When God speaks or gave the command Be It, the Creation came into being and the creative elements and all creative forces are under His control. The Word of God controls the entire creation. His creation obeys His command. But when we speak, the Fire Element is not in our control and so is the case with the other functions as well as the deities at the intermediate level. This is the beginning of our sorrows because as image of God we do not reflect the properties of the Original.
The second chakra is the chakra of creativity, pure attention and pure knowledge. It is the one which connects us to the inner source of inspiration and enables us to experience the beauty around us. This is also the center of pure, steady attention and power of concentration. On the physical level it looks after our liver, kidneys and the lower abdomen. When we think too much, this center gets drained of energy and damage to the chakra occurs.
When God speaks or gave the command Be It, the Creation came into being and the creative elements and all creative forces are under His control. The Word of God controls the entire creation. His creation obeys His command. But when we speak, the Fire Element is not in our control and so is the case with the other functions as well as the deities at the intermediate level. This is the beginning of our sorrows because as image of God we do not reflect the properties of the Original.
The second chakra is the chakra of creativity, pure attention and pure knowledge. It is the one which connects us to the inner source of inspiration and enables us to experience the beauty around us. This is also the center of pure, steady attention and power of concentration. On the physical level it looks after our liver, kidneys and the lower abdomen. When we think too much, this center gets drained of energy and damage to the chakra occurs.
‘Flowering of Bliss’ is based on a series of talks on ‘Upadesha Saram’ delivered by Sri Prabhuji and contains the essence of Sri Ramana Maharshi’s teachings. All our lives, we seek eternal happiness in the outer world, forgetting that it is our own essential nature. Is it possible to transcend this conditioning? In order to facilitate this, Sri Ramana Maharshi revealed the direct path to Self-realization and permanent bliss through the process of self-inquiry. This is a truly transformational commentary on ‘Upadesha Saram’ because it contains innumerable insights which help us to assimilate these truths and relate them to our day-to-day experience. It is a must-have guide book for every seeker.
Scientists consider that 40 drops of blood form one drop of this vital fluid. It is a sort of white blood. When we lose even a few drops of blood, we are panic stricken, although it is much less valuable than the vital fluid. We, however, waste this vital fluid, which is the king of vitality, recklessly for the pleasure of a few seconds.
The fundamental qualities imparted by your Vishuddhi chakra include effective communication and a sense of community. When your Vishuddhi is balanced and energized, you feel in harmony with the rest of humanity. It is through the Vishuddhi chakra that you receive the ability to be diplomatic, polite and pleasant.
The Vishuddhi chakra also gives you the ability to accept shortcomings and challenges without feelings of guilt.
Brahmacharya (Celibacy) Quotes (Sri R Paramahansa)Pardeep Sehgal
A man practicing unbroken brahmacharya for twelve years develops a special power. He grows a new inner nerve called the nerve of memory. Through that nerve he remembers all, he understands all. When a man succeeds in the conservation of his sexual energy, his intellect reflects the image of Brahman. The man who carries this image of Brahman in his heart is able to accomplish everything – he will succeed wonderfully in whatever action he engages himself.
Our life is very stressful, we are suffering every time by health, wealth, relationship issues. We need to stop this all stress, we need to heal our negative karma, negative actions and expand our aura and chakra.
Pravritti: By acts, a living creature is destroyed. By knowledge, however, he becomes emancipated. Through acts one is forced to take rebirth, after death. Nivritti: Through knowledge, however, one becomes transformed into that which is Eternal, Unmanifest, and Immutable.
The fundamental quality of the Anahat chakra is unconditional love. It is through energizing the heart chakra that you are able to become confident, self-assured, morally responsible and emotionally well balanced.
Your Nabhi chakra is located within your spinal column. It can be found parallel to your navel. It is closely associated with your solar plexus. The vibrations of your Nabhi chakra can be felt in your middle fingers. The function of your abdominal organs (stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels) is regulated by the Nabhi and Swadisthan chakras along with the Void. These three subtle centers work as an integrated unit in ensuring a harmonious physiologic environment in your body.
ADS1 - The Story of Hemalekha and HemachudaPardeep Sehgal
Investigation is the root-cause of all, and it is the first step to the supreme reward of indescribable bliss. How can anyone gain security without proper investigation? A deliberating man always shines over others. Brahma is great because of deliberation; Vishnu is worshipped because of it.
Association with the Wise Must Precede "Vichara" – Deliberation – Self-Enquiry. A man undoubtedly reaps the fruits of his company. I shall relate to you a story to illustrate this:
"There was once a king of Dasarna by name Muktachuda. He had two sons: Hemachuda and Manichuda. They were comely, well-behaved and well-learned. At one time they led a hunting party, consisting of a great retinue of men and warriors, into a deep forest which was infested with tigers, lions and other wild animals…
Fie on human beings who appraise the foulest part of the body as the most delightful. If one should see beauty in that body-part which is wet with impure excretions, where will not man see beauty? Tell me!
‘Flowering of Bliss’ is based on a series of talks on ‘Upadesha Saram’ delivered by Sri Prabhuji and contains the essence of Sri Ramana Maharshi’s teachings. All our lives, we seek eternal happiness in the outer world, forgetting that it is our own essential nature. Is it possible to transcend this conditioning? In order to facilitate this, Sri Ramana Maharshi revealed the direct path to Self-realization and permanent bliss through the process of self-inquiry. This is a truly transformational commentary on ‘Upadesha Saram’ because it contains innumerable insights which help us to assimilate these truths and relate them to our day-to-day experience. It is a must-have guide book for every seeker.
