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Four Hundred Verse Treatise Chapters on the Actions of a Bodhisattva’s Yoga (Chapters 5 - 8)


(Byang-chub sems-dpa'i rnal-'byor spyod-pa bzhi-brgya-pa'i bstan-bcos kyi tshig-le'ur byas-pa, Skt. Bodhisattva-yogacarya-catu:shataka-shastra-karika)by Aryadevatranslated by Alexander Berzin, 1978 according to the commentary of Gyeltsabjey(rGyal-tshab rJe Dar-ma rin-chen)Chapters 1 - 4Chapters 5 - ...>

Four Hundred Verse Treatise Chapters on the Actions of a Bodhisattva’s Yoga (Chapters 1 - 4)


(Byang-chub sems-dpa'i rnal-'byor spyod-pa bzhi-brgya-pa'i bstan-bcos kyi tshig-le'ur byas-pa, Skt. Bodhisattva-yogacarya-catu:shataka-shastra-karika)by Aryadevatranslated by Alexander Berzin, 1978 according to the commentary of Gyeltsabjey(rGyal-tshab rJe Dar-ma rin-chen) Chapters 1 - 4Chapters 5 - ...>

The Nature of Mind


What is the mind? It is nothing other than what is merely imputed by the mind in dependence upon the phenomenon that has no color, no shape, and no material substance. It is different from the body, which has color and shape and is substantial. The consciousness of the body, or the body sense, exper ...>

Verse 27 - Self-Liberation through Seeing with Naked Awareness


Because of the unobstructed nature of the mind, there is a continuous arising of appearances.Like the waves and the waters of the ocean, which are not two (different things),Whatever arises is liberated into the natural state of the mind.However many different names are applied to it in this unceasi ...>

Self-Liberation through Seeing with Naked Awareness


by Padmasambhava1.Here is contained "Self-Liberation through Seeing with Naked Awareness," this being a Direct Introduction to the State of Intrinsic Awareness, From "The Profound Teaching of Self-Liberation in the Primordial State of the Peaceful and Wrathful Deities." 2.Homage to the Trikaya and t ...>

The Four Applications Of Mindfulness


Extracted from 'The Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra with commentaries of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua' page 58 & 63(Page 58)Then Ananda said, “We have always lived with you, Buddha, but when you enter Nirvana, where are we going to live?”Shakyamuni Buddha said, “When I go to Nirvana, all Bhi ...>

Hell Scene Painting 地狱变相图导览


Hell Scene Painting [English Version]地狱变相图导览(新版国语) ~End of Post~--------------------------------------Technorati: Buddhism Buddha Buddhist Dharma Compassion Wisdom Religion Meditation Zen Philosophy Spirituality Inspiration Peace Insight ...>

Generating Power


Extracted from book ~ Meditations 2, Dhamma Talks by Thanissaro BhikkhuJuly, 2003Concentration practice involves work. We often think of it as a place for the mind to rest, and it is, but it's even more a place for the mind to recharge its batteries. That requires energy, requires effort, requires w ...>

How to Make Light Offerings to Accumulate the Most Extensive Merit


by Lama Zopa RinpocheLight OfferingsThe Benefits of Making Light OfferingsIt is said in the Ten Wheel Sutra of the Essence of Earth (Kshitigarbha): "All comfort, happiness and peace in this world are received by making offerings to the Rare Sublime Ones (the Triple Gem), therefore those who like to ...>

Biography of Ajahn Chah


Watch playlist on Youtube In this series of videos, Ajahn Jayasaro speaks about the life of Ajahn Chah. Ajahn Jayasaro is an English disciple of Ajahn Chah, and the writer of Ajahn Chah's biography in Thai language.http://www.ajahnchah.org/videos.htm~End of Post~------------------------------------ ...>

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