Thursday's Recommended Reading

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From Dilgo Khyentse's
"The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones,"
lets read from the Commentary on pg. 86-87 and
let's also read from the root text on page 205.
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In today's selection from Dilgo Khyentse's commentary we can read:

"When you visualize the deity's
[the Buddha of Compassion's] vajra body,
you should NOT think of it as something solid
made of flesh, bones and blood,

but as like a rainbow,
brilliant, colorful, and clear,
yet without any substance.
This is the void aspect of
Chenrezig's nature..."

From the Dalai Lama's
"The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 108-109 and
let's also read from the
Translator's Introduction on page 18.





In today's selection the 14th Dalai Lama explains:

"Nothing is to be taken on faith alone."


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In today's exploration of
the " Intermediate Collection of Practices "
we could consider:

In Dilgo Khyentse's commentary
he infers, what is arguably, the
most important aspect of Emptiness
or Voidness.

You see, the reason we are NOT buddhas,
the reason we are still subject to
the tyranny of sufferings
is not because we fail to comprehend

an obscure metaphysical treatise
but because we habitually grasp at
things, beings and phenomena
as if they were separate, permanent
or ultimately meaningful.

The Buddhas, on the other hand,
have made:
#1 Bliss and Letting-go,
#2 Love and Letting-go and
#3 Awareness and Letting-go

into a habit that is profoundly:
-Spontaneous,
-Effortless and
-Effective.

Hey, that's for me!
That's what I want.
How about you?


I invite you to share your feelings and insights with
my other students at: Buddha's Quick Path


Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika


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