Showing posts with label Buddhism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buddhism. Show all posts

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Directions & Elements - by Buddhism & by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

In some of previous articles, i've got correspondences between elements and directions wrong.

Does this mean that previous Rites and my Magick is not working?

... i belive it works, because i do spellwork/mantras in a team, and certain Spiritual Authorities correct my mistakes.

Nevertheless, i should perform a rite to correct that mistake, and do it soon.

Correct correspondences are provided in the table below:


Direction Element in Buddhism Element in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn & in other Western Esotericism, including Wicca
East Air Air
South Fire Fire
West Water Water
North EarthEarth


Sources:
- The Four Sacred Directions on Tibetan Buddhism Encyclopedia,
- Watchtower (magic) on Wikipedia.

Saturday, June 17, 2023

God Creation & Empowerment from a Buddhist perspective.


After Buddha reached Enlightenment, many gods visited him and received blessings.

Today still - i think - many gods serve Buddhas.

From my perspective, two gods are interresting.

1. Raiden - Japanese god of martial arts, lightning, storm & thunder.
2. Hermes Trismegistos (Thrice Great) - messenger of gods, god of knowledge, science, art, medicine, magick, spirituality, religions & travellers.

Reaching godhood or awakening god in oneself is not the Buddha Way, but perhaps it's sometimes done still anyway.


In my mind, thoughts appeared.

... i don't know if these are truth, as not everything that appears in mind is true.

... perhaps it's truth, perhaps madness.


Anyway, these thoughts said that i should help a buddhist friend to unite with Raiden in Buddha's service. He would be god in a way that way.

These thoughts also said that someday - probably after deaths and rebirths - Hermetic Aspects (powers, wisdoms, perhaps more) will awaken in me as well.


... should i care?

... i think the most sane way is to not get excited or engaged in this too much.

... i care for Enlightened Love far more than for godly and/or magickal powers, anyway.

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Wooden Bowl for Offerings.





Today my wooden bowl (with pentagram) arrived.

It will be convenient tool for offerings - for celebrating Wicca/Witchcraft holidays, for Sabats & Esbats.

Idea is (borrowed from Buddhism) to offer Lights, Drinks, Food & Scent (incense and/or essential oils).

To those of Buddhism & Wicca/Witchcraft, Blessed Be!


Sunday, November 18, 2018

Magick, Priesthood & Buddhism.

There are Spiritual & Scientific Truths:

1. As above - so below. Macrocosm affects and is affected by Microcosm.
2. Universe Expands, then Contracts - in turns.
3. Immanence, presence of God(s) in Heart, in living cells, in tea leaves, ... - is related with union(s) with God(s).
4. Serving God(s) grants God(s) gifts upon 'priest' or 'mage', mostly spiritual.
5. Wisdom easily equals Power, there is Buddhist Power-building-Wisdom for example, associated with Void - one abolishes cause(s) of weakness(es) and Power Self-Arises.
6. Being a good person is spiritual growth, being evil being leads to self-destruction.


Where these Truths lead?

Together, i think - when understood with correlations - lead to Enlightenment, to becoming Buddha that has ability to Awaken Godly Powers in himself or in herself.

But- ... is it wise to have too much of Spiritual Power?


Blog Author's wishes:

1. i wish to be a Mage-Priest on Buddha's Way. Without celibate.
2. i wish to serve mostly wise & good gods. Vishnu, Shiva, YHVH, Hermes Trismegistos, Kali-Ma Mahakali.
3. i wish to serve all of Buddhas, mostly HH Buddha Karmapa 17th Trinley Thaye Dorje, then Dalai Lama & Bodhidharma.

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Gods, Buddhism & Shakti.

Introduction.

While Buddhism is not about becoming The God,

Many of the Gods came to the Buddha Shakyamuni after he reached Enlightenment, to Bless & to Talk.

i think that on Mahakala Way, one can use Buddha's & Godly Blessings to help to overcome difficult situations.

i think it's not about closing oneself to Gods fully.


Shakti.

Shakti - Shiva's wife, type of strength, energy, feminine element, performs under four main persona: Parvati, Durga, Kali & Uma. In religious Indian culture, godly pair Shiva & Shakti are unseparable, mutually-balancing principles, are whole of the god being.

In Hinduism, Shakti also spelt as Sakthi or Shakthi, meaning 'power' or 'empowerment' is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe.

Shakti is the concept, or personification, of divine feminine creative power, sometimes referred to as 'The Great Divine Mother' in Hinduism.

As the mother she is known as Adi Parashaktior Adishakti.

On the earthly plane, Shakti most actively manifests through female embodiment and creativity/fertility, though it is also present in males in its potential, unmanifest form.


Hindus believe that Shakti is both responsible for creation and the agent of all change.

Shakti is cosmic existence as well as liberation, its most significant form being the Kundalini Shakti, a mysterious psychospiritual force.


In Shaktism and Shaivism, Shakti is worshipped as the Supreme Being. Shakti embodies the active feminine energy of Shiva and is identified as Tripura Sundari or Parvati.


Source: Wikipedia.

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Wishes, Miracles & Buddhism.

as not very far as i understand, wishes that are sent (for example: by speaking them quietly, in Mind) are fulfilled in future, not neccessarily in the same life.

they form Karma, which 'chases' one through one life or through more of one's lives.

as not very far as i understand, Buddhism considers Miracles as possible, Supernatural powers are a fact.

when i've visited Stupas in Kuchary years ago, a few of times ... i wished for Enlightened Love as i walked around the Miracle Stupa.

i was advised to not go into details too much when sending a wish ... i did that, if i remember well enough.

there are tales of Great Yogis & Buddha performing Miracles as well, in past.

i think it is possible to learn Magicks & Miracle-works ... to use it as a tool for Enlightenment.


see also, if You wish or need, ... : Stupas.