Dharma
outer level, inner level, secret level
the true dharma has always been transmitted in this order
but please be patient my friends
it is a long and sometimes uncomfortable journey
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how wonderful it is that we have been born at a time when the true dharma is still available
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“the dharma is a journey
a journey that can only be made by remaining perfectly still
a way of life and practice
that allows mind and body to fall away
it is beyond right and wrong
beyond life and death
beyond form and emptiness”
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“the dharma is a path to happiness
but not worldly happiness
a true happiness that is beyond the material world of i want
it is not practiced to attain anything
for there is nothing to attain”
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“for those who wish to practice the dharma
let go of that worldly mind
there is no compassion
there is no anger
let all the obscurations fall away
let that which has always been there reveal itself
that which cannot die for it was never born”
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“outside your own mind
there are no gods
there are no demons
there are no heavens
there are no hells
no samsara
no nirvana
wake up”
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how to practice the dharma
“oh seekers of the truth
find yourself a true dharma teacher
give your whole life to the dharma
live the dharma 24 hours a day
practice when awake
practice when asleep
go beyond the deluded mind
experience that which is prior to even the concept of enlightenment
practice now
do not waste another moment of your valuable life”
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sadhu’s code of dharma conduct
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“cause no harm or suffering to any living thing
directly or indirectly
via actions of body speech or mind
protect all living things
protect all that breathe
all those in the human realm
all those in the animals realm
all those in the plant realm
oh my dharma practitioners
protect even the earth beneath your feet
for all of life is one pure consciousness”
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my homeless home
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“the green young shoots of spring
the deep blue sky of summer
the fallen brown leaves of autumn
the snowy white mountains of winter,
how wonderful it is to flow with them all
these are my monastery
the monastery of a homeless monk”
lama shri sadhu dharmavira: 11-11-16
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recommended reading
As far as reading books is concerned, I would normally recommend that you first find a good teacher, who will then advise you on what to read, based on your practice and level of understanding. But listed below are a selection of texts that I have worked with in my many years of training and practice, and I can recommend them all.
tibetan tradition
THE EMANATED SCRIPTURE OF MANJUSHRI
by: Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol
THE HEART TREASURE OF THE ENLIGHTENED ONES
by: Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
THE HUNDRED VERSES OF ADVICE
by: Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
ILLUSION OF LIFE AND DEATH
by: Kyabje Dzogchen Pema Kalsang Rinpoche
THE JEWEL ORNAMENT OF LIBERATION
by: khenpo Konchok Gyaltsen Rinpoche
WORDS OF MY PERFECT TEACHER
by: Patrul Rinpoche
the zen tradition
ZEN BRIDGE
by: Keido Fukushima Roshi
THE ONE TASTE OF TRUTH
by: William Scott Wilson
NOT ONE SINGLE THING
by: Harada Roshi
MOON BY THE WINDOW
by: Harada Roshi
INTRODUCTION TO ZEN TRAINING
by: Omori Sogen Roshi
SANATANA DHARMA TRADITION
BHAGAVAD GITA
by: Swami Chinmayananda
ASTAVAKRA SAMHITA
by: Swami Nityaswarupananda
AVADHUTA GITA
by: Swami Ashokananda
VASISHTAS YOGA
by: Swami Venkatesananda
VIVEKACHUDAMANI
by: Swami Chinmayananda
veganism
GREAT COMPASSION, BUDDHISM AND ANIMAL RIGHTS
by: Norm Phelps
BUDDHISM AND VEGANISM
by: Will Tuttle
FOOD OF BODHISATTVAS
by: Tsogdruk Rangdrol Shabkar
WHY VEGANISM MATTERS
by: Gay L Francione
A PLEA FOR THE ANIMALS
by: Matthiew Ricard