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mahayanapilgrim · 1 year

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"Sit still where you don't care to be superior or inferior to others."

~ Kodo Sawaki, Zen Master.

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arjuna-vallabha · 2 years

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Kalachakra Vishvamata, Nepal

#kalachakra #buddhism #buddhist art #nepal

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rrcraft-and-lore · 2 months

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With the new Avatar series having been out a few months now, here's another mythology and language lesson people overlook and it's...tiring.

The word and concept of Avatar is South Asian. I can't Hinglish it, but it's close to pronounced like: Uhv-thaar. you can just google it, but it's the idea and ability of gods or powerful beings to incarnate in new time/new forms/bodies, sometimes both mortal and divine.

It happens a lot in the Vedic epics.

Avatar: The Last Airbender? Concept, reincarnation, South Asian as fuck.

South Asia (as does other areas of the world/cultures) has a take on the x number of elements as well. Usually it's: wind, fire, earth, water, and sound/voice/space or spirit - aether - w.e. you wanna call it. Spirit bending the idea of the spirit world. Obviously this set is not a direct 1:1.

A:TLA draws a closer to parallel in ways to Chinese takes on the elements.

Obviously James Cameron's avatar takes this concept to a sci fi degree, essentially bringing your mind/consciousness into a new/different (Alien) body.

We also get into the world tree mythos/axis mundi parts of his story too, but that's beside the point and not unique to any one culture - that's anything out of proto Indo-European up. Obviously within in the pantheon of sff literature and other media the idea of reincarnation and cyclic nature of time - birth across time isn't new or rare.

The idea of a Wheel of Time, in fact, comes quite from: Kalachakra - translation = "Wheel of Time." This is an Indian belief that later spread through/over distance as well as religion, popping up in Buddhism and finding prominence most notably in Tibet still to this day.

The belief also ties back into the idea of conventional reality - time being an aspect of the larger world-universe- the smaller aspects of which are comprised of, once again: earth, wind, water, fire, space - sound familiar to something rom fantasy?

Probably. If not, read more. Or...more carefully.

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hinducosmos · 2 years

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Kalachakra Mandala

Hasta Thangka Art Center wrote : Kalachakra Mandala is a Sanskrit word for “wheel of time”. The mandala of kalachakra is aerial view of the kalachakra temple, situated in Lhasa and contains 722 Deities, and at its heart on a Lotus flower, a single Buddha: Kalachakra. It is a 5 level structure, each level is represented by a square, and each square is set within the others. In mandala there are six circles of elements: wisdom, space, wind, fire, water and earth. Then we get to different entrance of the body, speech and mind.

The Dalai Lama and the Kalachakra Although thought to have once been a carefully guarded secret of the Shambhala Kingdom, the Kalachakra Tantra is now widely known. The Dalai Lama himself has given thirty-three separate initiations into this practice all over the world, including in Tibet, India, Switzerland, Canada, and the United States.

In an essay on his website, His Holiness writes, “the Kalachakra initiations empower the disciple to practice the yoga of the Kalachakra tantra, and, ultimately, to achieve the state of Shri Kalachakra.” As with other mandala practices, the goal here is for the initiate to “enter” into the mandala and identify with the deity represented therein.

The floors of the palace depicted in the Kalachakra Mandala, from the ground up, represent:

Enlightened body

Enlightened speech

Enlightened mind

Enlightened wisdom

Enlightened great bliss

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tibetanthangkapaintings · 2 years

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The Kalachakra teachings urge us to go beyond the superficial layer of our ordinary experience. Instead of getting lost in the endless busyness of worldly existence, we can focus our energy inward and actively develop the karmic propensities that ensure our future lives are filled with happiness and not with suffering. Through the practice of Kalachakra, you strengthen your connection to the principles of Shambhala and create the causes to experience greater peace and harmony both now and in the future. ~ Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoche Art: Red Kalachakra mandala

#kalachakra #kalachakra mandala #karma #shambala #buddhism

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lovesinistra · 2 years

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#step siblings #step sister #samsara #buddhist memes #buddhism #metaphysics #spirituality #kalachakra #lol

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urbanchicagoan · 2 years

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A sculpted image of the Buddhist deity Kalachakra enshrined to the right in the main altar room at Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple in Bridgeport, Chicago (10/15/2022)

#illinois #chicago #bridgeport #buddhist temple #buddhist art #kalachakra

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mantrapiece · 2 years

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The Kalachakra means "Wheel of Time" in Sanskrit. The Kalachakra is an elaborate explanation of the creation of all matter. It aims to explain that humans are not separate from the universe. But both the universe and human. It is a detailed map of the the inner world (the entire universe) and the outer world (the shell of the universe). And if fully understood and used in the practice of meditation can bring supreme happiness. . 925 Sterling silver Kalachakra cuff-bracelet. . Website link is in the bio. @mantrapiece . #mantrapiece #kalachakra #kalachakramandala #kalachakratemple #kalachakrathangka #tibetanbuddhism #vajrayana #vajrayanabuddhism #vajrayāna #vajrayanabuddhist #vajrayanaart #budismovajrayana #tantra #tantrayoga #tantrayana #tantralife #tantrameditation #mahayana #mahayanabuddhism #sanskrit #buddhahood #wheeloftime #shaivism #vaishnavism #samkhya #madhyamaka #cosmology #kalacakra #anuttara #anuttarayoga (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce1tq_kv_4B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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fidjdhd · 2 months

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#kalachakra

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blog-bios · 1 year

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সাপ্তাহিক রাশিফল (১২ই জুন ২০২৩ থেকে ১৬ই জুন ২০২৩)

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#Astrology #Jyotish #Kalachakra #Mantra #Tantra

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excavatinglizard · 11 months

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I'm gonna be REALLY OBVIOUS mckirk + things you said under the stars and in the grass

Hey here you go this stuck in my brain and wouldn't leave :) sorry :)

Uhhh tw discussions of death

[recording trancript, Stardate 2265, 12:01:39, duration, 02:18]

[A low hissing, like the wind through grass. Laboured breathing. Sobs.]

