Manjushri

[Mornings Son]

Manjushri

Manjushri is one of the most important iconic figures in Mahayana Buddhism and is known as the Bodhisattva of Great Wisdom. He is worshipped as the “ Meditational Deity ” in Esoteric Buddhism . The Sanskrit name of Manjushri is “ Prajna ” which means “gentle glory”, “He who is noble and gentle”, “soft glory”, “Wondrous Auspiciousness” and so on. The meditation halls, libraries, and studies room of Buddhist monasteries often consists of image of Manjushri Bodhisattva . Manjushri is one of the famous Bodhisattva who has been respected greatly in Chinese, Esoteric , and Tibetan Buddhism and so on.
“ Manjushri is the bodhisattva of wisdom and insight, penetrating into the fundamental emptiness, universal sameness, and true nature of all things. Manjushri , whose name means 'noble, gentle one,' sees into the essence of each phenomenal event.” – Zen Teacher Taigen Daniel Leighton
Manjushri is represented as a male Bodhisattva with this right hand wielding a flaming sword “ Vajra Sword of Discriminating Light ” that represents the sharpness of Prajna , and his left hand wielding beautiful blue lotus flower in full bloom. The Vajra Sword of Discriminating Light or Wisdom is believed to cut through ignorance and entanglements of conceptual views. This sword also represents light of transformation when the sword is in flames. The magnificent Lotus flower is believed to hold the Prajnaparamita Sutra (Great Wisdom Sutra ) and contains the essence of the great Wisdom of Lord Buddha .

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There is a Dzogchen perspective of "cutting through"....penetrating all the varying forms of the perception of "reality" to see the pervasive formless truth lying beneath. To me, its not to dispense altogether with the beautiful array of form dancing all around in my experience. But cutting through to that emptiness and ever present clear light that traverses the emptiness (awareness) brings out the true beauty and awe inherent in form.....without the stupefying ignorance inherent in the clinging to the notion of formed reality as being all there is....being lost in the illusion.

[Mornings Son]

Like you words and experience Glance

I made the post out of inspiration for this cutting away and 'seeing'-feeling this field of light behind every form.

Its so great a feeling to reach that state of mind of no thoughts and just flow of energy and then going deeper from there.

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I get glimpses of this underlying field of energy....but haven't seen it in its completion yet, apart from when I meditate/gaze into the darkness behind closed eyes. My intent is to see the fully array of "energy as it flows in the universe" with my eyes wide open.

Cutting through......

[Mornings Son]

Oi cutting through

but i found exceptations/ideas on what to See is blocking me..

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