Devotion, a Lamp That Illuminates the Ground: Non-Referential Devotional Affect in Great Completeness

I explore how devotion (mos gus) is re-interpreted as non-dual and non-conceptual through Mahāyoga tantric creation (skyed) and completion (rdzogs) stage practices as an expression of the ground (bzhi) for Longchenpa (klong chen rab ‘byams, 1308-1364) and Jigme Lingpa (‘jigs med gling pa, 1730-1785)...

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Publicado en:Religions
Autor principal: Ford, Renée (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: MDPI [2020]
En: Religions
Otras palabras clave:B Nyingma
B Vajrayana Buddhism
B great completeness
B Tantra
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Sumario:I explore how devotion (mos gus) is re-interpreted as non-dual and non-conceptual through Mahāyoga tantric creation (skyed) and completion (rdzogs) stage practices as an expression of the ground (bzhi) for Longchenpa (klong chen rab ‘byams, 1308-1364) and Jigme Lingpa (‘jigs med gling pa, 1730-1785). Devotion, a felt-sense, allows for there to be something akin to a residue from these mental constructs that allows for a practitioner to carry over her experience into a later phase of meditation. Firstly, devotion, as an affect is necessarily non-dual because tantra entails pure perception (dag snang). Secondly, I demonstrate that for Longchenpa, tantra is a method that relies on non-conceptual frameworks. Finally, I address how devotion pivots ordinary mind (sems) towards recognizing this ground. Through this progression, there is a profound synchronicity between full-on openness to devotion and the infinitely spacious reality.
ISSN:2077-1444
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel11030148