Forwarded from Buddha Words
“And what, bhikkhus, is that middle way awakened to by the Tathagata, which gives rise to vision which gives rise to knowledge, which leads to peace, to direct knowledge, to enlightenment, to Nibbāna?
It is this Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. This, bhikkhus, is that middle way awakened to by the Tathagata, which gives rise to vision, which gives rise to knowledge, which leads to peace, to direct knowledge, to enlightenment, to Nibbāna."
- Buddha (SN 56.11 Dhammacakkappavattanasutta)🙏☸️🌻
It is this Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. This, bhikkhus, is that middle way awakened to by the Tathagata, which gives rise to vision, which gives rise to knowledge, which leads to peace, to direct knowledge, to enlightenment, to Nibbāna."
- Buddha (SN 56.11 Dhammacakkappavattanasutta)🙏☸️🌻
"I stopped fighting for my own sake, suddenly there were no more fighting to be done. I'm now at peace but knows that nothing in the world will ever change.
I then started fighting for someone else's sake, suddenly the whole world was fighting with me. I'm now struggling every day while knowing that everything will forever change.
I stopped fighting for someones sake, suddenly the whole world was at peace once again. I'm now struggling with myself every day while knowing nothing will ever change.
I then started fighting for the worlds sake, suddenly the whole world was at war with itself. I now have peace of mind and finding change in the world at every turn.
Ask yourself why you fight, and then see how the world will change"
I then started fighting for someone else's sake, suddenly the whole world was fighting with me. I'm now struggling every day while knowing that everything will forever change.
I stopped fighting for someones sake, suddenly the whole world was at peace once again. I'm now struggling with myself every day while knowing nothing will ever change.
I then started fighting for the worlds sake, suddenly the whole world was at war with itself. I now have peace of mind and finding change in the world at every turn.
Ask yourself why you fight, and then see how the world will change"
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Forwarded from The Elders of the Black Sun II
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- Elders
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In February, our channel was censored on both Apple and Android.
We have now made this new, uncensored channel.
Please help us find our Frens - share our posts around, and as always - engage in the comments!
- Elders
(Link to new Page)
https://t.me/TheEldersOfTheBlackSun2
Forwarded from tomrum
Between every two pines is a door leading to a new world.
Forwarded from Esoteric Dixie Dharma
Actually these deities are the symbol, or the manifestation, of the ultimate truth. The female deities are more on the wisdom side and the male deities are more on the method side. But the ultimate, actual transcendental knowledge of wisdom is the complete union of these two things. So they are not really separate. And this great Dharmadatu, or transcendental wisdom, is actually with everyone, within every sentient being. But we haven’t realized this, so we are thinking in an ordinary way about everything that we see, everything we do. Therefore we cling to this present scene that we have. When you cling to this, then naturally the defilements arise because we take actions based on this present scene, and due to this, we are again and again surrounded by samsara.
- Sakya Trinzin
- Sakya Trinzin
Forwarded from Vajrarastra
Song about Happiness by the Divine Madman Drukpa Kunley
I am happy that I am a free Yogi.
So I grow more and more into my inner happiness.
I can have sex with many women,
because I help them to go the path of enlightenment.
Outwardly I'm a fool and inwardly I live with a clear spiritual system.
Outwardly, I enjoy wine, women and song.
And inwardly I work for the benefit of all beings.
Outwardly, I live for my pleasure
and inwardly I do everything in the right moment.
Outwardly I am a ragged beggar
and inwardly a blissful Buddha.
I am happy that I am a free Yogi.
So I grow more and more into my inner happiness.
I can have sex with many women,
because I help them to go the path of enlightenment.
Outwardly I'm a fool and inwardly I live with a clear spiritual system.
Outwardly, I enjoy wine, women and song.
And inwardly I work for the benefit of all beings.
Outwardly, I live for my pleasure
and inwardly I do everything in the right moment.
Outwardly I am a ragged beggar
and inwardly a blissful Buddha.
Forwarded from The Elders of the Black Sun II
According to tantra, perfection is not something that is waiting for us somewhere in the future.
“If I practice hard now maybe I will become a perfect buddha” or “If I behave well in this life and act like a religious person, maybe some day I will go to heaven.”
According to tantra, heaven is now! We should be gods and goddesses right now.
But at present we are burdened with limiting concepts: “Men are like this; women are like this; I am a certain way and there is nothing I can do about it” and so forth.
This is why we have conflict within ourselves and with one another. All this conflict will dissolve as we train in the tantric point of view and recognize that each man is a complete man and each woman a complete woman.
Furthermore, every man and woman contains both male and female energy. In fact, each one of us is a union of all universal energy.
Everything that we need in order to be complete is within us right at this very moment.
Lama Yeshe
“If I practice hard now maybe I will become a perfect buddha” or “If I behave well in this life and act like a religious person, maybe some day I will go to heaven.”
According to tantra, heaven is now! We should be gods and goddesses right now.
But at present we are burdened with limiting concepts: “Men are like this; women are like this; I am a certain way and there is nothing I can do about it” and so forth.
This is why we have conflict within ourselves and with one another. All this conflict will dissolve as we train in the tantric point of view and recognize that each man is a complete man and each woman a complete woman.
Furthermore, every man and woman contains both male and female energy. In fact, each one of us is a union of all universal energy.
Everything that we need in order to be complete is within us right at this very moment.
Lama Yeshe
I am the diamond maiden, the player of games The yogini is one of my forms Showing that I am beyond earthly attachment I am the shining revelation to the ascetic The women in silk and roses I am the harlot in black net and leather, who gives enjoyable punishment I am the glass bead master, creating universes of form And a spark of me is in each bead, for I dwell in karma. I am the Trauma Goddess, the Lady of Pain In return for devotion I pull thorns from the heart In return for obedience I untie the knots in the belly and the head I hold the vajra, which gives and receives I reshape family karma. The Trauma Goddess is called for people in painful situations Where anger and hatred block the path of the soul I evaluate the benefits of revenge And give better suggestions for spiritual growth. I am not suited to polite society To social striving, upward mobility, and making good impressions I am radically honest, sensitive, brilliant, and blunt I hold up a mirror to the best and worst facets of human life…
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