There is so much disparity between various Esoteric (or Buddhist) Tantric practices that two practitioners of different classes of Tantra can hardly relate to one another. It is the inner capacity that distinguishes practitioners, in my opinion. Inner capacity to … 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
No amount of (whichever) spiritual practice will do if I keep turning away from the coldness inside (which is manifesting as issues in or disconnection from, life) and hope that spirituality will somehow save me from it. No more … Continued
It took a few years for me to really embrace the “role” of a teacher as far as Tantric Buddhism is concerned. My own Teacher had to repeatedly tell me to stop hiding and to open up, share my experiences, … Continued
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 in there (whatever that is), most … 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, unfettered 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.”