Buddhism

An old Buddhist text written in Yi language

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Sutra on expelling evils and begging fortunes. Click any photo to view full size gallery. Date: acclaimed 1745. Language: Yuanyang dialect, Yi language. Photographs from the British Library  #endangeredarchives project. Thanks to @bl_eap More posts about the #endangeredarchives project.

Todai-ji's (東大寺) Komoku-ten (広目天), one of the Shitenno (四天王 '4 Heavenly Kings'). As 'Lord of the West' he sees through evil, punishes wrong-doing, & encourages enlightenment. He carries a brush & sutra in his hands. #Nara Photo © @KyotoDailyPhoto

Om When Drunk, by Trevor Leggett

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At present you are occasionally saying it as a sort of insurance policy, paying a little sum now and then and then forgetting about it. But the time will come when there is a crisis, and you will need to practise seriously to find your way out of it. If you then try repeating ‘Om’ seriously, you will find that there are innumerable low-level associations coming into your mind, which will take a good time to get rid of. And you may not have that much time…

Wheel Path

Brahma Faring in 21st-Century Mazes, by Sylvia Swain

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But first there is the maze which has to be negotiated. It is by definition a labyrinth—tortuous and serpentine—intended to confuse and disorientate. This brings us to the title: Brahma Faring in 21st-Century Mazes. The mind, because of its various functions, monkey origins, and self-deceptions, is very like those fascinating hedge mazes with their convolutions of temptation and the predicaments into which they lead us…