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7/25/2025, 5:55:53 PM
>>511331387
Yidams are great though.
The other day I meditated for so long on Yamantaka that everything began to look like I was on acid. The walls were breathing and my sense of identity began to fade, identifying only with Yamantaka. My reflection, although blurry, appeared as though it had black eyes and it reinforced the fact that my animal-self is my own worst enemy.
Yidams are great though.
The other day I meditated for so long on Yamantaka that everything began to look like I was on acid. The walls were breathing and my sense of identity began to fade, identifying only with Yamantaka. My reflection, although blurry, appeared as though it had black eyes and it reinforced the fact that my animal-self is my own worst enemy.
7/24/2025, 7:12:10 PM
>>511240117
https://www.lionsroar.com/the-power-of-buddhist-tantra/
>Ancient stories tell of a wise king asking Buddha Shakyamuni for dharma teachings and practices that do not require renouncing the world: “I cannot leave my family and royal responsibilities to become a monastic practitioner. Is there another path to liberation for someone like myself?”
>According to legend, the compassionate Buddha responded by teaching the famous Kalachakra Tantra, evoking a complex, colorful symbolic mandala transmitting enlightenment itself. Returning home, the monarch led an awakened life in the world. This story shows us the transformative power of tantric Buddhist teachings for complete awakening in any situation.
Yidams, Buddhist deities, represent enlightened aspects which you take on in deity meditation. This is very similar to Hinduism and like that anon said, it's root is in Atman being part of Brahma. That's why you meditate on emptiness first, then your consciousness emerging in the emptiness as the deity.
https://www.lionsroar.com/the-power-of-buddhist-tantra/
>Ancient stories tell of a wise king asking Buddha Shakyamuni for dharma teachings and practices that do not require renouncing the world: “I cannot leave my family and royal responsibilities to become a monastic practitioner. Is there another path to liberation for someone like myself?”
>According to legend, the compassionate Buddha responded by teaching the famous Kalachakra Tantra, evoking a complex, colorful symbolic mandala transmitting enlightenment itself. Returning home, the monarch led an awakened life in the world. This story shows us the transformative power of tantric Buddhist teachings for complete awakening in any situation.
Yidams, Buddhist deities, represent enlightened aspects which you take on in deity meditation. This is very similar to Hinduism and like that anon said, it's root is in Atman being part of Brahma. That's why you meditate on emptiness first, then your consciousness emerging in the emptiness as the deity.
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