Scientists consider that 40 drops of blood form one drop of this vital fluid. It is a sort of white blood. When we lose even a few drops of blood, we are panic stricken, although it is much less valuable than the vital fluid. We, however, waste this vital fluid, which is the king of vitality, recklessly for the pleasure of a few seconds.
The fundamental qualities imparted by your Vishuddhi chakra include effective communication and a sense of community. When your Vishuddhi is balanced and energized, you feel in harmony with the rest of humanity. It is through the Vishuddhi chakra that you receive the ability to be diplomatic, polite and pleasant.
The Vishuddhi chakra also gives you the ability to accept shortcomings and challenges without feelings of guilt.
Brahmacharya (Celibacy) Quotes (Sri R Paramahansa)Pardeep Sehgal
A man practicing unbroken brahmacharya for twelve years develops a special power. He grows a new inner nerve called the nerve of memory. Through that nerve he remembers all, he understands all. When a man succeeds in the conservation of his sexual energy, his intellect reflects the image of Brahman. The man who carries this image of Brahman in his heart is able to accomplish everything – he will succeed wonderfully in whatever action he engages himself.
Our life is very stressful, we are suffering every time by health, wealth, relationship issues. We need to stop this all stress, we need to heal our negative karma, negative actions and expand our aura and chakra.
Pravritti: By acts, a living creature is destroyed. By knowledge, however, he becomes emancipated. Through acts one is forced to take rebirth, after death. Nivritti: Through knowledge, however, one becomes transformed into that which is Eternal, Unmanifest, and Immutable.
The fundamental quality of the Anahat chakra is unconditional love. It is through energizing the heart chakra that you are able to become confident, self-assured, morally responsible and emotionally well balanced.
Your Nabhi chakra is located within your spinal column. It can be found parallel to your navel. It is closely associated with your solar plexus. The vibrations of your Nabhi chakra can be felt in your middle fingers. The function of your abdominal organs (stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels) is regulated by the Nabhi and Swadisthan chakras along with the Void. These three subtle centers work as an integrated unit in ensuring a harmonious physiologic environment in your body.
ADS1 - The Story of Hemalekha and HemachudaPardeep Sehgal
Investigation is the root-cause of all, and it is the first step to the supreme reward of indescribable bliss. How can anyone gain security without proper investigation? A deliberating man always shines over others. Brahma is great because of deliberation; Vishnu is worshipped because of it.
Association with the Wise Must Precede "Vichara" – Deliberation – Self-Enquiry. A man undoubtedly reaps the fruits of his company. I shall relate to you a story to illustrate this:
"There was once a king of Dasarna by name Muktachuda. He had two sons: Hemachuda and Manichuda. They were comely, well-behaved and well-learned. At one time they led a hunting party, consisting of a great retinue of men and warriors, into a deep forest which was infested with tigers, lions and other wild animals…
Fie on human beings who appraise the foulest part of the body as the most delightful. If one should see beauty in that body-part which is wet with impure excretions, where will not man see beauty? Tell me!
Modelo del Ser Humano
Un Ser Humano quizá como nunca lo haz visto
Para entender quién eres, cómo estás hecho, cuáles son tus partes o componentes y que ésto te ayude a vivir mejor y sobre todo para alcanzar el despertar y la felicidad. Enfoque Budista que puede ser utilizado para fines Didácticos a no budistas. Lo que querías saber del karma. ¿Existe o no, qué es, cómo funciona, qué consecuencias tiene, cómo purificarlo?
Enseñanzas espirituales (budistas) sobre el proceso de la muerte. Cómo ayudar a un ser querido que está muriendo, qué hacer y qué no hacer, de acuerdo a la experiencia de los lamas.
Mapas sobre el Sufrimiento
Aprende a Gestionar tu Sufrimiento
e invertirlo en tu desarrollo espiritual
¿Cómo quieres ver tu sufrimiento, como problema u oportunidad?
La empatía y la ecuanimidad son claves en el sendero espiritual. Nos ayudan a intercambiarnos con el otro y a generar compasión y amor bondadoso.
Pero también son claves en la vida mundana para desarrollar nuestra humanidad.
Deidad femenina, bailadoras en el cielo, diosas, sanadoras, musas, el principio femenino, guerreras, espíritus femeninos, hembras que se mueven en el nivel más alto de la realidad, símbolo de la naturaleza desnuda de la mente
La renuncia es el inicio del camino espiritual, es la puerta de entrada. Si no tienes renuncia, no hay viaje. Pero, ¿a qué renunciar? ¿Qué es la renuncia? ¿Por qué y para qué? ¿Cómo?
By: Ajaan Mahā Boowa Ñānasampanno
Translated by: Thānissaro Bhikkhu
This collection of talks was originally given for the benefit of a lay disciple who had come to Ajaan Maha Boowa’s monastery to receive his guidance as she faced her approaching death from bone marrow cancer. These talks offer important lessons about how to learn from pain, illness and death, by seeing through to their ultimate nature and detaching the mind from the suffering associated with them.
“The Gift of Dhamma Excels All Other Gifts”
—The Lord Buddha
Dhamma should not be sold like goods in the market place.
Permission to reproduce this publication in any way for free distribution,as a gift of Dhamma, is hereby granted and
no further permission need be obtained.
