousness which arises from the discrimination of the mind itself. Mahamati, no fear arises in me by making this statement. In this light,

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FYI - Manjusri is a 16 year old in most of the sutras -EClick the image below to enlarge...

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Sutra On Manjusri's Attainment Of BuddhahoodThen, Bodhisattva Lion of Thundering Voice asked the Buddha, "World Honored One, what will be Manjusri's name when he becomes a Buddha?" The Buddha answered, "Good man, when Manjusri becomes a Buddha, he will be named Universal Sight. Why? Because that Tathagata will make himself visible to all sentient beings in innumerable hundreds of thousands of

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Sutra On Manjusri's Attainment Of BuddhahoodBodhisattva Lion of Thundering Voice asked, "What is 'attainment'?"Manjusri answered,"'Attainment' is a conventional expression. In fact, what saints attain is inexpressible. Why? Because the Dharma rests upon nothing and is beyond speech. Furthermore, good man, to regard non-attainment as attainment, and as neither attainment nor non-attainment, is

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King Henry The 8th"My lord, if it were not to satisfy the world and my Realm, I would not do that I must do this day for none earthly thing."

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Watch this buy blow at the end...

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My favorite tune, in typical fashion...

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RINO!!Linkhttp://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/chinese-characters-mysterious-enlightenment-wu-8636.html

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Sutra On Manjusri's Attainment Of BuddhahoodHe has practiced with supreme vigorFor millions of kalpas:Out of vast concern for suffering sentient beings,He forgets all weariness.He has perfected immeasurable, peerless meditation;The one with the pure voice will enter the city.

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Time to get back to work. -EThe Inexhaustible Stores Of WisdomWhen a Bodhisattva sees lustful beings, he should think, 'It is my fault that they are so inflamed with desire.' When he sees sentient beings inflamed with anger or foolish delusions, he should also think 'This is my fault. Why? It is my duty to find medicine and ways to heal sick sentient beings when I see them. I vowed to relieve

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Meaning, step by step, the story, preservation and video. Check it out -Ehttp://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/buddhism/yamantaka-mandala.cfmSeventy Six Avalokiteshvara Statue With Interviewhttp://www.artsmia.org/viewer/detail.php?v=2&id=131

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We've all gotten so use to thinking of Avalokiteshvara as a woman that seeing him in man form is almost awkward. An example of how art influences history and vice-versa. -EClick the image below to enlarge...

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I love the name 'Lightning Attainment" -EThe Inexhaustible Stores Of Wisdom"Now, Lightning Attainment, what is meant by a a Bodhisattva-Mahasattva's store of wisdom for the deluded? Lightning Attainment, it is a very difficult task for Bodhisattvas to cope with the deluded, because such people pursue deluded actions, feel malice toward others, are wrapped up in the shell of ignorance like silk

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The Inexhaustible Stores Of Wisdom"...to illustrate further: the sun, emerging from behind a mountain, sheds its light all over the world and causes the various colors, such as blue, yellow, red and white to appear where it shines, while the sun itself remains one undifferentiated, single-colored light. Similarly, the Bodhisattva, the sun of wisdom, illuminates the entire dharmadhatu in the same

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