Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma (Dharma Cakra Pravartana) – the process by which the Buddha’s teachings transform our minds
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Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma (Dharma Cakra Pravartana) – the process by which the Buddha’s teachings transform our minds
Awakening to the Nature of Mind
Kill the Mind to Reveal the Sahaja – Mahasiddha Tilopa
These words are from the Dohakosha of the great Indian Mahasiddha Tilopa. Tilopa’s sahajīya poetry – his dohas, are composed in Apabhramsha, a dialect spoken those days in the North Indian plains.
Managing Emotions
Pervading the World with Metta – Kakacupama Sutta
In Kakacupama Sutta and Maha-Rahulovada Sutta, the Buddha teaches how to maintain the attitude of boundless lovingkindness (maitri/ metta) and compassion (karuna) to all beings, as the unshaken basis for one’s relationship with the world. The Tathagata shows how pervading the world with this deep sense of kindness and compassion lead us to experience profound peace, patience and openness.
Advanced Reading
Awakening is in Our Nature – The Buddha Nature
The qualities of awakening – profound peace, luminosity, compassion, etc. – are naturally present as the true nature of mind – the Buddha nature. Here, we shall see how the natural state remains obscured and can be rediscovered.
Teachings on the Sutras
Like a bird flying through the vast expanse
A bird in flight is a commonly used simile in the teachings of the Buddha in various contexts. At different contexts this simile indicates tracelessness, groundlessness, unobstructedness and effortlessness.
History & Life Stories
History of Buddhism in Kerala
There was wide-spread presence of Buddhism in Kerala from the 3rd Century BCE to at least the 12th Century CE. Some world-renowned scholars and yogis in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition like Bhavaviveka, Vajrabodhi, Ayyappa and Paramabuddha were from Kerala. The practices of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and Bodhisattva Tara originated and spread from Potalaka (Agastyakoodam / Potikai) in the Malaya mountains to the rest of the world. There were also some world-renowned Mahayana Viharas in Kerala, such as Sreemoolavasam.
Mindfulness & Meditation
This Moment – The Delight in this Day of Excellence
The door to peace and wisdom that the Buddha showed is not in tomorrow and not after death. It is here, now, at this very moment. The present moment is the only way for us to be in contact with reality. The present, this moment, comes between the past and the future without abiding for even a moment. Yet, in this seemingly little moment is the expansive openness! This very moment opens up vast possibilities.
Poetry
A Drop of Kindness
A drop of kindness within turns into an effluence of joy, when a helping hand extends to others.
Buddhism in India
Putheri (Buddheri) – The Southern most Stupa of Ancient India
An ancient Buddhist Stupa is found in Putheri, on the outskirts of Nagercoil, in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. This Stupa is, as of now, the southernmost Buddhist Stupa found in India. A statue of a standing Buddha holding an alms bowl can be seen in front of the Stupa.
Translations
Thirty-Seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva
Thirty Seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva (Gyalse Laglen) by Gyalse Ngulchu Thogme Zangpo., – An English translation. This text gives a summary of mind training steps on the path of Bodhisattvas