Reproduction in any way for commercial gain is strictly prohibited.
An Interactive* Book of Shadows consisting of Gathered Wiccan Daily Devotionals, Rituals, Chants and Incantations, Commandments and More! Never search for that chant, devotional or ritual again!
Check back for updates as the book will be an ongoing thing..... hopefully to become rather big!
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Mitosis and MeiosisExperiment 5 The Importance of Cell Cycl.docxannandleola
Mitosis and Meiosis
Experiment 5: The Importance of Cell Cycle Control
Data and Post-Lab Questions
Data:
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Post-Lab Questions
1. Record your hypothesis from Step 1 in the Procedure section here.
2. What do your results indicate about cell cycle control?
3. Suppose a person developed a mutation in a somatic cell which diminishes the performance of the body’s natural cell cycle control proteins. This mutation resulted in cancer yet, but was effectively treated with a cocktail of cancer fighting techniques. Is it possible for this person’s future children to inherit this cancer causing mutation? Be specific when you explain why or why not.
4. Why do cells which lack cell cycle control exhibit karyotypes which look physically different than cells with normal cell cycle.
5. What are HeLa cells? Why are HeLa cells appropriate for this experiment?
6. Research the function of the protein called p53. What does this function do? Explain how it can affect cell cycle control.
7. What is the Philadelphia chromosome? How is this chromosome related to cancer? Identify how this chromosome appears physically different on a karyotype than it appears on a karyotype of normal chromosomes.
There are basically two methods utilized in meditation practice in Zen Buddhism to assist the practitioner to reach the above-mentioned goals, together with a simple breathing exercise known as “observation of breath count” (Jpn., sūsokukan); one is the kōan method and the other is called “just sitting” (Jpn., shikan taza), a form of “single act samādhi.” For example, the former is employed mainly by the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism, while the latter by the Sōtō school; they are the two main schools of this form of the Buddha-Way still flourishing today in Japan. In the Rinzai school, the kōan method is devised to assist the practitioner to become a “Zen person” (Kasulis, 1981) who fully embodies both wisdom and compassion. A kōan is formulated like a riddle or puzzle and is designed in such a way that intellectual reasoning alone cannot solve it without breaking through ego-consciousness by driving it to its limit. This is, Zen believes, because it is fortified by the shield of a dualistic conceptual paradigm with all its attendant presuppositions and conditions which the ego-consciousness in a given cultural and historical milieu accepts to be true in order to live a life anchored in the everyday standpoint.
Mahayana Buddhism, also known as the Great Vehicle, is the form of Buddhism prominent in North Asia, including China, Mongolia, Tibet, Korea, and Japan. Arising out of schisms—about both doctrine and monastic rules—within Indian Buddhism in the first century C.E., the Great Vehicle considers itself a more authentic version of the Buddha's teachings. The Mahayana accepts the canonical texts of the Theravada tradition (what they derisively call the Hinayana, or "lesser vehicle), but also have a vast corpus of philosoph ...
Chant Book of the Lâm Tế School of Thiền Buddhism 2019GraceBautista11
Chant Book of the Lâm Tế School of Thiền Buddhism
Published by
Tuyết Sơn Thiền Tự 雪山禅寺
Mount Adams Zen Buddhist Temple
P.O. Box 487, Trout Lake, WA 98650, USA
The presentation has been prepared to explain viewers what is 'OM', the fundamental primordial vibration with which the manifested world has been created.
The Sermon At Benares [This is one version of the Budhha.docxjoshua2345678
The Sermon At Benares
[This is one version of the Budhha's first presentation of his doctrine, as related by a monk who is
passing on the tradition as he heard it.]
Thus have I heard: at one time the Blessed One dwelt at Benares at Isipatana in the Deer Park. There
the Blessed One addressed the five monks:-
"These two extremes, monks, are not to be practiced by one who has gone forth from the world. What
are the two? That conjoined with the passions and luxury, low, vulgar, common, ignoble, and useless;
and that conjoined with self-torture, painful, ignoble, and useless. Avoiding these two extremes the
Tathagata [the Perfect One; that is, the Buddha] has gained the enlightenment of the Middle Path, which
produces insight and knowledge, and tends to calm, to higher knowledge, enlightenment, Nirvana.
"And what, monks, is the Middle Path, of which the Tathagata has gained enlightenment, which produces
insight and knowledge, and tends to calm, to higher knowledge, enlightenment, Nirvana? This is the
noble Eightfold Way: namely, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right
effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. This, monks, is the Middle Path, of which the Tathagata has
gained enlightenment, which produces insight and knowledge, and tends to calm, to higher knowledge,
enlightenment, Nirvana."
And the Blessed One spoke kindly to his disciples, pitying them for their errors, and pointing out the
uselessness of their endeavors, and the ice of ill-will that chilled their hearts melted away under the gentle
warmth of the master's persuasion.
Now the Blessed One set the wheel of the most excellent law rolling and he began to preach to the five
monks, opening to them the gate of immortality, and showing them the bliss of Nirvana.
The Buddha said:
"The spokes of the wheel are the rules of pure conduct; justice is the uniformity of their length; wisdom is
the tire; modesty and thoughtfulness are the hubs in which the immovable axle of truth is fixed.
