EMAHO!

There is no permanence --
just the kaya of wisdom

There is no end --
just the radiance of luminosity

There is no duality --
just the inner space of union

Reflexive awareness
is the kaya of the essence

Without center or periphery
like the sky


- JIGME LINGPA

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This site was launched on winter solstice 1998
last updated 10/21/10

V A J R A
F A M I L Y

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May I never become bored or weary

of accomplishing the welfare of others.

-Longchenpa
 
SANGHA

means indivisible

and can be understood at three levels;

OUTER:

all other buddhists, those who have taken refuge in the same lineage or with the same teacher,

those who practice together, the noble sangha of bodhisattvas and arhats

INNER:

dakas and dakinis, dharmapalas

SECRET:

all sentient beings in the six realms

"Hearing the Buddha pronounce the four noble truths, the eightfold path, and the links of interdependent origination, the first five disciples understood the meaning of his words; one by one, each attained the state of an Arhat, fully liberated from the flow of the passions and the karma that results from this flow. Their realization established that enlightened knowledge can be transmitted from one person to another, as a flame can pass from one candle to the next, illuminating each according to his potential. This understanding gave rise to the Sangha, the community dedicated to embodying the Buddha's teachings.

The Sangha is the natural expression of enlightened understanding, mirroring the interconnectedness of all forms of existence. The Sangha is the community that continues the Buddha's presence in the world, upholding the model of mindful action and a harmonious way of life. Founded by the Buddha, governed by his teachings, supported by generations of realized masters, the Sangha is a refuge from the attitudes and actions that bind living beings to suffering."

-Yeshe De translation group

offerings from sangha members

heart at work
a retrospective on the mothership of all communes
pilgrimage
to the holy places of the buddha
sheltowee
in the wake of big turtle
big south fork
secret sanctuary
the mountain
pilgrimage and place
fifty-one mental events
the mala of clear understanding
uttaratantra
notes on the seven vajra points
empowerment
a brief outline

eric
the ultimate passage
meat & poison
no good ever comes from taking life

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On the most inner level, Padmasambhava is not intended to be viewed as a mere historical figure having a psycho-somatic constitution just like ours, for he is no ordinary being. He is like a rainbow--pure, transparent, untouchable and clear. He is all-knowing and all beauty--the Buddhas of the Three Times shine from the pores of his skin. His entire form is pure light in a world of absolute perfection. He sits on a lotus seat of compassion and a sun throne of highest wisdom which resides in the heart of the meditator. From here, the illuminated mind of the Guru fills the Ten Directions of space like the rays of the sun, the embodiment of the Tri-kaya: his view is all-embracing, absolute awareness (Dharmakaya), his thoughts are in perfect attunement with every situation, self-lucent (Sambhogakaya), and all his actions the on-going expression of the very nature of the universe (Nirmanakaya). Timeless, ageless and deathless, unoriginated, not dependent on externals and without suffering, he manifests through a variety of forms which he assumes at various times-and in this time-to teach the Diamond Path.

Constant and mindful meditation on the pure essence of the Guru destroys all selfish desires, inappropriate qualities and unnecessary delusions, so that one learns to view every situation as the means to attain Buddhahood in this lifetime. Ordinarily, the mind is diffused and wandering, but when this meditation is properly enacted, every form which one sees becomes the body of Padmasambhava, every sound which one hears, the speech of Padmasambhava, and all action, the mind of Padmasambhava.

-Tarthang Tulku

THS