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Homage to the Bodhisattva

taiyakitaiyaki Veteran
edited January 2012 in Arts & Writings
A Bodhisattva is a wounded healer. She recognizes the different aspects of heart wisdom. The heart is suffering, joyful, open, and complete.

A Bodhisattva is a spiritual warrior. She uses the Vajra sword and cuts all negativity. She sees one goal only and such goal is to attain complete and utter happiness so that she can be of complete use to everything and everyone around her. She understands that when she is not complete then compassion is impossible to express.

A Bodhisattva has the lions roar. All deeds of body, speech and mind are dedicated to all sentient beings. Whether suffering or in joyful bliss, she dedicates all things to the happiness of all sentient beings.

A Bodhisattva realizing the ungraspability of all dharmas goes straight and attains total cessation of suffering and stress.

Whatever arises it is known to be of the essence of Rigpa. By seeing this all things are of one taste, appearance-emptiness. The illusion of reference points and of duality is seen through.

A Bodhisattva rest in her warm smile. Confident and peaceful. Welcome home, have some tea.

Comments

  • Did you write that, koala. It was beautiful.
  • Thanks for the tea.. It made me think of this spontaneous song of realization that is special to me:


    The Sky Dragon's Profound Roar
    by Venerable Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche

    Up in the sky's expanse, true being, unborn, forever pure
    Beautiful is the world below me how many colors do I see
    But when I look I can't find anything that's born or has a root
    So the time has come to meditate on true reality, of ego clinging free

    All my possessions, all that I enjoy, are like rainbows in the sky
    Even their smallest parts have no essence they don't exist at all
    So when I enjoy illusory pleasures, empty appearing tea and beer
    It's time to rest in mind's full moon empty awareness, radiant clarity

    The stages of practice of the Tathagata's view and meditation
    Are skillful methods that clear away ordinary thoughts
    So I train in appearance and mind being without base or root
    When sickness and death suddenly strike, I'll be ready, without regret

    In the pattern that the world and life's appearances weave
    Visions of parents, relatives and friends are like illusions and dreams
    Like morning mist, they are fleeting, and at the time they dissolve
    That's the time to search for unborn confused mind's basic reality

    In the baseless, rootless and empty confused appearances of life
    We suffer from heat and from cold and from so many other things
    But diligence in Secret Yana's practices, so powerful
    Makes fox-like cowardice be free all by itself the time has come!

    To what we beautify with hats and clothing to this heap of elements
    We offer tasty food and many other things whatever we may find pleasing
    But the carelessness and craziness of this life will end one day
    So be ready to be fearless of the judgement of the mighty Lord of Death

    From the country of great snow mountain a realm of Dharma
    Having crossed many hills and valleys and now flying through the sky
    I purify illusory flesh and blood into empty appearing deity
    Paths and bhumis' realizations self liberated in this I train

    Ha Ha! Dechen Rangdrol's conduct that's free of attachment
    A Ho! It's time to fly in the expanse of sky of spacious Mother
  • Thank you Jeff. My...today you got me painting...yesterday you had me eating penut butter.

    Very good both of you.
  • Thanks for that Jeffrey.

    Yoga inspires the art. Oh how Bodhicitta is a precious jewel.
    Everything is thrown into the fire of the heart for the sake of all sentient beings.
  • I think Bodhicitta is your kind mistress.

    Somebody is in love...
  • In love with love.
    She always delivers.
  • I was gonna say something inappropriate and racy...ok I just said it. Ahem
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