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31 October, 2013
Compassion
Sogyal Rinpoche
30 October, 2013
What After? By Julian Colgan
After catapulted into the refined air ways of a high ranking
official of some company or institution, and after sliding
down from one’s seat of glory, where will one be
when there is no one left to hug one’s rich or poor
conception of self esteem?
After embarking upon numerous social and
political campaigns for numerous humanitarian causes,
and after rallying against numerous human injustices,
which course of action or program of defense will
permanently put an end to human greed and sorrow?
After running around cities without end for winning trophies
of self respect, and after losing many pounds for
some marathon, who will run to one’s deathbed
when everyone is running out of fear of impermanence?
After believing in socialism, communism, democracy
and dictator run societies, and after surviving the incessant wars
led by charismatic leaders, which form of government
will give one and everyone else lasting peace of mind?
After building great monuments and stupas to the
national heroes and sages of the ever fading past,
and after having commemorated and dedicated
one’s sons and daughters to their pomp celebrations,
where will one hold a national banquet when one happens
to brush against the unknown heroes and
sages of the present moment in time?
After sacrificing oneself to the millions of
established religions and the thousands of state
approved cults, and after reading all that one can
on legendary figures, which ideology will take the place
of one’s own realization of the self or no self?
After doing all that one can to make samsara a little more
pleasant, and after wrecking the future lives
of future civilizations, sometimes not acting is better
than acting and sometimes moving is better than not moving.
After investing all of one’s hopes and dreams for progress
in the fantasies and technological advancements of
the age of reason, and after pushing the sciences to
the forefront of modern education, sometimes disbelieving
what is popular is conductive to a healthy mind and
sometimes agreeing with sound principles is more
than reasonable to the self deluded.
After donating all of one’s money to a charity,
and after traveling on pilgrimage to all holy shrines
of the world’s religions, sometimes investing in
oneself is wiser than investing in self help gurus
and sometimes traveling up the path of the
sushumna is more extravagant than the veneration
surrounding praise worthy places.
After graduating with an honorary degree or a handful
of vocational skills, and after retiring from the workplace
or beginning a new career, sometimes never beginning
the process is more revealing of human dignity than
any program of rapid self improvement and sometimes
pausing between moments is enough to reflect on the
impermanence of every human desire.
After enlightened through one’s self inquiries,
and after dumbed down by societies demands,
listen to one’s proper consciousness and listen to
the original thoughts of all involved in the upheaval
of tyrannical forms of social interactions.
After all is said and done, and after every desire
is as maxed out as our visa cards, the
Buddha Dharma finally makes perfect sense
and finally means something to those who have
tried everything that is regarded as meritorious to human society.
Julian Colgan (Copyright)
Awake to Buddhahood
29 October, 2013
28 October, 2013
27 October, 2013
25 October, 2013
Dhammapada...
“When you see with discernment, 'All fabrications are inconstant'--
you grow disenchanted with stress. This is the path to purity.
When you see with discernment, 'All fabrications are stressful'--
you grow disenchanted with stress. This is the path to purity.
When you see with discernment, 'All phenomena are not-self'--
you grow disenchanted with stress.
This is the path to purity.”
Dhammapada, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
23 October, 2013
Rumi insight...
Rumi
22 October, 2013
Upanishad Wisdom...
There is the path of wisdom and the path of ignorance.
They are far apart and lead to different ends. . . .
Abiding in the midst of ignorance, thinking themselves
wise and learned, fools go aimlessly hither and thither
like the blind led by the blind. What lies beyond life
shines not to those who are childish, or careless, or
deluded by wealth.
21 October, 2013
20 October, 2013
Consciousness
Bhagavad Gita
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19 October, 2013
18 October, 2013
17 October, 2013
Rumi reflection...
“Give your life for that cup of divine wisdom.
How can you succeed without endurance and patience?
To wait for the sake of that cup is no hardship.
Show patience, for patience is the key to joy.”
16 October, 2013
Sutra...
save all sentient beings everywhere. I vow to cut off
all the passions everywhere. I vow to study all the
Buddhist teachings everywhere.
I vow to achieve the unsurpassed Buddha Way.”
The Sutra of Hui-Neng,
The Sutra of Hui-Neng,
adapted from the translations by Philip Yampolsky and A.F. Price
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15 October, 2013
Altruism...
“Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world; by
devotion to selfless work one attains the supreme goal of life.
Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind.”
Bhagavad Gita
14 October, 2013
On opposites...
