[From Buddha Heruka]Having a spiritual path lets you allow others to help you more. Sometimes your path may be more important than your pride. Many people take pride in doing things for themselves, going it on their own. When you take a lot of pride in your independence, you can miss out on a lot … Continue reading BOOK TWO: chapter five: letting the buddhas take over
"regulating" physical and mental energy The past 24 hours for me have been a little overwhelming... Kind of like after that first teenage date, when you really think you've met the most amazing person... And then you can't sleep for 3 nights. I'd like to blame it on WordPress and their awesome Daily Post Challenge, … Continue reading regulating physical and mental energy
IF THIS IS BUDDHISM... intro I've created this category for posts about my path, my search to find spiritual truth and meaning in the midst of a world that spins on a wobbly axis and arises and fades like dreams... I call myself a Buddhist; I grew up in a liberal protestant setting, going to … Continue reading if this is buddhism… intro
How To Gain Your Freedom (This post contains the Afterword of the book All About Enlightenment. Please visit the menu if you wish to read the book in its entirety.) [From Buddha Heruka] Maybe that title loses some of its impact when you see the sub-title… But this is the last chapter of the book, … Continue reading Risking Everything and Losing It All
POST A DAY BEGINS... 001 with a new reading list Went book-shopping today: "Becoming Enlightened" by HHDL; "The Mystical Life of Jesus" by Sylvia Browne; "Insight" by ditto; "Your Kids Are Your Own Fault" by Larry Winget (I have a feeling I should know who he is...); "The New Interpreter's Study Bible"; "Today's NIV Bible"; "MLA Handbook for Writers of Research … Continue reading post a day 2011 – #001
(This post contains Appendix One from the book All About Enlightenment {please click here if you'd like to access the rest of the book}; some of this material has been posted previously, and this version includes a depiction of each of the Beings mentioned.) APPENDIX ONE: “ENLIGHTENED BEINGS TO KNOW AND LOVE”The pages in this appendix present descriptions … Continue reading (illustrated) Enlightened Beings to Know and Love
WHEN WE MAKE PROGRESS... 02 beginning the game Continuing our understanding of how we make progress spiritually, we can elaborate on the comparison of life to a video game. Let's look at what happens when we wake up to find ourselves on a new level. Worldly awareness begins with physical sensation. When we're in overwhelming … Continue reading beginning the game
VIDEO GAMES & REBIRTH: CYCLING ALONG Spiritual enlightenment progresses naturally. Life is a fractal. To some, the state of Pure Awareness hovers above us, the elusive holy grail, the penultimate state of enlightenment. The irony that pokes its tongue out at us as we seek is this: the state of Pure Awareness is downright boring. … Continue reading COME HOME
WHAT IS EMPTINESS? simple words for confusing times A Buddhist Example We can find many examples we can use to contemplate Emptiness... a book, our laundry… This example comes from traditional Tibetan Buddhist iconography. Some Vajrayana Buddhist lineages include the prayer practice of the deity Heruka Chakrasamvara. This entity, often depicted in statues or paintings, … Continue reading what is emptiness? a buddhist example
WHAT IS EMPTINESS? simple words for confusing times An Everyday Example Of Laundry I’ll give you another example of Emptiness, one you can remember often. This is important, because grasping Emptiness often eludes us (pun intended). It helps to find regular reminders, and come up with your own examples. Let’s assume you have a plaid … Continue reading what is emptiness? an everyday example of laundry
ALL ABOUT ENLIGHTENMENT 
You must be logged in to post a comment.