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Turning of the Wheel of Dharma

November 26, 2024November 27, 2024 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 0 Comments awakening, dharmacakra, enlightenment

Turning of the Wheel of Dharma (Dharma Cakra Pravartana) – the process by which the Buddha’s teachings transform our minds

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Compassion – The Profound Stirring That Overcomes Passivity

November 21, 2024November 26, 2024 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 0 Comments Brahmavihara, Compassion, Four Immeasurables, Karuna

Kindness calms. Compassion Propels. Compassion stirs us forward. It awakens within us a profound recognition.

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Like a bird flying through the vast expanse

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Yogini Abhaya Devi 0 Comments dzogchen, mahayana, prajnaparamita, sutra

A bird in flight is a commonly used simile in the teachings of the Buddha in various contexts. At different contexts this simile indicates tracelessness, groundlessness, unobstructedness and effortlessness.

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Dwelling as a Lamp unto Oneself – Attadipa sutta

May 22, 2018March 4, 2019 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 4 Comments beyond religion, dhammapada, refuge

“Therefore, Ānanda, dwell as a lamp unto yourself, refuge unto yourself, seeking no other refuge; With Dhamma as your lamp, Dhamma as your refuge, seeking no other refuge.” These words clearly show how the Way of the Tathagata is to be followed as a Way that goes beyond religion.

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Kill the Mind to Reveal the Sahaja – Mahasiddha Tilopa

February 21, 2018March 4, 2019 Yogini Abhaya Devi 2 Comments mahamudra, mahasiddhas, Masters, non-duality, sahaja, tilopa, view

These words are from the Dohakosha of the great Indian Mahasiddha Tilopa. Tilopa’s sahajīya poetry – his dohas, are composed in Apabhramsha, a dialect spoken those days in the North Indian plains.

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Oneness without oneness – On Mahasiddha Shavaripa

January 30, 2018March 4, 2019 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 5 Comments emptiness, mahamudra, mahasiddhas, Masters, non-duality, shavaripa

Mahasiddha Shabaripada (Shavaripa): oneness of one-taste of Great Bliss is not an oneness to be grasped on to. Leading to carefree conduct and compassion

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Awakening is in Our Nature – The Buddha Nature

December 7, 2017March 4, 2019 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 7 Comments awakening, buddha-nature, emptiness, nature of mind

The qualities of awakening – profound peace, luminosity, compassion, etc. – are naturally present as the true nature of mind – the Buddha nature. Here, we shall see how the natural state remains obscured and can be rediscovered.

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The Fleeting Dreams of Reality – On the Nature of Dream and Reality

September 1, 2017March 4, 2019 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 3 Comments awakening, emptiness, impermanence

The solidity that we attribute to our existence is similar to the solidity that we attribute to dreams while we are in the dream. This article explores the empty nature of reality in experiential terms through parallels between dream state and waking state

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The Splendor of Transience – Lalitavistara Sutra on Impermanence

September 1, 2017September 21, 2021 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 0 Comments awakening, impermanence, mahayana

For someone who do not notice the dreamlike nature of life, impermanence of life can be a depressing fact. But, contemplating on impermanence in this way breaks open the cocoon of wrong view. Then, we can recognize the play of awareness in its full splendor and beauty, all through this life and beyond. In Lalitavistara Sutra Buddha points to this fact.

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Sahaja Yoga – The Way of Saraha

August 30, 2017March 4, 2019 Yogini Abhaya Devi 4 Comments awakening, mahasiddhas, Masters, nature of mind, non-duality, sahaja, saraha

Dohakosha of Mahasiddha Saraha is one of the first in the doha style of poetry to appear in India. In this beautiful song, Saraha teaches the path of Sahaja-yoga (the natural way). Saraha (सरहा /Sarahapada) was one of the great Indian Buddhist Mahasiddhas.