"He who recognizes the existence of suffering, its cause, its remedy, and its cessation has fathomed the
four noble truths. He will walk in the right path. Right views will be the torch to light his way. Right
aspirations will be his guide. Right speech will be his dwelling place on the road. His gait will be straight,
for it is right behavior. His refreshments will be the right way of earning his livelihood. Right efforts will be
his steps; right thoughts his breath; and right contemplation will give him the peace that follows in his
footprints.
"(1)Now this, monks, is the noble truth of suffering: birth is painful, old age is painful, sickness is painful,
death is painful, sorrow, lamentation, dejection, and despair are painful. Contact with unpleasant things is
painful, not getting what one wishes is painful. In short the five groups of grasping (skandhas) are
painful.
"(2) Now this, monks, is th.
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Mantra de Protección Espiritual para Tiempos Confrontativos como los que estamos viviendo la humanidad con pandemias, crisis emocionales y económicas, guerras, malos gobiernos, etc. Lo puede utilizar con respeto cualquier persona, sin importar que no sea budista, independientemente de qué religión tenga o incluso si no tiene ninguna. Es un mantra para beneficio de toda la humanidad.
Cuando estamos viviendo momentos difíciles, confrontativos, alguna pérdida, una gran crisis... necesitamos ayuda profesional y también nos pueden servir algunos recursos espirituales... Aquí encontrarás textos, videos, presentaciones y links que te pueden ayudar en esos momentos. Con tu inteligencia y sabiduría encontrarás aquí quizá lo mejor para ti. Deseo que estés bien, en paz y feliz
Meditacion en la Impermanencia
El Buda decía que así como todas las huellas de cualquier animal caben en la huella de un elefante, de la misma manera todas las meditaciones caben en la meditación de la impermanencia.
Meditar en la Impermanencia es una de las meditaciones más importantes en el sendero espiritual.
Hoy que por la pandemia hemos perdido a seres queridos, y otros han perdido su salud, su empleo, su empresa o su estabilidad económica, y otros su serenidad o paz por la guerra, la violencia o la inseguridad. Meditar en la impermanencia puede traer paz a nuestros corazones.
Aquí encuentra el video de la meditación guiada:
https://youtu.be/RBGArBaS4tA
Material de apoyo para la realización de la Práctica de Purificación de karma negativo de los 35 Budas, para hacer con la Práctica de Confesión de las Transgresiones (Sutra de los Tres Nobles Montones)
https://www.budismolibre.org/docs/sutras/Sutra_de_los_Tres_Montones.pdf
Puede encontrar una explicación del Karmapa en:
https://elkarmapa.org/el-sutra-de-los-tres-montones/
La vida del Buda en 12 Actos
¿Quién refutó a los Lokayatas y a las otras cinco escuelas filosóficas espirituales no budistas de la India Antigua hace tres mil años? El Buda, de quien presentamos su vida en 12 actos. En apoyo a este texto puede consultar las imágenes que puede consultar aquí:
https://www.slideshare.net/DharmavsKarma/la-vida-del-buda-en-12-actos
La vida del Buda en 12 Actos
¿Quién refutó a los Lokayatas y a las otras cinco escuelas filosóficas espirituales no budistas de la India Antigua hace tres mil años? El Buda, de quien presentamos aquí algunas imágenes de su vida y sus enseñanzas en 12 actos. En apoyo al texto sobre su vida que puede consultar aquí:
Los Lokayatas o charvakas o nihilistas no creen en nada espiritual (Dios, el alma, el karma, renacimiento o reencarnación, etc.). Desperdician su vida humana en puros placeres sensoriales y cometen el error de afirmar su visión autocentrada. Son seres que requieren mucha compasión porque aunque "llegaron lejos", no han llegado a ningún lugar, porque se quedaron a la mitad de su camino espiritual.
Meditación en la respiración. Atención plena en la respiración.
puede encontrar el video de la meditación guiada en:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWxyHIN6HeE&t=5s
Meditación que realizada diariamente con fe, con concentración y una motivación pura protege contra la pandemia del coronavirus Covid o contra cualquier otra
¿Por qué no es conveniente cometer suicidio? Si ya no aguantas esta vida ¿cuál es una salida falsa y cuál es una salida verdadera? Desde la perspectiva del budismo
Un bonito regalo espiritual que le puedes hacer a tu madre en este día es leer este Sutra del Buda, y al mismo tiempo también será un regalo para ti. Y permite, si así lo eliges, que toque tu humanidad, tu corazón y date permiso de sentir compasión por quienes te dieron la vida, sus sacrificios, su tiempo y todo lo inimaginable para que tu estés donde ahora estás.
Se conoce como el “Sutra de la Profunda Bondad de los padres y la dificultad en retribuirla”
http://www.acharia.org/sutras/el_sutra_de_la_piedad_filial.htm
Esta presentación o versión gráfica está basada en las enseñanzas de Lama Zopa Rimpoché denominadas "Meditación para la Curación", que puedes encontrar en el link que se agrega abajo.
Se dice que en tiempos degenerados muchas meditaciones y prácticas pierden su poder, excepto la meditación Tonglen (de dar y tomar) que es capaz de curar lepra, cáncer, sida y al coronavirus COVID-19 y cualquier otra enfermedad. Pero esto implica curar primero nuestra mente del egoísmo, la soberbia y la visión autocentrada y aprender a desarrollar la compasión y la sabiduría.
