At first glance this sculpture appears to represent the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara but is in fact Vajrasattva.
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Judging Mind versus Discerning Mind, by Corrado Pensa
Perceiving the power of separation caused by the judging mind is also very helpful. In other words, the judging mind creates more inner solitude.
Harada Tangen Roshi 1924-2018
RIP Harada Tangen Roshi 1924-2018. A simple, kind, happy man, who lived his teaching.
Words of love are not necessarily only Kindly words, by Trevor Leggett
Love has to be brave enough to drink up the person entirely ― poison and all.
The Path to Wisdom, by Ajahn Sumedho
Ajahn Sumedho focuses on the simple reality of the here and now, and the awareness of ‘just this’, where all thoughts and concepts drop away in favour of insight and understanding.
Karma, by Diana St Ruth
These ideas brought an overwhelming sense of joy to me. It meant I was not a helpless victim of circumstance or fate, as I had thought.
Tittha Sutta: Buddhist Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant
An allegory on truth and interpretation. A group of six blind men endeavour to describe an elephant.
Spells, Images, and Mandalas
This study examines the translations of dhāranī sūtras made by Bodhiruci in the early eighth century and later Esoteric texts, such as Yixing’s commentary on the Mahāvairocana sūtra and Amoghavajra’s ritual manuals…
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