vineri, 13 noiembrie 2026

Milarepa's pith instructions

When you live fully in the moment, you see there is only this moment Now, there is no past (only a memory experienced Now), no future (only imagination) just this breath ...

Meditation points by Milarepa - pith instructions with a few additional.explanations

  1. Early morning (when the energy js predominantly Vatta and until Kapha sets in which causes inertia), get up, Exhale (we are in a giving mood after rest so ofering comes easier), inhale, relax your body, sit up

  2. Maitrī (1 minute meditation), Karuna need to be spoken (Bodhicitta)

  3. Visualize yourself as Avalokiteshvara (4 arms Avalokiteshvara) - 1 minute, bija HRĪH, mudras two hands in front at the chest in Manidhara mudra which is similar to Namaskar but with the fingers slightly arched like holding a jewel (mani) and whose meaning is the indivisibility of the union of method and wisdom (represented by the seed sylable HUNG - the seed sylable of AkSHobhya), the other two, one holds a rosary or mala and means method (in Sanskrit upaya - skillful means that is altruistic intention to become enlightened for the benefit and happiness of all my dear mother sentient beings which is Bodhicitta, universal comoassion - Mahakaruna and love - maitri) and the other a lotus meaning wisdom (in Sanskrit prajna or pragya - that is wisdom realizing impermanence (of which there are two gross and subtle, the subtle is related to moment to moment change), wisdom of realizing the emptiness of a person (according to Vaibhashika one of the 4 philosophical tenets (Siddhanta) taught by the Buddha, the person is the mere collection of the 5 aggregates), the wisdom of emptiness of the difference between subject and object (also called the error of the intellect) and wisdom of emptiness) . Both seem to be in a mudra which looks like the ring finger touches the palm while the tip of the thumb touches the point between the 2nd and the third phalange, asana Vajrāsana, mantra OM MANI PADME HUNG (Mani symbolizes father method, Padme - mother wisdom of emptiness)

  4. On top of your head you visualize Buddha Amitabha, red color, your mind is the root lama (rigpa), the form is Buddha Amitabha, bija HRĪH, mudra Dhyana mudra (meditation mudra, hands in the lap, right rests in the left palm and thumbs touch, Vairocana 7 point meditation posture (1. asana Vajrāsana, 2. hands in Dhyana mudra in your lap relaxed, 3. spine straight not leaning on anything, 4. shoulders relaxed not slouching, 5. head slightly tilted forward, 6. eyes slightly open looking toward the tip of the nose or in front, not closed, not wide open), 7. tongue touches the upper palate to prevent saliva from forming and to close the energetic circuit of Ren Mai - Du Mai, jaws relaxed)- 1 minute

    Buddha Amitabha (symbolizing the aggregate of discernment (the other 4 aggregates form, consciousness, feeling and compositional factors when recognized are the other 4 Dhyani Buddhas AkSHobhya-Vajrasattva, Vairocana, Ratnasambhava, Amoghasiddhi ) disolves into you, meditate on inner spaciousness, Shunyata (do not recall the past, do not imagine the future, do not even think, just relax)

  5. Short dedication

marți, 27 octombrie 2026

Didache in english and russian (by Leo Tolstoy) și română

https://drive.proton.me/urls/33MCKP01N0#5viLkqknTcrS

https://tolstoyarchive.org/Complete%20Works/files/RU/25.epub

https://drive.proton.me/urls/P6854VZENW#UVQ_LxXrwtbw

luni, 26 octombrie 2026

Books to read for a busy (digital) world

Essentially books are for inspiration ... There are books for practice like Sadhana texts or prayer books but otherwise most of the spiritual books are for inspiration.

So here are a few reads for a busy world.

Buddha Dharma

Awakening Kindness by Nawang Khechog

20 difficult things to accomplish in this world from OSHO's transcripts after a sutra through which Buddha Dharma was introduced in China

Christianity

The teachings of the 12 apostles or Didache (there is a translation by Leo Tolstoy)

The Mustard Seed from OSHO's trascripts on talks after the Gospel of Thomas

By contemporary spiritual teachers

Guardians of Being by Eckhart Tolle and Patrick McDonnell

The 13th Disciple by Deepak Chopra

Lost Masters by Linda Johnsen

The 40 rules of love by Elif Shafak




miercuri, 14 octombrie 2026

Chaturthi and Ganesha

The 4th lunar day is the celebration of Ganesha. Ganesha is a symbol for intellect.

sâmbătă, 10 octombrie 2026

Mahalaya Amavasya

Here a link with several excerpts from transcripts with OSHO, Hazrat Inayat Khan and talks by Sadhguru and Krishnamurti:

https://drive.proton.me/urls/FR5DWSD48R#Pkh7j5wSXHID