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| The Luminous Moon circles their heads. |
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| Here it is again. |
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Here are two chants. Some of you may know them. Others may not. But everyone may use them to help find the Luminous Moon around your own head.
All my ancient twisted karma,
From beginingless greed, hatred and delusion,
Born through body, speech and mind,
I now fully avow.
The practice is to chant this chant once in the morning and once at the end of the day.
The chant is pointing to the Luminous Moon.
It helps you openly and boldly confess old harmful actions which have no beginning or end.
And to acknowledge the actions are born in the body, in the mouth and the mind.
And not to strive to reach an end but to vow to end them nonetheless.
The second chant is even more challenging, but both chants are attempts to leap clear of the ego-centered gaining mind. The ego surrenders and luminous moon appears. Good luck.
Beings are numberless, I vow to save them.
Delusions are inexhaustible, I vow to end them.
Dharma gates are boundless, I vow to enter them,
Awakening is unsurpassable, I vow to awaken.
Explore the chants. Explore them. Notice where they take you.
Since the beginning of Lent I have used the "repentant chant" as a mantra during meditation. Lots and lots and lots of stuff has come up for me. In many ways, "reconciliation/confession" (Catholic terms) always seemed to revolve around guilt and shame. I adopted this mantra to see if I could get out of the "gods realm". My ego is of course fighting for survival. The "whatever" Liz pointed out yesterday is the vehicle to confession for the ego. The Buddha nature can come out but the ego jumps in with whatever.
ReplyDeleteThe impatience, delusion, greed and hatred are stuck and just looking for an excuse to arise. The mantra has enabled real honesty, real self-examination and real fear for the ego. If not a god, then what am I? If not full of myself, what is left? The know if all doesn't know, the doer can't do and the "slickster" keeps slipping....
This has been a most difficult lent for me. Fighting the demons with nothing to hang onto.
The teachings are a raft and a refuge.
ReplyDeleteThe Awakened ones are there as well.
We use the rafts as refuges until we are able to let them go.
There are medicines all around you.
Consistent, diligent and constant effort are your guardians.
Writing the apology will ease the wounds you afflict on yourself.
Are you ardent about it? Have you started it?