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To all or none,
In Mahayana Buddism,exists,Mantras.AMantra is the essence of sound,and the embodiment of the truth in the form of sound.Each syllable is impregnated with spiritual power,condenses a spiritual truth,and vibrates with the blessing of the
Speech of the buddhas.It is also said that the mind rides on the subtle energy of the breath,the PRANA which moves through and purifies the subtle channels of the body.So when you chant a mantra,you are charging your breath and energy with the energy
of the mantra,and so working directly on your mind and subtle body.

Definition by S.Rinpoche

I made a test once .I took my blood pressure ,then listened to a mantra..In only 5 to6 minutes,my artery pressure had gone down 11points,my vein pressure had gone gown by 7 points and my hearthbeat by 11 points.

So as you can see it really it ,,or they work.

Loong
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tO ALL OR NONE.
Today was the most beautiful day of my life.

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To all or none,

Walking a path ,I thought I was ready for,has brought me to an unexpected place.Part of Mind (sem) has set in.Like I read in The Tibetan Book...... Sem is like a flame burning,and you put that flame in an open window.That is where I am in this instant.
There is a thing I call (Spiritual Pride),that is where I have been for quite awhile.
Trying to impress the gallery.Pushing myself too much.What has
perturbed me the most was the incapacity to understand The Heart
Sutra.I created this section ,for me and others to express what
is going on in their Buddhist Path.

loong

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Loong, I so admire your honesty and willingness to share. It is an inspiration.


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To all or none'

I go out of my seclusion ,once about every 2 to 3 weeks.
I go to a niteclub.I do not consume alcool or drugs,just coffee.
Tonite ,met a barmaid that was into Buddhism ,and spirituality.
We had great little discussions.She said that her living in the Now,people would not appreciate her willing to work on herself.
Same thing for me ,in my village .I am a weirdo.So it was great
meeting someone who understood me ,and she was glad too for the same reason.
Great evening.

loong

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To all or none,

As warned by my Master/Teacher,There are so many lineages,with their own view on a subject You or I may be looking for.
Please do not do like me and PANIC,if at first glance you do not seem to comprehend,what you read.Settle down,meditate a bit,
light should appear.
In my case,wanting to know the basics of each Great Lineage,so as to share with you,and help me choose what path to walk.Made me
fall in many holes on my path.For the times I have panicked ,I apologize to you.

loong

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To my Teacher,

After meditating a bit, I realized,that the subjects of bardos,
dzochen and others,are all from the Tibetan lineage.
I was not attracted to these subject,at that time,I knew nothing of The Tibetan Buddhism.When I started reading The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying,a total new world opened to me.
I had just ,for awhile,finished the world of Thich Nhat Hanh.
I am a learner, Thera,Mahayana,Vajrayana 3 worlds together and at the same time ,different.
Thank you for your patience with my ignorance.

Your student
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To all or none,

The Stilling of Craving Ceases all Suffering!



The Blessed Buddha once said:
What, Ānanda, is the experience of Ceasing?
When a Bhikkhu retires to the forest, to the root of a tree, or an empty hut
& thinks thus: This is Peace, this is sublime, namely, the stilling of all mental
construction, the ending of all kammic formation, the evaporation of all fuel
for becoming, the ceasing of all craving, the relinquishing of all by detachment,
cessation, Nibbāna Then this very reflection itself is the experience of Ceasing ...

Some Simple Comments:
Ceasing means complete ending of & total absence of all greed, hate & ignorance!
Cultivating reflection on ceasing reduces all desire for initiation, and origination..

Simile:
Greed, lust, & desire fades away slowly like the colours of cloth hanging in the sun!

Text By Banthe sri-lankan Bhikkhu

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To all or none,

My way of seeing progress in my Buddhism.is getting more and more detached of everything,everyone.I have worked hard ,lots left to be done ,but I feel more and more the Emptiness of attachments cravings ,fetters.They are leaving ,being only creations of my Mind,sem.If they were created ,they can be destroyed,by my Mind (rigpa) The real mind to me.

The only craving that remains present,is not necessarely rapture,
but the presence of woman around me.

Humbly
loong

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Hi Loong, are you happier? In a deep way? That is the best measurement of progress. If your greater detachment is leading to a deeper connection to your own innate happiness and peace, than that is progress.

I mention this only because renunciation can be a trap - the trap the Buddha fell into himself (when he was still Siddhartha) before he discovered the middle way. Then he realized he was denying himself and his body too much, and it was in fact self-punishing.

I don't think you are doing this, I am just mentioning it as something to keep in mind, and for any other readers that may be out there.


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