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With a boundless heart
Should one cherish all living beings:
Radiating kindness over the entire world. - Buddha Shakyamuni

The man commonly referred to as "the Buddha" practiced and taught Gnosticism: the science of self-knowledge. Here are some articles that illustrate the universal practical wisdom in relation to the many schools of Buddhism.

  • Prayer to Maitreya

    From Buddhist by Fifth Dalai Lama. (2011)

    By the clear compassion of Maitreya, May we reap the rich harvest of victory. And cool the sufferings of karma...

  • A Brief History of Tibetan Incense Offerings

    From Home and Altar by Glorian Publishing. (2011)

    Introduction Sang-sol (pronounced as sāŋsöl) or incense offering is an integral part of the propitiation of gods/protective deities among Tibetan people. From the historical perspective, it appears to be a preliminary part in the rite of...

  • Introduction to Death

    From Death by Gnostic Instructor. (2011)

    "Losar la tashi delek!" That is Tibetan for "Happy New Year." Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, which corresponds closely with the new Aquarian year that began just a couple of weeks ago. To preface today's lecture I wanted to mention...

    Also labeled: Death, Tantra

  • What is Karmamudra?

    From Sex by Glorian Publishing. (2011)

    The Sanskrit word Karmamudra is a technical term utilized in Tibetan Buddhism, specifically in Tantra. The term is derived from karman (act) and mudra (seal), so can be translated as "action seal" or "activity seal." It refers to a secret level of...

    Also labeled: Sexuality

  • Renunciation

    From Meditation without Exertion by Gnostic Instructor. (2011)

    In our previous lecture, we discussed the principles that we need to understand in order to develop a practical meditation technique so we can fully take advantage of our efforts to meditate and receive the benefits. Meditation is a state of...

    Also labeled: Meditation

  • Root Verses of the Six Betweens

    From Buddhist by Padmasambhava. (2011)

    Hey! Now when the intermediate state of living arises before me, I will abandon laziness, for which there is no time in this life Unwavering, enter the path of learning, reflecting, and meditating and taking perceptual experience...

    Also labeled: Death, Tantra

  • Eight Verses on Mind Training

    From Buddhist by Langri Thangpa. (2010)

    With the wish to achieve the highest aim,Which surpasses even a wish-fulfilling gem,I will train myself to at all timesCherish every sentient being as supreme. Whenever I interact with others,I will view myself as...

    Also labeled: Psychology

  • The Fuel for Spiritual Experience (1)

    From Fuel for Spiritual Experience by Gnostic Instructor. (2010)

    This is a transcription of an audio lecture that you can download for free. In the...

    Also labeled: Tantra

  • The Apocryphon of John

    From Gnostic Scriptures by Gnostic Instructor. (2010)

    Apocryphon Ioannis: Secret Writings on the Generosity of God This important scripture was lost to public knowledge for many centuries and only discovered very recently. It is currently known by many names, given the variety of ways the...

    Also labeled: Gnosis

  • Bodhisattva's Song

    From Buddhist by Chandragomi. (2009)

    Even a cow knows howTo take care of himself,To eat a few clumps of grassHe easily comes across; Even the beast can merrily drinkFrom a pool of water he findsAs bitter thirst Torments him. But...

  • Three Principal Paths

    From Buddhist by Tsong Khapa. (2009)

    In the history of Buddhism, it is commonly...

  • Thirty-seven Verses on the Practices of Bodhisattvas

    From Buddhist by Gyalse Ngulchu Thogme. (2009)

    This core scripture from Tibetan Buddhism has been relied upon for six centuries as a synthesis of the Mahayana teachings, and more specifically as a condensation of the famous (but longer) text called...

  • The Heart of Wisdom Sutra

    From Buddhist by Buddha Shakyamuni. (2009)

    It is said there are eighty-four thousand...

    Also labeled: Mantras, Meditation

  • Bodhisattva's Jewel Garland

    From Buddhist by Atisha. (2009)

    A central pillar in the ancient lineage of Tibetan Buddhist mind training (lo...

    Also labeled: Psychology

  • How to Know the I (Part Two)

    From Lectures by Gnostic Instructors by Gnostic Instructor. (2009)

    In our previous lecture, we discussed the purpose of these studies of Gnosticism or Gnosis. This is precisely the necessity to come to know ourselves. The self-knowledge that we seek to acquire is not theoretical or based in beliefs but is...

    Also labeled: Meditation, Psychology

  • Three Fundamentals of the Path

    From Lectures by Gnostic Instructors by Gnostic Instructor. (2009)

    Today's lecture is based on one sentence that Samael Aun Weor wrote in the book The Major Mysteries. If you have studied the books of...

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