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Paramabuddha (Padampa Sangye) and Ayyappa

December 14, 2018July 14, 2019 Yogi Prabodha Jnana & Yogini Abhaya Devi 12 Comments Buddhism in India, Buddhism in Kerala, Buddhism in South India, history, mahasiddhas, padampasangye, paramabuddha

Paramabuddha (Padampa Sangye), an Indian Buddhist Mahasiddha, taught Zhije & Chod in Tibet. his birthplace can be identified to be in Kerala, near Sabarimala hills. His connection with Ayyappa is also explored.

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Kill the Mind to Reveal the Sahaja – Mahasiddha Tilopa

February 21, 2018March 4, 2019 Yogini Abhaya Devi 2 Comments mahamudra, mahasiddhas, Masters, non-duality, sahaja, tilopa, view

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.

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Oneness without oneness – On Mahasiddha Shavaripa

January 30, 2018March 4, 2019 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 4 Comments emptiness, mahamudra, mahasiddhas, Masters, non-duality, shavaripa

Mahasiddha Shabaripada (Shavaripa): oneness of one-taste of Great Bliss is not an oneness to be grasped on to. Leading to carefree conduct and compassion

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Sahaja Yoga – The Way of Saraha

August 30, 2017March 4, 2019 Yogini Abhaya Devi 4 Comments awakening, mahasiddhas, Masters, nature of mind, non-duality, sahaja, saraha

Dohakosha of Mahasiddha Saraha is one of the first in the doha style of poetry to appear in India. In this beautiful song, Saraha teaches the path of Sahaja-yoga (the natural way). Saraha (सरहा /Sarahapada) was one of the great Indian Buddhist Mahasiddhas.

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Padampa Sangye – Enjoying the Sublime Wealth

May 31, 2017March 4, 2019 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 0 Comments dilgo khyentse rinpoche, mahasiddhas, Masters, paramabuddha

Paramabuddha (known as Padampa-Sangye in Tibet), is a Mahasiddha from the 12th Century South India. He gave this advice to the villagers of Tingri in Tibet.

Enlightenment Stories

Transcending Movement and Stillness – The Life of Bodhidharma

May 3, 2017June 5, 2021 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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Longchenpa: Looking for Mind in the Three Times

November 1, 2016June 27, 2018 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 0 Comments dzogchen, longchenpa, mahasiddhas, non-duality, view

It is seen neither in the past Nor in the future. It does not enter the present, Remaining