No tienes que ser budista o hacerte budista para beneficiarte de esas enseñanzas, puedes combinarlas con tu propia religión o creencia o incluso si eres escéptico, ateo o agnóstico, "científico", materialista o comunista. Las enseñanzas espirituales son universales y sus remedios beneficiarán a todos, más en estas épocas oscuras.
Las explicaciones originales en forma de texto de un gran maestro budista, Lama Zopa Rimpoché las encuentras en este link:
https://www.slideshare.net/DharmavsKarma/meditacion-para-la-curacion
Que esto sea para el beneficio de todos los seres.
¿Por qué no es conveniente cometer suicidio? Si ya no aguantas esta vida ¿cuál es una salida falsa y cuál es una salida verdadera? Desde la perspectiva del budismo
Se dice que en tiempos degenerados muchas meditaciones y prácticas pierden su poder, excepto la meditación Tonglen (de dar y tomar) que es capaz de curar lepra, cáncer, sida y al coronavirus COVID-19 y cualquier otra enfermedad. Pero esto implica curar primero nuestra mente del egoísmo, la soberbia y la visión autocentrada y aprender a desarrollar la compasión y la sabiduría. Aquí encontrará las explicaciones de un gran maestro budista, Lama Zopa Rimpoché.
No tienes que ser budista o hacerte budista para beneficiarte de esas enseñanzas, puedes combinarlas con tu propia religión o creencia o incluso si eres escéptico, ateo o agnóstico, materialista o comunista. Las enseñanzas espirituales son universales y sus remedios beneficiarán a todos, más en estas épocas oscuras.
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
strengthen your personal intention to open each chakra more fully. These are designed
to draw forth the highest benefit for your spiritual growth.
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way
SBs – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
Homily: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday 2024.docxJames Knipper
Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
The Good News, newsletter for June 2024 is hereNoHo FUMC
Our monthly newsletter is available to read online. We hope you will join us each Sunday in person for our worship service. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on YouTube and social media.
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
2. Meditación del Amor Benevolente!
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“Que yo esté bien, en paz y feliz
Que tu estés bien, en paz y feliz
Que él está bien, en paz y feliz
Que todos los seres estén bien, en paz y felices”
!
Recítalo diariamente con cada uno de tus seres queridos, conocidos y
hasta que abarques a todos los seres
3. Cinco Reflexiones!
!
1. Está en mi naturaleza envejecer, no puedo escapar del envejecimiento.
2. Está en mi naturaleza enfermar, no puedo escapar de la enfermedad.
3. Está en mi naturaleza morir, no puedo escapar de la muerte.
4. Todo lo que es mío, que quiero y me deleita, cambiará y desaparecerá.
5. Yo soy el propietario de mis acciones, heredero de las consecuencias
de mis acciones, originado por el resultado de mis acciones, mis acciones
son mis únicos familiares y amigos y tengo a mis acciones como mi único
refugio. De cualquier acción buena o mala que yo realice seré el heredero.
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Temas de reflexión recomendadas por el Buda en el Abhinham
paccavekkhitabba dhamma. Anguttara Nikaya. V.57
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Recítalo diariamente
4. “Sabbe satta kammasaka kammadavada kammayoni
kammabandhu kammapatisarana, yam kammam karissanti
kalyanam va papakam va tassa davada bhavissanti”
Upajjhatthana Sutta
Anguttara Nikaya. V. 57
5. La vida es difícil de conseguir y fácil de perder.
'mi vida es incierta; mi muerte es cierta; estoy seguro que
moriré; la muerte será el fin de esta vida; la vida es insegura
pero la muerte es segura'
Recítalo diariamente
Meditación sobre la Impermanencia
6. Lama Atisha Protection Mantra - protection from
physical harm. At the request of the abbot of Wolka
Cholung, the meditation hermitage of Lama Tsongkhapa
in central Tibet, this print was brought from Tibet and
presented to Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Just touching or
seeing this protection liberates beings from the lower
realms.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche says the image can be put on the
body of a person who is dying and that it's also very
good to have it respectfully on display in one's house,
where it protects from pollution or disharmony and
brings success. One can also fold the protection into a
small square and carry or wear it on the body. If
wearing, it is best not to sleep with it on so as not to
inadvertently lie on top of the mantra.
7.
8. May I be the doctor and the medicine
And may I be the nurse
For all sick beings in the world
Until everyone is healed.
May a rain of food and drink descend
To clear away the pain of thirst and hunger
And during the eon of famine
May I myself turn into food and drink.
May I become an inexhaustible treasure
For those who are poor and destitute;
May I turn into all things they could need
And may these be placed close beside them.
Without any sense of loss
I shall give up my body and enjoyments
As well as all my virtues of the three times
For the sake of benefiting all.
By giving up all, sorrow is transcended
And my mind will realize the sorrowless state.
It is best now that I give all to all beings
In the same way as I shall at death.
Having given this body up
For the pleasure of all living beings,
By killing, abusing, and beating it
May they always do as they please.
Although they may play with my body
And make it a thing of ridicule,
Because I have given it up to them
What is the use of holding it dear?
Therefore I shall let them do anything to it
That does not cause them any harm,
And when anyone encounters me
May it never be meaningless for him.
If in those who encounter me
A faithful or angry thought arises,
May that eternally be the source
For fulfilling all their wishes.
May all who say bad things to me
Or cause me any other harm,
9. And those who mock and insult me,
Have the fortune to fully awaken.
May I be a protector for those without one,
A guide for all travelers on the way;
May I be a bridge, a boat, and a ship
For all who wish to cross the water.