“God created suffering and heartache, so that joy might be known as their opposite.
Hidden things become manifest through their opposites. But God has no opposite;
so he remains hidden. Light is known as the opposite of darkness.
But God's light has no opposite. Thus we cannot know him through our eyes.”
Rumi
13 October, 2013
12 October, 2013
The Secret...
“It is a fool who blames the sun for his own blindness.
The scriptures even proclaim aloud: There is in truth no
creation and no destruction; no one is bound, no one is seeking
Liberation, no one is on the way to Deliverance.
There are none Liberated. This is the absolute truth. My dear
disciple, this, the sum and substance of all the Upanishads,
the secret of secrets, is my instruction to you.”
Shankaracharya
11 October, 2013
09 October, 2013
08 October, 2013
Self and I...
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“The face of truth is hidden by your orb of gold, O sun.
May you remove your orb so that I, who adore the true,
may see the glory of truth. O nourishing sun, solitary traveler,
controller, source of life for all creatures, spread your light
And subdue your dazzling splendor so that I may see your blessed Self.
Even that very Self am I!”
Isha Upanishad
07 October, 2013
Awakening by Somwang
Floating dreams
in moonlit beams
Scented breeze
the moment seize
Fragrant blooms
& angels swoon
For this new dawn
love seeds sown
The time is now
eternal Tao
An earthly song
a drum & gong
Thee do I embrace
to finally awake!
Somwang
06 October, 2013
On Teaching ...
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“The Buddha said to Ananda: "Truly, Ananda, it's not easy to
teach the way of freedom to others. In teaching freedom to others,
the best way is to first establish five things and then teach.
What are the five? When you teach others, you must think:
'I will teach in a gradual and sensitive way. I will speak
with the goal in mind. I will speak with gentleness. I will not
speak in order to gain anything. I will not speak with a view to
harming anyone.' "If you establish thse five things,
your teaching will be well received."”
Anguttara Nikaya
05 October, 2013
ON BODHICITTA: The Compassionate Heart of the Enlightened Mind
It is the supreme elixir
That overcomes the sovereignty of death.
It is the inexhaustible treasure
That eliminates poverty in the world.
It is the supreme medicine
That quells the world’s disease.
It is the tree that shelters all beings
Wandering and tired on the path of conditioned existence.
It is the universal bridge
That leads to freedom from unhappy states of birth.
It is the dawning moon of the mind
That dispels the torment of disturbing conceptions.
It is the great sun that finally removes
The misty ignorance of the world.
SHANTIDEVA
That overcomes the sovereignty of death.
It is the inexhaustible treasure
That eliminates poverty in the world.
It is the supreme medicine
That quells the world’s disease.
It is the tree that shelters all beings
Wandering and tired on the path of conditioned existence.
It is the universal bridge
That leads to freedom from unhappy states of birth.
It is the dawning moon of the mind
That dispels the torment of disturbing conceptions.
It is the great sun that finally removes
The misty ignorance of the world.
SHANTIDEVA
04 October, 2013
Metta Suta...
Metta Suta
03 October, 2013
Find Me In The Rainbow
Always near, at times so far
Is where all the gurus are.
Seen and felt I share my love
In any form: the magician’s dove
We are many but we are One
I am your mother, father, son
I am you and you are me.
Know this and you’ll be free.
Clouds may come, clouds depart
Knowing me is quite an art.
Seek me not where I am not
Sing with heart, untie this knot.
Whoever seeketh is sure to find
The true secret that is Mind
Be unafraid : you must know
You will find me in a rainbow.
For the rainbow and I are one.
And above me so is the sun…
Somwang
August 2013, Sukhothai
01 October, 2013
The Power of the Powerful Ones and their aspirants
I was recently reflecting with a friend on the great battles for power, be they be waged by corporate giants, politicians, academicians, scientists, bankers or all those on the descending gradient of "Egoic possession". We have all seen the accompanying misery of illness and emotional turmoil they manage to accumulate, its in the news most of the time. The reality is that the final outcome for everyone is inevitably death at some point or another WITHOUT the possibility of taking any of the "tangibles" to the other side. I would like to sum up what this is all about for them.
A life spent enjoying life and contributing to uplifting our planets inhabitants might be more fulfilling and make more sense. After all while it is true that material wealth does not cross the great divide, it is highly possible that a consciousness filled with positive seeds and peace, might well carry that lasting legacy throughout its long journey.
Its a thought worth considering!
Leonid Snitsi
Its a thought worth considering!
Leonid Snitsi
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