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It seems that the sentence "we learn to develop an enlightened vision of the world by visualizing ourselves as a [[buddha]] or deity" contradicts the later mention of Kriya yoga sadhanas, where it is not so much by visualizing ourselves as a buddha, but by visualizing it in front of making offerings and so on that we work with our minds. This description of a sadhana seems to apply more to highest yogatantra. Where is it from?[[User:Gyurme|Gyurme]] | It seems that the sentence "we learn to develop an enlightened vision of the world by visualizing ourselves as a [[buddha]] or deity" contradicts the later mention of Kriya yoga sadhanas, where it is not so much by visualizing ourselves as a buddha, but by visualizing it in front of making offerings and so on that we work with our minds. This description of a sadhana seems to apply more to highest yogatantra. Where is it from? [[User:Gyurme|Gyurme]] | ||
:The original came from something Ian wrote back in the day. Let's continue to improve it. Keep it up! | :The original came from something Ian wrote back in the day. Let's continue to improve it. Keep it up! | ||
::--[[User:Adam|adam]] 14:03, 26 November 2010 (UTC) | ::--[[User:Adam|adam]] 14:03, 26 November 2010 (UTC) | ||
Not sure I understand the meaning or purpose of the phrase "...deities, who in essence are the ultimate state of a buddha." This makes questions arise in my simple mind like: Is there a 'relative state' of a buddha? Is the purpose of this phrase to disambiguate the term 'deity' which could refer to a worldly god or deity? Could we instead try to infiltrate some kaya notion like '...deities, who are the manifestation of buddhas on the [[sambhogakaya]] level. | |||
:::--[[User:Sébastien|Sébastien]] 22:19, 9 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
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It seems that the sentence "we learn to develop an enlightened vision of the world by visualizing ourselves as a buddha or deity" contradicts the later mention of Kriya yoga sadhanas, where it is not so much by visualizing ourselves as a buddha, but by visualizing it in front of making offerings and so on that we work with our minds. This description of a sadhana seems to apply more to highest yogatantra. Where is it from? Gyurme
- The original came from something Ian wrote back in the day. Let's continue to improve it. Keep it up!
- --adam 14:03, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
Not sure I understand the meaning or purpose of the phrase "...deities, who in essence are the ultimate state of a buddha." This makes questions arise in my simple mind like: Is there a 'relative state' of a buddha? Is the purpose of this phrase to disambiguate the term 'deity' which could refer to a worldly god or deity? Could we instead try to infiltrate some kaya notion like '...deities, who are the manifestation of buddhas on the sambhogakaya level.
- --Sébastien 22:19, 9 January 2011 (UTC)