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Vajrasattva
- Again and again we recognize the faults of those afflictions. We cultivate regret
towards what has already happened in the past. We take a commitment not to repeat
in the future. We recall all the negative deeds and commit ourselves not to repeat
those negative emotions again. Then we recite the 100-
syllable mantra with this mindset. - We have created negativities in dependence on others. When we kill, there is someone who is killed. When we steal, there is someone who is the owner. When we lie, there is someone who is deceived. Hence when we purify, we do it in dependence on others, through bodhicitta.
- Confession for all beings and dedication is generosity. Purification practice itself is discipline. To endure hardship is patience. To practice wholeheartedly is diligence. To not be distracted is concentration. To confess within the view that subject, object, confession does not truly exist is wisdom.
- Vajrasattva is a little sad because we have negative karma.
- Make it a life long practice to chant 21 times every day. Very, very powerful.
- Visualize nectar flowing down and filling the body. Recite mantra. Cleanse obscurations
due to self-
clinging. - Countless Vajrasattvas enter the body. They emanate light. Clear away defilements/ illness/ blockages in channels.
- Vajrasattva practice is like washing the body to receive the four empowerments.
- Guru on top of crown as Vajrasattva. All lineage gurus, siddhas, dakas, dakinis,
dharma protectors, buddhas, bodhisattvas, deities -
absorb through his crown and fill one’s body. - In Vajrasattva practice, we wash away the body of the five aggregates. In deity practice, we understand the aggregates to be pure – to be deity.
- The syllable ‘Ah’ refers to lack of identity. Vajrasattva lacks self-
nature. - Nature of mind is the actual Vajrasattva. It pervades throughout space.
- Dharmakaya has no shape or color, we invoke in the form of nectar.
- We can wash away negativities because they do not inherently exist.