Prince Shotoku: Father of Japanese Buddhism and the Japanese nation.
Altruism – sincerely looking after others before ourselves – is an ancient universal tenet of the human species which Prince Shotoku spent his life embodying.
Prince Shotoku
Breathing as one, Shiva's Tantra, True Nature, Visible - Invisible
The 9 Breaths: Breath 8
Shiva says:
“With UTMOST devotion, centre on the two junctions of breath and KNOW the KNOWER”
Breathing as one, no separation, Oneness, Peace
The 9 Breaths: Breath 7
We can choose to spend our whole life as a bewildered victim of it. Or we can become Master of it through Shiva’s techniques.
Bodhi, Chunda, utter sincerity with self
A devotional sculpture expressing Enlightenment for all Beings.
This signifies that all beings can become enlightened only through their sincerity and that spiritual training is perhaps not necessary. Chunda represented a new direction for Buddhism away from the domination of the pious monastics. He has given all beings hope of being enlightened in their lifetime.
True Nature
The 9 Breaths: Breath 6
In fact, it is useful for this sixth breath to think of yourself as an actor playing a major part in the Drama of your life. All the time you are acting, you can breathe at your still centre which is your true identity, the site of your True Nature. It’s like having a marvelous secret!
Breathing as one, Mindfulness, Peace, True Nature
The 9 Breaths: Breath 5
How can a tiny gap in the breath lead to enlightenment? How can we gain freedom from the enslavement of the Mind? Why did Buddha Gautama take 6 years to
spiritual vision, True Nature, Visible - Invisible
Cosmos Zen
I want to always walk in the enchantment of the Cosmos in my daily life. In fact, I refuse to ever be separated from it by mundane and finite thoughts and beliefs.
Indigenous wisdom, Meditation, no separation, The Dharma, the now and here of sound
The Peacock: embodying human aspirations to connect with the Universe
Peacocks represented an esoteric or secret language which nature or the universe would respond to. In other words, a way for humans to fuse with the microcosm.
Breathing as one, Mindfulness, no separation, True Nature
The 9 Breaths: Breath 4
This is when the mind stops and the bridge of the breath opens up to us.
duality, Mindfulness, Oneness, True Nature
The 9 Breaths: Breath 3
……the victims not the victors of civilization’s move.