Spiritual
things that resonate with me on my spiritual journey researching the belief systems around India and East Asia
Spiritual
Shingon Buddhism
Shingon Buddhism
Mahadevi
But the deities visualized are not merely token symbols; they reflect the essential power of the subtle body and its potential to clear away confusion and open the gates of wisdom. For this reason, the realm of subtle-body yoga is the realm of the ḍākinī in Tibetan Buddhism.
Judith Simmer-Brown • Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism
“The Buddhist practice is a gradual process. Look at how a flower blooms; subtly, gently. Nothing is cut off, or forced.
Its a path of transformation, like how ice melts under the sun to flow as water. We let go of things naturally as wisdom grows, like how the sun appears thru a break in the clouds. Wisdom has many functions, one is seeing clearly
... See moreTao (or Dao ) can mean "way", "road", "channel", "path", "doctrine", or "line".[144] Livia Kohn describes the Tao as "the underlying cosmic power which creates the universe, supports culture and the state, saves the good and punishes the wicked. Literally 'the way', Tao refers to the way things develop naturally, the way nature moves along, and... See more
Taoism
Hachiman