May I be an island for those who seek one
And a lamp for those desiring light;
May I be a bed for all who wish to rest
And a slave for all who want a slave.
May I be a wishing jewel, a magic vase,
Powerful mantras, and great medicine;
May I be a wish fulfilling tree
and a cow of plenty for the world.
Just like the space
And all the great elements such as earth,
may I always support the life
Of all the boundless creatures.
And until they pass away from pain
May I also be the source of life
For all realms of varied beings
That reach into the ends of space.
Just as the previous Lords of Bliss
Conceived the enlightenment spirit,
And just as they successively lived
By the Bodhisattva practices,
Likewise for the sake of all that lives
Do I conceive the spirit of enlightenment,
And shall I too Successively follow the practices.
In order to further increase it from now on,
The intelligent who have vividly taken
The spirit of enlightenment in this way
Should extol it in the following manner:
"Today my life has borne fruit;
having well obtained this human existence,
I've been born in the family of Buddha
And now am one of Buddha's children.
Thus whatever actions I do from now on
Must be in accord with the family tradition.
10. Never shall I do anything to disgrace
This holy, faultless family!
Just like a blind man
Discovering a jewel in a heap of trash,
Likewise by some coincidence
I have found the enlightenment spirit within me.
It is the supreme elixir
That overcomes the lord of death;
It is the inexhaustible treasure
That eliminates all poverty in the world.
It is the supreme medicine
That cures the world's disease.
It is the evergreen that shelters all beings
Wandering tired on the roads of life.
It is the universal bridge
That frees beings from wretched lives,
It is the rising moon of mind
That dispels the torment of addictions.
It is the great sun that burns away
The mighty ignorance of the world;
It is the quintessential butter
From the churning of the milk of Dharma.
For all guests traveling the path of life
Who wish to experience the true happiness,
The spirit will satisfy them with joy
And exalt them in the highest bliss.
Today in the presence of all the saviors
I invite the world to be my guests
At the feast of temporal and ultimate bliss.
May gods, titans, and all be joyful!
With aspirations,
Sarva Mangalam
(May all be auspicious)
11. The Kalachakra seed syllable....
The Kalachakra seed syllable (rnam bcu dbang ldan) or Tenfold Powerful One is the best known symbols of the
Kalachakra system, and probably of the entire Tibetan tantric tradition. The symbol consists of an ornamental
ring of fire, then the main symbol which combines seven individual syllables, on top are a crescent, a disc and a
curved shape, making ten.
10-fold powerful one, courtesy www.kalachakra-graz.atSurrounding the main symbol is a kind of frame made of
flames, which corresponds to the outermost "Circle of Wisdom" of the mandala.
On the left and right of the actual Tenfold Powerful symbol are the Lantsa characters for E and VAM,
representing the union of respectively emptiness (E) and bliss (VAM).
The individual syllables are represented in a in a stylized version of Sanskrit Lantsa (or Ranjana) characters.
(Lantsa is an Indian Buddhist script, probably of late Pala origin, derived from Sanskrit, although certain scholars
date it as late as the seventeenth century. It was used in Nepal until recent history. It is specifically used for
mantra syllables and the titles of sacred texts.)
The symbol usually stands on a lotus (which also symbolizes the heart chakra) and three or four discs, like the
Kalachakra deity: a white moon disc, a red sun disc, a black/blue Rahu disc and a yellow Kalagni disc. (The Rahu
and Kalagni discs are often combined into one black Rahu disc.)
The symbolism given here is taken mainly from teachings by ven. Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche (Graz 1999 and
Bodhgya 1990).
However, it must be realised that there can be some differences between the various Kalachakra traditions. For
example, in the explanation below, the disc above the syllable is white and symbolises the moon, but depending
on the specific symbolism and tradition, it can also be depicted red and the crescent below can also be white
etc., so variations of the seed syllable are possible; see also this page at kalacakra.org.
The all-pervading space element which is represented by the syllable A is not represented, but it is automatically
present when writing any consonant in Sanskrit (and Tibetan). In the Kalachakra tantra, there is a profound
symbolic relationship with the vowels and consonants (Ali and Kali) of the Sanskrit alphabet.
12.
In Tibetan Kalachakra texts, the syllables HAM KSHA MA LA VA RA YA are often written on top of each other, not
as normally from left to right.
Below, the syllable is broken into it's constituent parts to show the form of each, and also list some of the most
basic symbolism associated with each, related to the Kalachakra mandala. The symbolism goes much further
though, for example in Inner, Outer and Secret Kalachakra (see Kalacakra seed syllable), the ten Shaktis, the ten
main channels at the heart, the ten perfections etc. The individual forms shown are not the normal forms they
would take as a syllable, but the shapes in stylised form to combine them in the overall figure.
The seed syllable further can symbolize for example:
- Aspects of the Outer Kalachakara, like the elements and the ten planets
- Aspects of the Inner Kalachakra, like channels and chakras
- Aspects of the Alternative Kalachakra, like the initiations, the 10 powers, 10 forces and 10 perfections
(paramitas)
13.
14.
15. !
Losar Message from Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche: Part One
Year of the Wood Horse, 2014
!
I have a special request to make of those who are connected with me – who consider
themselves to be my friends and students but who are in reality merely my victims – and of
those who are karmically indebted to each other.
