Yogini Abhaya Devi, Author at Way of Bodhi

Transcending Movement and Stillness – The Life of Bodhidharma

May 3, 2017July 14, 2019 Yogini Abhaya Devi 0 Comments bodhidharma, Buddhism in India, Buddhism in South India, mahasiddhas, mahayana, Masters, zen

In this the first of a trilogy on Bodhidharma (Damo/Pútídámó in China and Daruma /Bodaidaruma in Japan), a sketch of his life and instructions is presented

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Avalokitesvara, the Magnificent Play of Compassion

January 25, 2017May 16, 2020 Yogini Abhaya Devi 2 Comments avalokitesvara, bodhicitta, bodhisattva, Compassion, loving kindness, mahayana, sutra

On the magnificent play of compassion, Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara – a commentary to the Avalokitesvara section of Gandavyuha Sutra.

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Makkata Sutta – The Proper Pastures to Wander

November 29, 2016June 27, 2018 Yogini Abhaya Devi 0 Comments buddha, mindfulness, sutra

The Buddha used the examples of monkeys in Makkata Sutta to show what the improper postures to wander are and what the proper posture are.

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Acharya Nagarjuna – the Second Buddha

July 4, 2016July 14, 2019 Yogini Abhaya Devi 1 Comment Buddhism in India, Featured, nagarjuna

One of the greatest figures of rationality and critical thinking world has ever seen. He is revered by the Mahayana Buddhists as the Second Buddha and many streams of enlightened traditions such as Zen, Dzogchen, Anuttara Tantra and Nalanda scholasticism comes through him.

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Behind that Strength

February 20, 2016June 27, 2018 Yogini Abhaya Devi 0 Comments Buddhism in India, Featured, selflessness, tagore, vivekananda

Along with the demise of Buddhism in India, its birthplace, the insight into its deeper meaning also vanished from here without a trace. Yet there still remains in this land the inspiration that the Awakened One, the Buddha provided through his fearlessness and purity, his views on social equality and his doctrine of non-violence and compassion.