BODHISATTVA OR ARCHANGELIC PRACTICES OF THE ELDERS
Kalachakra Lesson 3
To fully realise deity yoga or the unity of God Consciousness, you need to receive initiation in whatever way your soul has contracted to do so.
This could be through a Lama, a guru, God Within through meditation or time alone in nature.
And to do that, as the foundation of your path of pathlessness, you need direct experience of compassion and realisation of emptiness or complete surrender to presence, being and what is.
Knowledge of the I AM Presence through the power of now.
The Dalai Lama has taught extensively on The Path to Enlightenment and also of the tantra (or path of unity consciousness) taught by Manjushri.
In this they speak of the Great Protection given to us all by :
the Bodhisattvas ‘above’ the earth (whom we call Archangels and Elders)
the Kings and Queens/Divine Consorts who dwell in all directions and all dimensions to assist the worlds of humans (whom we also call Gods and Goddesses)
the Kings and Queens of Serpents and Dragons ‘under’ the earth who protect us from darker energies and unvirtuous ones
PRACTICE
How do we cultivate the compassion of the Bodhisattvas and Archangels?
A simple guide is given in the Thirty Seven Practices of the Dalai Lama’s Kalachakra Tantra in Chapter 3.
To make them very simple I will share with you the 36th practice which is a summary of them all as it says
“In brief, it is the practice of the Bodhisattvas to achieve others welfare through continually possessing mindfulness (and heartfulness) and introspection (the I AM inquiry – who am I? of Ramana Maharshi and Mooji), knowing the state of their mind (and heart) in each and every form of behaviour (each and every moment).”
What does this mean practically for us?
A simple practice which embodies the 36th stanza is mindfulness and heartfulness of the breath as Thich Nhat Hanh practices.
As you go about your day bring your attention and awareness to the breath.
Be very present.
Say to yourself “Breathing in, I AM aware I am breathing in, breathing out I AM aware I am breathing out.”
Notice where your mind is (thoughts/images/self-talk).
Notice where your heart is (feelings/emotions/moods).
When you know you are truly present and have surrendered to the present moment (the power of now of Eckhart Tolle), in being attentive to the breath you will feel the presence of peace and clarity and kindness for yourself opening and arising from within the power of the God Space, God Consciousness.
You will be, as the Kalachakra and the Dalai Lama put it, in a state of Presence and dwelling within the clear Light of Being, which is the true nature of the mind and heart.
“Through the virtue arising from this, you (dear traveler on the path) will become the same as the protector Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig, Guan Yin), in the supreme mind and heart of true enlightenment.”
Love and soul blessings
Altair and Mother
(Artwork with deepest gratitude to Kusaba Kazuhisa)