From the first day of the new Tibetan year, the year of the horse – 2 March 2014 –
whenever you have a spare moment, day or night, please chant the mantra of
interdependent origination:
om ye dharma hetu prabhawa | hetun teshan tathagato hyavadat | teshan tsa yo nirodha |
ewam vade mahashramanah soha
!
Then, dedicate the merit, primarily towards the flourishing of the Buddhadharma
throughout the world, but also whatever you wish for personally.
!
On new year’s eve I will send another message explaining the benefits of reciting this
mantra and how to practise it. The aim is that together we accomplish one hundred million
recitations.
16. Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse’s New Year’s Prayer 2014
As I have encountered the Dharma in this life,
And from time to time been interested in practising it,
I must have accumulated some merit during my past lives.
Throughout this life I have admired, been inspired by, And, on occasion, had the courage to emulate my
master,
So I must have gathered a little more merit.
Though shallow, my trust in the Three Jewels is absolute,
And I am convinced that they alone will not mislead me –Surely a sign of their unfailing blessings.
From time to time I am moved By the teachings of the Buddha and his followers,
Which must mean that, at some point, I’ve done something right.
Now and then, when required to make an offering,
I feel ashamed of my own miserliness,
And so the Dharma must have entered my mind to some extent.
As, once in a blue moon, I catch myself trying to impress others,
My random condemnation of ego must have had some effect.
Although the feeling is rare and short-lived, I have empathized with those who are destitute, So, however
seldom, I must have some heart.
By the power of all this merit and virtue, May I not attain enlightenment Until every other sentient being has
reached enlightenment before me.
By the power of the merit of not wanting enlightenment Ahead of all other suffering beings, May I not
become enlightened Until everyone else has reached enlightenment before me.
Any merit accumulated from this e-mail is instantly dedicated to all sentient beings' liberation.
SARVA MANGALAM!
17. RINPOCHE’S LOSAR MESSAGE 2014: PART TWO
FEB 28TH, 2014
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From Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
28 February, 2014
Buddha’s teaching on dependent arising distinguishes him from all others as the supreme expounder of the truth.
Once dependent arising has been pointed out to us, it’s a truth so blatantly obvious that we wonder how we
missed it. Yet in our daily lives, our craving for independence is so strong that we forget how entirely dependent
we really are. We may notice that we depend on food, for example, on shelter and even friendship, but we forget,
or perhaps fail to notice, the fine and intricate web of subtle phenomena upon which we are equally reliant. And
because we ignore this reality, we find ourselves falling over and over again into a realm of disappointment,
where we become numb because we are too hopeful and then sink into the agony of hopelessness.
But the truth is that our conditioning rules us. We both create conditions and depend on conditions, some of
which are good, and others we wouldn’t wish on our worst enemies. Those of us alive today are extremely
fortunate because the name of Shakyamuni Buddha still exists and still has meaning. Shakyamuni Buddha is
therefore an important condition, a “dependent arising,” that can help us shape our lives.
This Losar, to strengthen dependent arising, I would like to ask all those who follow the Buddha’s Dharma and all
my friends, to accumulate 100 million mantras of dependent arising as quickly as we can, and to pray fervently
that the Buddhadharma continues to flourish and spread throughout the world.
How to Practice
Visualize Shakyamuni Buddha high in the sky before you. He is surrounded by his disciples – monks, laypeople,
arhats, bodhisattvas, and mahasattvas – who gaze at you with compassion. As you chant the mantra, rays of
light emanate from their hearts, and the conditions of everything touched by this light instantly becomes
auspicious and truly beneficial. If you prefer, you can visualize Shakyamuni Buddha sitting directly above your
head.
om ye dharma hetu prabhawa | hetun teshan tathagato hyavadat | teshan tsa yo nirodha | ewam vade
mahashramanah soha
Please count the number of mantas you say, even if you only recite one. As soon as a system for collecting your
accumulations has been put in place, we will let you know how to contribute your total towars our collective goal
of 100 million.
18. Raji Ramanan reciting from the Dhih CD (courtesy of Deer Park)!
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!
om ye dharma hetu prabhawa | hetun teshan tathagato hyavadat | teshan tsa yo
nirodha | ewam vade mahashramanah soha
All phenomena arise from causes:
Those causes have been taught by the Tathagata,
And their cessation too has been proclaimed by the Great
Shramana
http://itdepends-inc.org/contact.html
19. Namgyalma / Usnisha Vijaya Dharani!
!
!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usnisa_Vijaya_Dharani_Sutra
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'Due to karma, when devas start experiencing the signs of death, they spontaneously remember their previous lives and see their future lives;
they perceive that they are about to be reborn in the lower realms and so forth. Since their realm has unbelievable enjoyments thousands of
times better than those of the richest country on earth, when they realize that they are about to leave a life of such pleasure and be reborn
where there is incredible suffering, their minds suffer greatly.
!
Thus, as he was dying, the deva Denpa saw that he was about to be reborn as six types of animal dog, monkey and so forth. Very worried, he
asked King Indra what to do. King Indra suggested that he see the Buddha, which he did. Buddha manifested as the deity Namgyalma and
gave him the mantra. Denpa recited it six times daily and in seven days completely changed his karma so that he did not have to be reborn
as those six types of animal. The Namgyalma mantra is unbelievably powerful for purification. I have translated its benefits and explained
how to recite it for people who have cancer and other diseases.
!
