The Buddha Nature in the Context of the Three Dharmachakras
March 23rd, 2010 | No Comments
His Eminence the Third Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche,
Karma Lodrö Chökyi Senge
The Buddha Nature in the Context of
the Three Dharmachakras
I would like to extend my greetings and my appreciation to all of you for having taken the time to receive these instructions. I have been asked to present an introduction to Buddhism, the Buddhadharma, “the teachings of Lord Buddha.” What I wish to talk about is a very important topic from the final cycle of the teachings which Buddha Shakyamuni gave to us. The principal theme of this cycle of teachings is the Buddha nature. Before I begin discussing this subject, though, I wish to remind you that we need to be free of the three faults while listening to the holy Dharma. The three faults are compared with a vessel or cup. The first fault is being inattentive, compared with a cup turned upside down that cannot hold what is poured into it. The second fault is being inconsiderate of the contents, compared with a cup with holes in the bottom. The third fault is being distracted by disturbing emotions while receiving the teachings,
The Three Treasure Structure of Buddhism by Zen Master Seung Sahn
February 25th, 2010 | No Comments
The Three Treasure Structure of Buddhism
Zen Master Seung Sahn
Modern Buddhism is comprised of three main branches: Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, and Zen. Although these three branches are often thought of as quite distinct, they do share a common basic structure. This common structure consists of the three treasures, or “jewels,” of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
The Significance Of ‘Tathagatagarbha’ — A Positive Expression Of ‘Sunyata
January 5th, 2010 | No Comments
The Significance Of ‘Tathagatagarbha’ –
A Positive Expression Of ‘Sunyata’
Heng-Ching Shih
The well-known motto of Ch’an Buddhism is that “perceiving the true self, one becomes a Buddha.” The “true self” signifies the Buddha nature inherent in all sentient beings. The discovering of the “true self” has become the single most important pursuit of the Buddhist, especially in Sino-Japanese Buddhism. On the contrary, early Buddhism teaches that ultimately no substantial self (i.e., ‘anatman’) can be found, since the self is nothing but the union of the five aggregates. Modern Buddhologists as well as the Buddhists have been intrigued by the inconsistency that one single tradition teaches both that there is no self on the one hand, and that the goal of religious life is to discover the true self, on the other hand.
It goes beyond belief
December 29th, 2009 | No Comments
It goes beyond belief
It goes beyond belief, it goes beyond concept or idea, it goes beyond trying to accumulate any merit, it goes beyond, how long you have been practicing, it goes beyond how much you meditate, it goes beyond how well you know the sutras or the bible, it goes beyond how many times you go to church, synagogue, mosque, or temple, its all about pureness of heart, and mind and then live and act in COMPLETE LOVE.
In the New Testament St. Paul writes:
If I speak in the tongues of men and of
Eckhart Tolle – Being Yourself
November 28th, 2009 | No Comments
Eckhart Tolle – Being Yourself
Going Back To The Womb
October 27th, 2009 | No Comments
Going Back To The Womb
Its about going back to the “state of mind” you once knew
Thoughts are described to be like people walking on the street, passing by you. As these people walk by, they whisper things to you to grab your attention.
Suddenly, you become interested in a person that is passing by you, because you are curious to know what they’re whispering to you. You decide to stop and have a conversation with the person, you engage into a deep conversation. Then you start to learn about the person, exchange a phone number or email address and eventually you create some kind of bond with the person. Suddenly, as days go by, this person starts to call and email you a lot, so much that you find it strange. Suddenly, this person gets so comfortable with you, that he starts to ask you for some money and then you end up giving some money to this person. Then this person decides to slowly move into your house and sleep on your bed. Then this person starts to eat everything you have in your refrigerator. Then this person starts to run up your phone bill, your electricity bill, basically this person becomes a complete nightmare and starts to invade all your space.
Well, that is the same way with thoughts that pass by you. You can stop
Papaji – Show me My Self!
October 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Papaji – Show me My Self!
Papaji – The door to your self
October 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Papaji – The door to your self
Sri H.W.L. Poonja, lovingly referred to as Papaji, was born on October 13, 1910, in a part of the Punjab that is now in Pakistan.
Daily Word: True Self
October 24th, 2009 | No Comments
Heart to heart is obtained in meditation,
heart to heart with the True Self.
The eyes of the mind is fully opened in deep meditation.
True Self talks, and reveals great truths, only if you open your ears.
Seeking is good,
Wanting is good,
But wanting nothing is much better.
Wanting to find anything that does not pertain to True Self is a waste of time.
Why build castles on earth?
Why build castles in the sky?
Grow Lotus Grow
October 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
“How sweetly the lotus grows In the litter of the wayside.
Its pure fragrance delights the heart.”
Here is a different interpretation:
“Upon a heap of rubbish in the road-side
ditch blooms a lotus, fragrant and pleasing.”
Dhammapada – Flowers
Let me paint a picture here. We are following the teachings of the Buddha, cultivating each precept, but then Mara attacks us using all kinds of past illusions, trying to awaken our old cravings, our old desires. Images start to pop up, and we feel a little weak, but we turn away and take no heed to Mara, and the army of illusion and then reenact the Stanzas of Victory. We want to do nothing but follow the pure and holy path, but sometimes Mara seems stronger than our determination. See the truth is this, the more you seek the pure path, the more you want and intent to do good, the forces of Mara, the ego, the false self, will try to awaken and try to fight back, because you are killing it softly. In the second verse in the Stanzas of Victory, the Buddha fought using His patience and “self-control.”
SELF CONTROL, what does that mean?
The Buddha used self control, and this is “virtue” a huge and powerful virtue that will determine your success in walking the the eightfold path.
Master Yourself
September 3rd, 2009 | No Comments
Master Yourself
Why kick yourself to the ground? Why feel inadequate?
Do you not realize how precious and valuable you are? We are like diamonds in the ruff.
Who is perfect? Not ourselves, but our True Nature within us is perfect.
The master within us is perfect, our inner True Self, our Buddha Nature, the Holy Spirit, the Light inside of us.
The voice inside of us that complains and cries of feeling inadequate is not the voice of our True Self, in fact its the voice of the False Self.
Why pray a prayer of remorse or constant apologizes? But rather pray a prayer of thankfulness, and realize how blessed you are, look at the bigger picture. Our small mind likes to look at the small picture, but our big mind always looks at the bigger picture. The big mind is the mind of the master, the Buddha, the mind of God.
Pick your head up and see the gem that you truly are. You need to know this, you need to learn this, you need to cultivate and understand your true nature. Your true nature is not sorrowful nor prideful. Your true nature looks beyond the
True Self & False Self
August 31st, 2009 | No Comments
In the mind you receive two kinds of thoughts, one group of thoughts are from the True Self, which is your real self, the likeness of God, your Buddha Nature, your Christ Nature. And the other group of thoughts is from your False Self, which is the ego, the polluted nature that produces greed, lust, pride, hatred etc. As an awaken person, one who realizes and walks in the Spirit, one who is in tuned to
If, therefore, you have been awaken, seek the good things, the light, which is within you and all around you in spirit. Think on that which is good and not that which is self-centered.
For your false-self, the ego, no longer lives and your
