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Goodness | Wutai Mountain
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February 13, 2008 at 10:53 pm ( Dzogchen. We could say there are three dimensions to the real: a finite, temporal dimension, an infinite, timeless dimension and a narrative, mythical dimension. Correspondingly, there are sciences and arts of the finite, sciences and arts of the infinite, and sciences and arts of the narrative. The teachings on Dzogchen draw from all three dimensions in fact, it is a remarkable integration of all three of these. If you think about it, it is rather uncanny how conveniently...
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The Yogacara Lineage | Wutai Mountain
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December 19, 2006 at 10:08 pm ( Yogacara. The wisdom teachings of the Mahayana are contained in three primary sets of writings. The first and oldest of these are the. Texts, which date. To the beginning of the current era. These wisdom texts go beyond conventional understanding and speak directly to one’s innate enlightened nature. They are the first pointing out texts –transmitting the transcendent wisdom that sees the emptiness of all conceptualized views of reality. During the 3rd to 5th centuries, at...
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More on Wutai Mountain China | Wutai Mountain
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More on Wutai Mountain China. Compiled from various sources). In the temple there is the Da Xiong Bao Dian (Jeweled Palace of the Great Hero)in which jade images of Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara as well as the Eighteen Lohans are enshrined. The horizontal inscription board by Qing Empress Dowager Cixi hangs on the Meditation Room in the yard behind the Da Xiong Bao Dian. Guang Ren Si (GuanThe Temple of Great Benevolence) was built during the reign of Qing Emperor Daoguang for Mongolian and Tibetan Lamas to...
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Wutai Mountain China | Wutai Mountain
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Wutai Mountain has the longest and most prestigious history of the four well-known Buddhist Mountains. Located in Wutai Country of Shanxi Province, 240 kilometers from the provincial capital of Taiyuan, the mountain is actually a cluster of five terrace-like peaks — East Terrace, West Terrace, South Terrace, North Terrace and Central Terrance, hence the name Wutai, Five Terraces. In the mountain area, spring arrives in April, and snow falls in September and even in mid-summer, it is cool and pleasant....
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Dzogchen Practice in Everyday Life | Wutai Mountain
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Dzogchen Practice in Everyday Life. June 29, 2007 at 4:33 pm ( Dzogchen. The everyday practice of Dzogchen is simply to develop a complete carefree acceptance, an openness to all situations without limit. We should realize openness as the playground of our emotions and relate to people without artificiality, manipulation or strategy. We shouldn’t make a division in our meditation between perception and field of perception. We shouldn’t become like a cat watching a mouse. We should rea...This is the dance...
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Wutai Kansas | Wutai Mountain
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Our retreat center is located near Lawrence on ten wooded acres with a pond, retreat cabin, outdoor meditation hall and site for fire pujas. Retreats are held monthly. Starting in 2015, our ongoing meditation group will meet weekly Wednesday night 7-8:30 at Unity on the Plaza in Kansas City. For more information on our local activities, email us at western text@msn.com. Outdoor Meditation Hall Built in 2007. July 9, 2011 at 4:04 pm. February 2, 2012 at 6:24 am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. On Trimsatika (...
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Emptiness | Wutai Mountain
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August 3, 2007 at 5:24 pm ( Dzogchen. The contemplative and philosophical truths of Buddhism arise out of the enlightenment experience of Shakyamuni Buddha. The experience is singular. The possible ways of understanding it are diverse. This is why the dharma is vast. It presents itself in infinite ways according to the needs and desires of sentient beings. These elements form a continuum of potential combinations and arrangements that appearance can take. Knowing the elements means knowing the underl...
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Trimsatika (Thirty Verses) of Vasubandhu | Wutai Mountain
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Trimsatika (Thirty Verses) of Vasubandhu. February 13, 2008 at 11:03 pm ( Yogacara. Everything that is taken as a self;. Everything that is taken as other:. These are simply changing forms of consciousness. Pure consciousness transforms itself. Into three modes: Store consciousness,. Thought consciousness, and active consciousness. The store consciousness holds the seeds of all past experience. Within it are the forms of grasping. And the dwelling places of the unknown. And when one is fully present.