The kind, compassionate Guru Shakyamuni Buddha taught the benefits of reciting the Namgyalma mantra to the Four Guardian Kings. Even if
you are in danger of dying because the karma that determines your life-span is running out, if you wash your body, wear clean clothes and,
abiding in the eight precepts, recite the Namgyalma mantra one thousand times, you can increase your lifespan, purify your obscurations and
free yourself from disease.
!
If you recite the Namgyalma mantra into the ear of an animal, you ensure that this is its last animal rebirth. If somebody suffering from a heavy
disease that doctors cannot diagnose does the practice Lord Buddha taught to the deva Denpa, he or she will be liberated from that disease,
bring to an end all future rebirths in the lower realms, and after death be reborn in a blissful pure land. For humans, the present life will be
their last rebirth from the womb.
!
If you recite this mantra 21 times, blow upon mustard seeds and throw them onto the bones of even extremely evil beings who have created
many heavy negative karmas, those beings will immediately be liberated from the lower realms and be reborn in a higher realm, such as that
of a deva. Throwing seeds blessed by the Namgyalma mantra onto the bones or body of a dead being purifies that beings consciousness,
and even though that being may have been reborn in hell or any other lower realm, that being can be reborn in a deva realm.
!
If you put this mantra in a stupa or on a banner inside your house or above the roof, whoever is touched by even the shadow of that stupa or
banner will not be reborn in the lower realms. Also, any being touched by a breeze that has first touched a stupa, banner or statue containing
this mantra is purified of the karma to be reborn in the lower realms. What need is there to mention, therefore, how great the purification
experienced by those who recite this mantra or keep it on their body.'
!
http://www.lamayeshe.com/index.php?sect=article&id=243&chid=659#nam_mantra
20. Namgyalma Mantra!
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Long mantra:
OM NAMO BHAGAVATE SARVA TRAILOKYA PRATIVISHISHTAYA BUDDHAYA TE NAMA TA YA THA OM BHRUM
BHRUM BHRUM SHODHAYA SHODHAYA VISHODHAYA VISHODHAYA ASAMA SAMANTA AVABHA SPHARANA GATI
GAGANA SVABHAVA VISHUDDHE ABHISHINTSANTU MAM SARVA TATHAGATA SUGATA VARA VACANA AMRITA
ABHISHEKERA MAHAMUDRA MANTRA PADAIH AHARA AHARA MAMA AYUS SANDHARANI SHODHAYA
SHODHAYA VISHODHAYA VISHODHAYA GAGANA SVABHAVA VISHUDDHE USNISHA VIJAYA PARISHUDDHE
SAHASRA RASMI SANYTSODITE SARVA TATHAGATA AVALOKINI SAT PARAMITA PARIPURANI SARVA TATHAGATA
MATE DASHA BHUMI PRATISHTHITE SARVA TATHAGATA HRIDAYA ADHISHTHANA ADHISHTHITE MUDRE MUDRE
MAHA MUDRE VAJRA KAYA SAMHATANA PARISHUDDHE SARVA KARMA AVARANA VISHUDDHE PRATINI VARTAYA
MAMA AYUR VISHUDDHE SARVA TATHAGATA SAMAYA ADHISHTHANA ADHISHTHITE OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNI
VIMUNI VIMUNI MAHA VIMUNI MATI MATI MAHA MATI MAMATI SUMATI TATHATA BHUTAKOTI PARISHUDDHE
VISPHUTA BUDDHI SHUDDHE HE HE JAYA JAYA VIJAYA VIJAYA SMARA SMARA SPHARA SPHARA SPHARAYA
SPHARAYA SARVA BUDDHA ADHISHTHANA ADHISHTHITE SHUDDHE SHUDDHE BUDDHE BUDDHE VAJRE VAJRE
MAHA VAJRE SUVAJRE VAJRA GARBHE JAYA GARBHE VIJAYA GARBHE VAJRA DZOLA GARBHE VAJRODBHAVE
VAJRA SAMBHAVE VAJRE VAJRINI VAJRAM BHAVATU MAMA SHARIRAM SARVA SATTVANANYTSA KAYA
PARISHUDDHIR BHAVATU ME SADA SARVA GATI PARISHUDDHISHTSA SARVA TATHAGATASHTSA MAM
SAMASVASAYANTU BUDDHYA BUDDHYA SIDDHYA SIDDHYA BODHAYA BODHAYA VIBODHAYA VIBODHAYA
MOTSAYA MOTSAYA VIMOTSAYA VIMOTSAYA SHODHAYA SHODHAYA VISHODHAYA VISHODHAYA SAMANTENA
MOTSAYA MOTSAYA SAMANTA RASMI PARISHUDDHE SARVA TATHAGATA HRIDAYA ADHISHTHANA ADHISHTHITE
MUDRE MUDRE MAHA MUDRE MAHAMUDRA MANTRA PADAIH SOHA
!
Short mantra: OM DHRUM SOHA OM AMRITA AYUR DADE SOHA
23. Una Colección de Once Discursos de Protección
El Paritta-Pali es una colección de once discursos de protección que se
recitan diariamente en los monasterios de los países theravada. Salvo los
versos introductorios y otros pocos versos, estos discursos son canónicos,
es decir, de acuerdo con la tradición theravada, fueron pronunciados por el
Buddha en diversas ocasiones para propósitos especiales.
Buddhismo Theravada Hispano se complace en ofrecer el Paritta-Pali en
español.
Consultarlo en:
http://www.btmar.org/files/files/paritta.pdf