1. DANA, the key of charity
and love immortal.
2. SHILA, the key of Harmony
in word and act, the key that counterbalances the cause and the effect, and
leaves no further room for Karmic action.
3. KSHANTI, patience
sweet, that nought can ruffle.
4. VIRYA, the dauntless energy that fights its way to the supernal TRUTH, out of the mire of lies terrestrial.
4. VIRYA, the dauntless energy that fights its way to the supernal TRUTH, out of the mire of lies terrestrial.
5. DHYANA, whose golden gate once
opened leads the Narjol* toward the realm of Sat eternal and its ceaseless contemplation.
[*A saint, an adept.]
6. PRAJNA, the key to which makes of
a man a god, creating him a Bodhisattva, son of the Dhyanis.
Plus: VIRAGA, indifference to
pleasure and to pain, illusion conquered, truth alone perceived.
Here's a good basic introduction to the Paramitas, courtesy of His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama and Robert Thurman:
''Although the generation of the
aspirational aspects of the bodhichitta alone is very remarkable and a virtuous
action in itself, that alone will not fulfill your aim of achieving Buddhahood.
It is important to engage in the practice of the bodhisattva deeds. These
deeds, called the six perfections, constitute the essential and comprehensive
path to enlightenment, combining methods and wisdom. The Buddha himself said
that by the force of their wisdom bodhisattvas abandon all the delusions, but
by the force of their compassionate method they never abandon sentient beings.
These two aspects of the path should always be undertaken in combination, never
in isolation. The entire practice of the bodhisattva is classified under the
six perfections, which are generosity, ethics, patience, effort, concentration,
and wisdom.
To fulfill the wishes of others it is very important to engage in the practice of generosity, and generosity itself should be reinforced by the pure observance of ethics, abstaining from inflicting harm upon others. The actual practice itself should be completed by the practice of patience, because you should have forbearance toward harm inflicted upon you by others. In order to engage in such practices, you must have strong effort. Without concentration, your practice will not be powerful. And without wisdom realizing the nature of phenomena, you will not be able to guide others rightly on the path leading to the achievement of enlightenment.''
(The Way to Freedom Harper Sanfrancisco, 1994)
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To fulfill the wishes of others it is very important to engage in the practice of generosity, and generosity itself should be reinforced by the pure observance of ethics, abstaining from inflicting harm upon others. The actual practice itself should be completed by the practice of patience, because you should have forbearance toward harm inflicted upon you by others. In order to engage in such practices, you must have strong effort. Without concentration, your practice will not be powerful. And without wisdom realizing the nature of phenomena, you will not be able to guide others rightly on the path leading to the achievement of enlightenment.''
(The Way to Freedom Harper Sanfrancisco, 1994)
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