What do I value most?

When I travel overseas, there are three things I miss most: my students, our philosophy classes, and the dojo statues of various Buddhas and bodhisattvas. Which one do you think has the most value? Giant Dog: The philosophy classes, because it’s the foundation to it all. Without the classes, we’d never change our consciousness. It’s

Two Buddha-Essence Meditations

In order to climb even the highest mountain in the world, you have to start from the lowest point. You can understand this wisdom today, but it will take you a million lifetimes to feel it from your heart. Buddha’s First Essence Meditation Buddha essence is in you: it wants to teach you to become

Suffering

What is the cause of suffering? Suffering is created by your blindness and then received by your consciousness. If your food is hot, but you are hungry and eat it, then your mouth gets burnt. Suffering has no form, you cannot describe its colour, you cannot point at the suffering itself. Suffering comes from your

The Six Bodhisattva Characters: Discipline

The Six Bodhisattva Characters are Generosity, Discipline, Patience, Concentration, Meditation, and Wisdom. Let us delve deeper into the subject, and it’s the relationship with freedom. Discipline Discipline has a steady power to develop strength or habit in the long-term. It can be bad, neutral, good, or spiritual. If the intention, direction and goal are wrong,

Appearing In All The Space Bodhisattva | Samantabhadra

Appearing In All The Space Bodhisattva | Samantabhadra   Full spiritual name: Holy Spiritual, 10 Amazing Wills, Incredible Appearing in All the Space Bodhisattva. Sanskrit: Samantabhadra   Mantra:   Appearing in All the Space Bodhisattva Meditation This bodhisattva, Samantabhadra taught a meditation technique for when you see a statue or picture of Buddha, as long as it

Bodhisattva

Bodhisattva definition A bodhisattva is a high-level consciousness which will soon become Buddha. A bodhisattva has completely developed the 6 Bodhisattva Characters. A bodhisattva has no more suffering. A bodhisattva has ego from compassion. Bodhisattva abilities are developed in the Pure Land. The Six Bodhisattva Characters: Meditation   The Six Bodhisattva Characters   The Six