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| − | ===Vajradhara - The Primordial Buddha of Indestructible Blue Light=== | + | ===[[Vajradhara]] - The [[Primordial Buddha]] of [[Indestructible]] Blue Light=== |
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| − | I am Vajradhara who grasps the balance of the worlds<br/> | + | I am [[Vajradhara]] who [[grasps]] the [[balance]] of the [[worlds]]<br/> |
| − | I am the principle of judgment,<br/> | + | I am the [[principle]] of [[judgment]],<br/> |
| − | of order, of organization in the universe<br/> | + | of [[order]], of [[organization]] in the [[universe]]<br/> |
| − | My music is the rising and setting of the sun,<br/> | + | My [[music]] is the rising and setting of the {{Wiki|sun}},<br/> |
| − | the music of the spheres,<br/> | + | the [[music]] of the [[spheres]],<br/> |
| − | the sound of the judge's gavel and the executioner's sword<br/> | + | the [[sound]] of the [[judge's]] gavel and the executioner's sword<br/> |
I maintain things as they should be<br/> | I maintain things as they should be<br/> | ||
| − | I am the essence of the Law<br/> | + | I am the [[essence]] of the [[Law]]<br/> |
| − | I am the primordial buddha for those<br/> | + | I am the [[primordial buddha]] for those<br/> |
| − | Who value the celestial order<br/> | + | Who value the [[celestial]] [[order]]<br/> |
| − | Who follow the institutions and the pathways trod by the founders<br/> | + | Who follow the {{Wiki|institutions}} and the pathways trod by the founders<br/> |
Who obey the teachings as they have been handed down<br/> | Who obey the teachings as they have been handed down<br/> | ||
| − | I am the origin of the universe for monks and nuns<br/> | + | I am the origin of the [[universe]] for [[monks and nuns]]<br/> |
| − | And those who walk the sure and slow pathways to the heavens<br/> | + | And those who walk the sure and slow pathways to the [[heavens]]<br/> |
I ease their way, and treat them fairly<br/> | I ease their way, and treat them fairly<br/> | ||
| − | I protect them from the forces of chaos and disorder.<br/> | + | I {{Wiki|protect}} them from the forces of {{Wiki|chaos}} and disorder.<br/> |
| − | For those on the fast path,<br/> | + | For those on the fast [[path]],<br/> |
| − | I am the gatekeeper to the Void<br/> | + | I am the [[gatekeeper]] to the [[Void]]<br/> |
| − | I hold the keys which open the bright mandalas<br/> | + | I hold the keys which open the bright [[mandalas]]<br/> |
| − | The labyrinths of minds,<br/> | + | The labyrinths of [[minds]],<br/> |
| − | both personal and universal<br/> | + | both personal and [[universal]]<br/> |
| − | Through my bhairavas,<br/> | + | Through my [[bhairavas]],<br/> |
| − | I work with karma, and concentration, and insight<br/> | + | I work with [[karma]], and [[concentration]], and [[insight]]<br/> |
| − | Through my bhairavis,<br/> | + | Through my [[bhairavis]],<br/> |
| − | I work with emanation, and manifestation, and creativity<br/> | + | I work with [[emanation]], and [[manifestation]], and {{Wiki|creativity}}<br/> |
| − | I direct the traffic on the roads of spirit.<br/> | + | I direct the traffic on the roads of [[spirit]].<br/> |
| − | I am the appeals court judge of Karma<br/> | + | I am the appeals court [[judge]] of [[Karma]]<br/> |
| − | When guilt and innocence are clouded,<br/> | + | When [[guilt]] and innocence are clouded,<br/> |
I enter<br/> | I enter<br/> | ||
| − | I hold high the vajra,<br/> | + | I hold high the [[vajra]],<br/> |
| − | and the lightning of truth shoots forth<br/> | + | and the {{Wiki|lightning}} of [[truth]] shoots forth<br/> |
| − | All confusion is clarified in the brilliance of divine lightning.<br/> | + | All [[confusion]] is clarified in the [[brilliance]] of [[divine]] {{Wiki|lightning}}.<br/> |
| − | My emanations guide the souls to their appropriate fates.<br/> | + | My [[emanations]] [[guide]] the [[souls]] to their appropriate fates.<br/> |
| − | In initiations, I guide the novices to the right paths<br/> | + | In [[initiations]], I [[guide]] the novices to the [[right]] [[paths]]<br/> |
| − | For their personalities, desires, and past deeds<br/> | + | For their personalities, [[desires]], and {{Wiki|past}} [[deeds]]<br/> |
I keep them from harm,<br/> | I keep them from harm,<br/> | ||
until they are ready to fight<br/> | until they are ready to fight<br/> | ||
| − | The fight of their lives,<br/> | + | The fight of their [[lives]],<br/> |
| − | against their own darker emotions.<br/> | + | against their [[own]] darker [[emotions]].<br/> |
Then I give an ally,<br/> | Then I give an ally,<br/> | ||
who looks at first like the enemy<br/> | who looks at first like the enemy<br/> | ||
| − | A bhairava in wrathful form,<br/> | + | A {{Wiki|bhairava}} in [[wrathful form]],<br/> |
