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The Ten Perfections

In the early centuries after the Buddha’s passing away, as Buddhism became a popular religion, the idea was formalized that there were three paths to awakening to choose from: the path to awakening as a disciple of a Buddha (s›vaka); the path to awakening as a private Buddha (pacceka-buddha), i.e., one who attained awakening on his own but was not able to teach the path of practice to others; and the path to awakening as a Rightly Self-awakened Buddha (samm› sambuddha). Each path was defined as consisting of perfections (p›ramı) of character,

How to Save Yourself
Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda Maha Thera

Oneself, indeed, is one’s savior, for what other savior would there be?
With oneself well controlled the problem of looking for external savior is solved, — (Dhammapada 166)

As the Buddha was about to pass away, His disciples came from everywhere to be near Him. While the other disciples were constantly at His side and in deep sorrow over the expected loss of their Master, a monk named Attadatta went into his cell and practised meditation. The other monks, thinking that he was unconcerned about the welfare of the Buddha, were upset and reported the matter to Him. The monk, however,

Demons: Deviant views and the three ‘poisons’ are the demon king

If one loses the resolve to cultivate all good roots, one is still engaging in demonic deeds. (FAS )
Deviant views and the three ‘poisons’ are the demon king. (PS 307)

When one’s inner fire departs, a demon takes possession. (Chinese saying)

In Buddhism the word translated as ‘demon’ is the Sanskrit , which means ‘bringer of death’. The Chinese translation is often explained as meaning , another character with the same sound which means to rub or polish. Therefore, it has been said:

Other Delusions: pride, ignorance, doubt, jealousy, laziness, Emotions around sexual abuse, Loneliness, Bruised Ego / dealing with criticism

Emotions reflect intentions.
Therefore, awareness of emotions leads to awareness of intentions.
Every discrepancy between a conscious intention and the emotions that accompany it,
points directly to a splintered aspect of the self that requires healing.
Gary Zukav

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Writings of Yogi Ramacharaka
life: 1862-1932

A pseudonym for william walker atkinson, who had left his law practice in chicago to practice yoga, and his teacher baba bharata.

The Real Is Unknowable, the Knowable Is Unreal By Robert Powell

Wisdom is to reject conventional wisdom about almost everything.

Thus begins Robert Powell’s inquiry into the nature of Totality and the unreality of all else. This small but profound book is divided into three parts. In the first, Reflections, Robert Powell comments on some of humankind’s most timeless puzzles and questions: Does the body actually exist? What is man, if not that bundle of concepts and images that comes upon him at birth? The second, Interchanges, uses a dialogue format that recalls Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, in which a teacher and student questioner in a modern setting