On Self, No Self, and Not-self 2

On Self, No Self, and Not-self

Aug

2

2021

“What does one need in order to be Enlightened ?” asked the disciples. Said the Master : “You must discover what it is that falls in the water and does not make a ripple; moves through the trees and does not make a sound; enters the field and does not stir a single blade of ...
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Buddhism · Emptiness · Meditation · Zen

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“Dropping” into the Heart ! 10

Jul

31

2021

Ah, I suppose most of us educated in a Western-style Format place (unconsciously) great value on the Intellect yet such Conceptual Prowess is only likely to obstruct any real penetration of the Great Mystery of the Human Spirit eh ? 🙏 The following excerpt (from Page 144) is taken from “ZEN AND JAPANESE CULTURE” which ...
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Buddhism · Emptiness · Zen

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Some Inspiration to “Go Further” ! 3

Some Inspiration to

Apr

9

2021

Oh, I don’t know about you, or what your circumstances are, but it seems I am being “drawn to go deeper” (so-to-say) than perhaps I had considered was actually possible given my outwardly appearing “Western Householder” lifestyle eh ? What it has come down to is just how much of our whole existence can really ...
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Duality · Dzogchen · Non Duality

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The Way of Maha Ati 1

The Way of Maha Ati

Aug

1

2020

Ah, in one sense, “I” suppose it probably seems somewhat contradictory giving a boatload of instructions to a supposed Practitioner (some self or entity) when one of the principles of Buddhism is that of Anatta or no-self eh ? But perhaps, I’d suggest, consider it like this : The following “instructions” are actually meant for ...
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Buddhism · Dzogchen · Meditation

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Integral Presence 5

Integral Presence

Jun

20

2020

Ah, the following quotation is taken from pages 274 & 275 of Ian Baker’s Tibetan Yoga Principles and Practices (as well as the accompanying image of a Yogini demonstrating one particular posture) and I’m borrowing from it to illustrate HOW it is possible for an holistic “energetic recalibration” of one’s Embodied Manifestation eh ? 😉 ...
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Consciousness · Dzogchen

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