who looks like an attacker<br/> | who looks like an attacker<br/> | ||
But is really a defender.<br/> | But is really a defender.<br/> | ||
| − | The novice will learn the narrow path of the spirit<br/> | + | The [[novice]] will learn the narrow [[path]] of the [[spirit]]<br/> |
| − | And how to tell reality from illusion.<br/> | + | And how to tell [[reality]] from [[illusion]].<br/> |
| − | His earthly guru will teach morality,<br/> | + | His [[earthly]] [[guru]] will teach [[morality]],<br/> |
| − | philosophy, and concentration<br/> | + | [[philosophy]], and [[concentration]]<br/> |
| − | His bhairava will lead him inwards,<br/> | + | His {{Wiki|bhairava}} will lead him inwards,<br/> |
walking with him<br/> | walking with him<br/> | ||
| − | On the road to the Great Emptiness.<br/> | + | On the road to the [[Great Emptiness]].<br/> |
| − | Earthly teachers give exercises,<br/> | + | [[Earthly]] [[teachers]] give exercises,<br/> |
| − | which demonstrate the illusory nature of all things<br/> | + | which demonstrate the [[illusory nature]] of all things<br/> |
| − | Bhairavas teach directly,<br/> | + | [[Bhairavas]] teach directly,<br/> |
| − | by dissolving name and form<br/> | + | by dissolving [[name and form]]<br/> |
| − | Traditions and lineages teach their favorite deities and mantras<br/> | + | [[Traditions]] and [[lineages]] teach their favorite [[deities]] and [[mantras]]<br/> |
| − | My emanations strip off personalities<br/> | + | My [[emanations]] strip off personalities<br/> |
| − | Like peeling a fruit.<br/> | + | Like peeling a [[fruit]].<br/> |
| − | I am the Buddha of beginnings and endings.<br/> | + | I am the [[Buddha]] of beginnings and endings.<br/> |
| − | I greet the novice,<br/> | + | I greet the [[novice]],<br/> |
| − | and set him on his path<br/> | + | and set him on his [[path]]<br/> |
| − | And I bid him farewell as he steps into Emptiness<br/> | + | And I bid him farewell as he steps into [[Emptiness]]<br/> |
| − | The great vajra balances the worlds<br/> | + | The great [[vajra]] balances the [[worlds]]<br/> |
| − | and the weight of Justice is upon my shoulders.<br/> | + | and the {{Wiki|weight}} of Justice is upon my shoulders.<br/> |
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Revision as of 19:08, 9 January 2016
Vajradhara - The Primordial Buddha of Indestructible Blue Light
I am Vajradhara who grasps the balance of the worlds
I am the principle of judgment,
of order, of organization in the universe
My music is the rising and setting of the sun,
the music of the spheres,
the sound of the judge's gavel and the executioner's sword
I maintain things as they should be
I am the essence of the Law
I am the primordial buddha for those
Who value the celestial order
Who follow the institutions and the pathways trod by the founders
Who obey the teachings as they have been handed down
I am the origin of the universe for monks and nuns
And those who walk the sure and slow pathways to the heavens
I ease their way, and treat them fairly
I protect them from the forces of chaos and disorder.
For those on the fast path,
I am the gatekeeper to the Void
I hold the keys which open the bright mandalas
The labyrinths of minds,
both personal and universal
Through my bhairavas,
I work with karma, and concentration, and insight
Through my bhairavis,
I work with emanation, and manifestation, and creativity
I direct the traffic on the roads of spirit.
I am the appeals court judge of Karma
When guilt and innocence are clouded,
I enter
I hold high the vajra,
and the lightning of truth shoots forth
All confusion is clarified in the brilliance of divine lightning.
My emanations guide the souls to their appropriate fates.
In initiations, I guide the novices to the right paths
For their personalities, desires, and past deeds
I keep them from harm,
until they are ready to fight
The fight of their lives,
against their own darker emotions.
Then I give an ally,
who looks at first like the enemy
A bhairava in wrathful form,
who looks like an attacker
But is really a defender.
The novice will learn the narrow path of the spirit
And how to tell reality from illusion.
His earthly guru will teach morality,
philosophy, and concentration
His bhairava will lead him inwards,
walking with him
On the road to the Great Emptiness.
Earthly teachers give exercises,
which demonstrate the illusory nature of all things
Bhairavas teach directly,
by dissolving name and form
Traditions and lineages teach their favorite deities and mantras
My emanations strip off personalities
Like peeling a fruit.
I am the Buddha of beginnings and endings.
I greet the novice,
and set him on his path
And I bid him farewell as he steps into Emptiness
The great vajra balances the worlds
and the weight of Justice is upon my shoulders.
