#Ajanta, #India: #Buddhas on the antechamber's right wall.
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Guten Morgen miteinander!

Heute ist der 8. April und in #Japan feiert man heute das Hana Matsuri, das farbenfrohe #Blumenfest ganz traditionell! Dieses Datum markiert gleichzeitig den buddhistischen Ehrentag der Geburt #Buddhas und fällt häufig mit dem prachtvollen Erscheinen der #Kirschblüten in #Tokyo zusammen.

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Being "sons & daughters of God," other Christs (or #Buddhas or Images of God), we are #wisdomkeepers & sons & daughters of #Wisdom. Yes, wisdom becomes #incarnate in us as in #Jesus & the #Christ. Our aspiration is to become Wisdom incarnate: other Christs. https://bit.ly/3Tz8mQW

"A #Buddha doesn’t observe precepts. A Buddha doesn’t do good or evil. A Buddha isn’t energetic or lazy. A Buddha is someone who does nothing, someone who can’t even focus his mind on a Buddha. A Buddha isn’t a Buddha. Don’t think about #Buddhas."

– Bodhidharma

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The central chambers of the Taizōkai #Mandara, the Matrix World #Mandala depicting hosts of #buddhas, #bodhisattvas, wrathful wisdom kings, and assorted other divinities & supernatural beings radiating from the #cosmic buddha #Dainichi #Nyorai in the center, all represented by their #Sanskrit seed syllables in #Siddhaṃ script. Enryaku-ji, 14th cent., #Japan.
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#Mahakala/#Bhairava with #Buddhas, #Ganesha, #Karttikeya, #Achala, and devotees. Late 16th century, #Nepal. Bisket Jatra is celebrated at the beginning of the Nepalese New Year. One of the most festive places to observe this festival is in Bhaktapur’s Durbar Square, where a chariot with the god Bhairava is carried into the center of the city.
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We have talked MANY times on how #impediments become increasingly subtle in the Middle Way.

#Divesting ourselves, monastic, lay or independent #heretic, of power to live the many lives in a day... is done in may different #internal processes

Is this dependent on unsettling clinging to [insert Klingons of choice]? I think so...

In other words, monastics/#sangha give up as much as possible. If good enough, guided well, by their brothers, sisters, #teachings of #nature we may:

1. Leave the will to have power or influence and effect on others ​:ablobcatpopcorn:​
2. Be the #server of others wheels to #empowerment 😇
3. Effective through #presence ​:gi:​

We might be #Nothing but everything of #Real Value 🦋

- A #refuge, a resource, #exemplars of refined quality 🎉
- #Buddhas, Boddhisatvahs, #Arhats and general purpose paccekabuddha.
- Samma sambuddha

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Dear Friends of #butterflying #Buddhas,
Some people #express their #unique #creativity #visually, as you may know.
I am hosting this image on the federated #pixelfed.
With thanks to the #creator, the #Buddha (yes, all of her's) and the #universe it is created from and in.

The butterfly with its #transformation from grub, to still chrysalis. To #wondrous #flower #flitter will #resonate with many levels of #insight.

#transformation #butterfly #stillness #dharma #Buddhism #Buddha #meditation

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"If you want to travel the Way of #Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing."

– Dōgen

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"Nothing is born, nothing is destroyed. Away with you dualism, your likes and dislikes. Every single thing is just One Mind. When you have perceived this, you will have mounted the Chariot of the #Buddhas."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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#Ajanta, #India: #Manushi #Buddhas painting in Cave 16.
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"All #Buddhas and ordinary people are just one mind. This mind is beyond all measurements, names, oppositions: this very being is it; as soon as you stir your mind you turn away from it."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"All the #Buddhas of all the ages have been telling you a very simple fact: be — don’t try to become. Within these two words, be and becoming, your whole life is contained."

– Osho

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#Thangka Painting of 1000 #Buddhas.
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I got a Laughing Buddha to sit atop the stump of an ash tree that had succumbed to an emerald ash borer infestation. #Buddhas

#Buddha #Dainichi #Nyorai surrounded by four other emanating wisdom #buddhas enshrined within the #Pagoda of Many Treasures (多宝塔) constructed in 1223 on the grounds of the Kongō Sanmai’in Hall (金剛三昧院) on Mount Kōya (高野山) in Wakayama Prefecture, #Japan.
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"Only those who have the great capacity of genuine trust can enter this realm (the realm of the #Buddhas). Those who have no trust are unable to accept it, however much they hear it."

– Dōgen

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Dear Friends of #New,🫠
I #notice social media #changes my mind, #buddhas and sole [yum] eg:
- I have little time or interest in North America
- Little Britannia is melting, just like in #OZ
- Click bait #= Social Media, #tsk #tsk
And in that sprat/#Spirit we went for a #walk in the #Urban #freeze. I really #enjoyed that #worthwhile time. I must conclude after #meditating, #contemplating and #exercising my noodle, that being #free is an #internal/eternal and unsocial madia is just #recycling opinions …🫠

Dear Friends of #Buddhism,

As we may know eventually … :lobster:
After #reading #theory, perhaps a #visit to a center and or #temple … :_stars:

We practice #meditation! :blobangel:

If you have ever tried and given up, you might need a different #technique or approach:
At the #moment a lot of my practice time after the #settling period is #mantra/#chanting. :ablobderpyhappy:

During the settling time I do a sort of seated ‘#Yoga Nidra’ (#Yogic Sleep). I may then use techniques from #Shingon or other #esoteric schools. We future #Buddhas are an #eclectic #sangha of #misfits, #mystics, #worriers and #warriors … :ablobdancer:

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#Juntei #Butsumo, 'Juntei, Mother of #Buddhas' with flying apsara #angels above and #naga #dragon attendants below at Kōryū-ji in Kyoto, #Japan. Color on silk dating to the #Kamakura period (1185-1333).
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