Tag: Path to Enlightenment
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Unlocking the Hidden Core of Enlightenment
The Search for Certainty In a world filled with endless questions and shifting advice, the search for a clear path is a fundamental human drive. We crave a sense of certainty that we are heading in the right direction, especially in our spiritual lives. We look for signs, for guidance, for some kind of assurance…
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Chapter 26c–The Royal Blessing: A Leap Towards Enlightenment
After their celestial performance, the young princes Vimalagarbha and Vimalanetra descended from the sky and went to their mother. Hands clasped together, they said, “Mom, we’ve opened our father’s eyes to higher wisdom. We’ve been his spiritual guides. Now it’s time for us to fully embrace our spiritual calling in the presence of the Enlightened…
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Chapter 20–The Unwavering Path of Always Reviled: A Journey Towards Universal Enlightenment
The Lord then addressed the Bodhisattva Mahasattva Mahāsthāmaprāpta (Embodiment of Wisdom’s Might). Similarly, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, one may infer from what has been said that he who rejects such a Dharmaparyaya as this, who abuses monks, nuns, lay devotees male or female, keeping this Sutra, insults them, treats them with false and harsh words, shall experience dire…
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Chapter 7–The Cosmic Assembly of Tathagatas: A Pantheon of Perfect Enlightenment
I proclaim to you, monks, with utmost certainty, that the sixteen youthful princes who served as novices and interpreters of the law under the Lord’s guidance have all reached the pinnacle of supreme, perfect enlightenment. They now reside in various Buddha-lands across the vastness of space, each one preaching the law to countless disciples and…
Mr. Altig’s Overview of the Wonderful Dharma of the Lotus Sutra 