I am truly blessed to have a Mahasiddha for a teacher.Mahasiddhas, as far as I can see, are completely free individuals, Buddhas in essence and actuality, completely unconditioned and free from everything, even from the path that lead them to … Continued
The world we live in is getting smaller and people’s actions have tremendous impact. In the era in which we live people cannot get away with clinging to their beliefs. I don’t have any personal attachment or clinging to being … Continued
“Just as bubbles arise and dissolve in the water of the limpid sea,Just so, conceptual thinking is nothing other than dharma nature.Don’t see it as a problem — relax. Whatever arises, whatever is born,that itself is free by itself without … Continued
Growing up Donating precious energy to others is what is overlooked way too often, especially on the so-called spiritual path, in my opinion. Instead of looking deeply within and finding what is most alive there (whatever that is), most human … Continued
Jiddu Krishnamurti, my favorite author when it comes to the non-dual states of awareness and everything else, for that matter. He is direct, honest, unfattered by any tradition, and in my opinion, a fresh breeze in a world full of … Continued
“If you think you are a Buddhist, a Bodhisattva, a Tantrika,an idiot, mere mortal human being oranything else,you are not a Buddha yet.”
This is a rather difficult subject as (from a relative point of view) there are so many cultural hangups, lack of true spiritual insights, lack of grounded realizations and mutual respect out there, and since I am involved in teaching … Continued
Compassion is the most important on the path of Vajrayana (and possibly on the various other paths to complete freedom as well). And yet, there is compassion and there is compassion… This is a rather delicate topic, so lets thread … Continued
Relationship between a student and a teacher in Tantric tradition is all important. And, as we can witness nowadays, there have been a lot of abuses, misconducts and concrete issues in many instances here in the West in various Buddhist … Continued
“…niroda-samapatti or ‘attainment of extinction’, also called saññā-vedayita-nirodha, ‘extinction of feeling and perception’, is the temporary suspension of all consciousness and mental activity, following immediately upon the semi-conscious state called ‘sphere of neither-perception-nor-non-perception’ (s. jhāna, 8).The absolutely necessary pre-conditions to … Continued