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Giovanni wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 2:02 pm
Surely Buddha Activity cannot be unilateral? It arises from shunyata. Unilateral activity arises from individual will..no?
Just as the sun has not intention or willfulness to shine, there's no will, deliberation, assessment, or whatever in Buddha Activity from this perspective. It just happens "When the Clouds Part" (which is the title of a book by Brunnhölzl).
Crazywisdom wrote: ↑Wed May 05, 2021 7:40 pm
It doesn't require a Buddha to practice a Vajrayana Sadhana.
Indeed, so one probably shouldn't claim to be doing Buddha activities.
That's what Vajrayana Sadhanas of activities are for, dude. It's a samaya. You are aware of Sadhanas that end with a ganapuja then you do some, pacification, enrichment..., Etc.? That's for a practitioner to do not a Buddha. Although, if done right one isn't into a dualistic mindset of Buddha there and me here.
Yes, I am aware of this, and I personally practice in such a way. But frankly I'm less quick to claim to myself that I am doing so with realisations of shunyata or at least conventional bodhicitta.
In any case I was simply reporting on what HHDL has explicitly taught. It is profound and worth contemplating.
Indeed, so one probably shouldn't claim to be doing Buddha activities.
That's what Vajrayana Sadhanas of activities are for, dude. It's a samaya. You are aware of Sadhanas that end with a ganapuja then you do some, pacification, enrichment..., Etc.? That's for a practitioner to do not a Buddha. Although, if done right one isn't into a dualistic mindset of Buddha there and me here.
Yes, I am aware of this, and I personally practice in such a way. But frankly I'm less quick to claim to myself that I am doing so with realisations of shunyata or at least conventional bodhicitta.
In any case I was simply reporting on what HHDL has explicitly taught. It is profound and worth contemplating.
The method is wisdom. It's more profound for me. We practice what we are taught by our lamas.
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