“My dad died in space.”

“I know, Jim.”

“I mean, I was born out there, in the cold and the dark. I guess I always figured I’d die out there too, right back where I started. Instead, I’m—”

“You’re not dying on me, kid. You’re not done yet.”

“Bones…”

“Fuck that. Fuck that, Jim, I’ve dragged you back and I dragged you to space and I—”

[sounds of grunting, a heavy object being moved]

“I’m not letting you go, yet. We need you, Jim. I need you. You’re the strongest person I know, and I’m getting you the hell out of here.”

“No, Bones.”

“what?”

“Not the strongest. I’m just a coward. It’s always been you.”

[A single sob, muffled.]

“Ok. Ok.”

[recording ends.]

#mckirk fanfic #my writing #my brain was in a particular place! I don't think anyone will like being in that place with me! but here you are >:)#damn it's been a hot second since I've written mckirk (not that long actually because of the kalachakra AU fic but)#ambiguous/open ending #totally stealing some bits of this from other scrapped things I've written

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mahayanapilgrim · 1 year

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MAHAMUDRA

Homage to the state of great bliss!

Concerning what is called Mahamudra

All things are your own mind.

Seeing objects as external is a mistaken concept;

Like a dream, they are empty of concreteness.

This mind, as well, is a mere movement of attention That has no self-nature, being merely a gust of wind.

Empty of identity, like space.

All things, like space, are equal.

When speaking of 'Mahamudra'

It is not an entity that can be shown.

There the mind's suchness

Is itself the state of Mahamudra.

It is neither something to be corrected nor transformed, But when anyone sees and realizes its nature All that appears and exists is Mahamudra, The great all-encompassing Dharmakaya.

Naturally and without contriving, allowed simply to be, This unimagined Dharmakaya,

Letting it be without seeking is the meditation training.

But to meditate while seeking is deluded mind.

Just as with space and a magical display, While neither cultivating nor not cultivating How can you be separate and not separate!

This is a yogi's understanding.

All good deeds and harmful actions

Dissolve by simply knowing this nature.

The emotions are the great wisdom.

Like a jungle fire, they are the helpers.

How can there be staying or going?

What meditation is there by fleeing to a hermitage?

Without understanding this, all possible means Never bring more than temporary liberation.

When understanding this nature, what is there to bind you?

While being undistracted from its continuity,

There is neither a composed nor an uncomposed state To be cultivated or corrected with a remedy.

It is not made out of anything

Experience self-liberated is dharmadhatu.

Thinking self-liberated is great wisdom,

Non-dual equality is dharmakaya.

Like the continuous flow of a great river,

Whatever you do is meaningful,

This is the eternal awakened state,

The great bliss, leaving no place for samsara.

All things are empty of their own identities.

This concept fixed on emptiness has dissolved in itself.

Free of concept, holding nothing in mind, Is in itself the path of the Buddhas.

~ Naropa

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nununiverse · 10 months

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Syllables of the Kalachakra Mantra by Jack Christopher Martin

#Kalachakra Mantra

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dejahisashmom · 2 months

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Agartha: A Culture at the Center of the Earth - Historic Mysteries

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onedaytripin · 3 months

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One Day McLeod Ganj Local Sightseeing Trip By Private Cab

If you are looking for a perfect getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city, then One Day McLeod Ganj Local Sightseeing Trip by Cab is for you. McLeod Ganj is a hill station in Himachal Pradesh, India, that is famous for its Tibetan culture, Buddhist monasteries, and natural beauty. It is also the home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism. In this article,…

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#Church of St. John in the Wilderness #Dal lake Mcleodganj #Dip Tse Chok Ling #Highlights of McLeod Ganj One day Tour Package By Private Cab #Itinerary Of One Day Trip to McLeod Ganj by Cab #Kalachakra temple #McLeod Ganj One day Tour Package by taxi #most popular attractions in McLeod Ganj #Naddi Hill Point Mcleod Ganj #Namgyal Monastery #Package for One day McLeod Ganj Sightseeing trip By cab #Sunset View Point #Tsuglagkhang Complex Dalai Lama Temple

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mysterioushimachal · 1 year

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Explore the Mystical Kalachakra Temple in Dharmshala | Mysterious Himachal

The Kalachakra Temple in Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh, is a mystical and significant spiritual site that attracts devotees and tourists from all over the world. Nestled amidst the serene Dhauladhar range, the temple is a tranquil abode of Buddhist teachings and meditation practices. In this article, we will take a deep dive into the history, architecture, and spiritual significance of the…

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#Buddha #Guru Rinpoche #Holiness the Dalai Lama #Kalachakra Temple #Kalachakra Temple in Dharmshala

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