Snakes

This is one of the few protective charms mentioned in the Pali Canon and specifically allowed by the Buddha for monks to use (another charm, also allowed to the monks, is contained in DN 32). Note that the power of the charm is said to come, not from the words, but from the mind of goodwill… Continue reading Snakes

Restraint

“Bhikkhus, there are these four strivings. What four? Striving by restraint, striving by abandonment, striving by development, and striving by protection. (1) “And what, bhikkhus, is striving by restraint? Here, having seen a form with the eye, a bhikkhu does not grasp its marks and features. Since, if he left the eye faculty unrestrained, bad… Continue reading Restraint

Love is Patient, Love is Kind

1 Corinthians 13 13 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If… Continue reading Love is Patient, Love is Kind

Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali (12 – 22)

Click HERE for Sutras 1 – 11 Adjust post content visibility: Sanskrit/English/Etymologies English Sanskrit/Etymologies Sanskrit Devanari Sanskrit Latin all commentaries visible all commentaries hidden Swami Vivekananda Alice A. Bailey Shaman Starseed Sutra 12 अभ्यासवैराग्याभ्यां तन्निरोधः॥१२॥ Abhyāsavairāgyābhyāṁ tannirodhaḥ abhyaasa vairaagyaabhyaam tan nirodhah abhyāsa (abhyaasa) = by practise from abhi = with superiority, intensely toward +… Continue reading Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali (12 – 22)

Thought Power by Annie Besant (excerpts)

INTRODUCTION SS: Among these excerpts are many that elucidate the same concepts brought up in my ongoing New Translation for the Quantum Age of Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali also on this blog.. HERE The emotion which impels to righteous living is half wasted if the clear light of the intellect does not illuminate the path… Continue reading Thought Power by Annie Besant (excerpts)

The Goldsmith

“Bhikkhus, when a bhikkhu is devoted to the higher mind, from time to time he should give attention to three marks. (1) From time to time he should give attention to the mark of concentration; (2) from time to time to the mark of exertion; and (3) fromtime to time to the mark of equanimity.… Continue reading The Goldsmith

Anger

“Bhikkhus, there are these two qualities. What two? Anger and hostility.“Bhikkhus, there are these two qualities. What two? Denigration and insolence.“Bhikkhus, there are these two qualities. What two? Envy and miserliness.“Bhikkhus, there are these two qualities. What two? Deceitfulness and craftiness.“Bhikkhus, there are these two qualities. What two? Moral shamelessness and moral recklessness.These are the… Continue reading Anger

Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo (preliminaries)

THE ROOT TEXT Lamrim Yeshe NyingpoThe Wisdom Essence of Oral Instructions in Stages of the PathThe Heart Essence of PadmasambhavaAccording to The Guru’s Heart Practice of Dorje Drakpo Tsal, Powerful Vajra WrathSpoken by PadmasambhavaRecorded by Khandro Yeshe TsogyalRevealed and decoded by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpoand Chokgyur Lingpa Translated from the Tibetan according to the teachings ofHis… Continue reading Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo (preliminaries)

A Warrior

“Bhikkhus, possessing three factors, a warrior is worthy of a king, an accessory of a king, and reckoned a factor of kingship. What three? Here, a warrior is a long distance shooter, a sharp-shooter, and one who splits a great body. Possessing these three factors a warrior is worthy of a king, an accessory of… Continue reading A Warrior

Weeds Among the Wheat

Matthew 13:24-30 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. “The owner’s servants came… Continue reading Weeds Among the Wheat