☸️ The Teachings of the Buddha
From the Pali Canon to the Vajrayāna — 20 Initiatory Cycles
MODULE I — The Historical Roots and the Awakening of the Spirit (Hīnayāna)
The Vedic Mists and the Quest for Ātman
Brahman · Ātman · Sacrifice · Tat Tvam Asi
🎯 Understand the Vedic context that made the Buddhist revolution necessary
The Myth and the Flesh: Siddhartha Gautama
Solar Hero · Kapilavastu · The Golden Prison
🎯 Distinguish historical truth from myth in the life of the Buddha
The Holy Night and the Battle Against Māra
Māra · Bodhi Tree · Bhūmisparsha Mudrā
🎯 Decode Māra's psychic assault as a metaphor for our own inner demons
The Sermon of Benares and the Wheel of the Law
Middle Way · Four Noble Truths · Noble Eightfold Path
🎯 Master the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path as a clinical diagnosis of liberation
The Mystery of Nirvāna: Void or Eternity?
Anātman · Nirvāna · Extinction of Desire · Non-Self
🎯 Pierce the paradox of Nirvāna and grasp Anātman as the gate of liberation
MODULE II — Mystical Alchemy and the Creative Sound (Vajrayāna)
The Magic of Mantra and the Syllable OM
OM · Primordial Sound · States of Consciousness · Vajrayāna
🎯 Understand how OM synthesizes waking, dream and sleep to open the 4th dimension
The Jewel in the Lotus: OM MANI PADME HUM
Mani · Padme · Eastern Philosopher's Stone · Bodhicitta
🎯 Decode the mantra of mantras as the Eastern philosopher's stone of awakening
HŪM and Integration into the Heart
HŪM · Infinity · Human Heart · Diamond Way
🎯 Grasp how HŪM brings the infinite into the heart, founding the diamond way
Esoteric Anatomy: Chakras, Nādīs and Prāna
Chakras · Iḍā · Piṅgalā · Suṣumṇā · Subtle Body
🎯 Map the subtle body and understand prāna as the vehicle of spirit
gTum-mo: The Yoga of Inner Fire
gTum-mo · Milarepa · Inner Fire · Tibetan Kundalini
🎯 Study how Milarepa transforms instinctive forces into the flame of awakening
MODULE III — The Inner Pantheon and the Cosmos (Cosmology)
The Mandala and the Five Dhyāni Buddhas
Vairocana · Akṣobhya · Ratnasambhava · Amitābha · Amoghasiddhi
🎯 Understand the five Dhyāni Buddhas as archetypes of our inner wisdoms
The Feminine Principle: Prajnā and the Ḍākinīs
Prajnā · Ḍākinīs · Feminine Wisdom · Tantra
🎯 Discover the initiatory role of Ḍākinīs and feminine wisdom in Tibetan tantra
The Wheel of Life (Bhavacakra) and the Six Realms
Bhavacakra · Six Realms · Three Poisons · Impermanence
🎯 Decode the Wheel of Life as a psychological map of our inner states
The Path of Action: The Bodhisattva Ideal
Bodhisattva · Karuṇā · Compassion · Renunciation
🎯 Understand why the Bodhisattva renounces Nirvāna to serve all beings
Trikāya: The Three Bodies of Reality
Dharmakāya · Sambhogakāya · Nirmāṇakāya · Buddha Bodies
🎯 Grasp the multidimensional nature of the Buddha through his three bodies
MODULE IV — The Golden Light and the Triumph of Emptiness (Mahāyāna)
The Golden Drum: Confession and Karmic Redemption
Sutra of Golden Light · Karma · Repentance · Rucirāketu
🎯 Study the power of repentance to pulverize eons of negative karma
Śūnyatā: The Vertigo of Emptiness
Śūnyatā · Emptiness · Five Skandhas · Six Senses
🎯 Dive into the philosophy of emptiness: the void as the gate of liberation
The Protective Deities: Sarasvatī, Śrī and Dhṛdhā
Sarasvatī · Śrī · Dhṛdhā · Celestial Forces · Dharma
🎯 Understand the role of protective goddesses as cosmic forces of the Dharma
The Supreme Sacrifice: The Tigress and the Fish
Jātakas · Prince Satva · Absolute Compassion · Bodhisattva
🎯 Analyze the Buddha's past lives to grasp the courage of absolute compassion
The Great Diamond Vehicle: Awakening Here and Now
Vajrayāna · Saṃsāra=Nirvāna · OM MANI PADME HUM · Synthesis
🎯 Realize the total synthesis: saṃsāra and nirvāna are one reality for the awakened mind
