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Pride is definitely my primary obscuring emotion.
Five Buddha Families:
When the obscuring emotion of pride is purified the wisdom of equality emerges. This wisdom is associated with the second dhayani Buddha, Ratnasambhava. As soon as we are born, we develop a belief of self or ego which is thinking, “I am separate from others.” This feeling of separation from others leads to the disturbing emotion of pride because we begin to think that we are better or superior to others who are in a less fortunate position. From this we begin to believe that there are desirable or “good” things which are the things we believe in and “bad” or undesirable things which are the things others believe in. This then leads to pride and thinking that we are better than others are. As long as we hold onto this belief we will never be able to learn from others. To purify our pride we must give up our ego clinging to develop the wisdom of equality. When we are free from pride, the wisdom of equality which is associated with Buddha Ratnasambhava begins to arise. Buddha Ratnasambhava is gold in color with the color of gold representing his enriching qualities and he holds a wish-fulfilling jewel in his hands.
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The Buddha Ratnasambhava has the quality of the purification of pride. Ratnasambhava is Sanskrit and in Tibetan he is sangay rinchenjungdan. The Tibetan word sangay means “Buddha” and the word rinchen means “precious” referring to all precious, good, and immaculate things. The word jungdan means “the source.” So Ratnasambhava is the source of all good qualities with these precious qualities being the absence of pride. When ego and pride have been removed, we are open to receive all the positive knowledge and qualities. This is the realization of Sangay Rinchen Jungdan. Knowing the meaning of Rinchen Jungdan, we can understand why his activity encompasses the enrichment of all precious qualities of realization. Ratnasambhava resides in the south and is yellow or gold in color. The color gold represents wealth and Ratnasambhava holds a wish-fulfilling jewel at his heart in his left hand. The wish-fulfilling jewel is a jewel that gives a person everything that he or she desires and so this also symbolizes enrichment. He is seated in the vajra posture of fulfillment on a horse’s throne representing the four bases or legs of miraculous powers that enables unobstructed passage everywhere. His right hand is in the mudra of giving supreme generosity, showing that he has pure generosity.
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The seventh consciousness is the consciousness which clings to an “I” and makes a distinct separation between “I” and “others.” By dividing subject from object, the seventh consciousness causes us to desire well-being for ourselves. This separation leads to wanting the “I” to get what it wants at the expense of the “other.” This creates the disturbing emotions such as aggression, jealousy, and pride. We want to protect ourselves and this leads to aggression and anger. We also discover that others, especially those whom we feel aren’t as good as us, have what we want and this leads to jealousy. Finally, this separation causes us to feel that we are better than others in certain ways and this leads to pride. The seventh consciousness is thus the cause for our endless struggle in samsara. When this dualism is purified, the wisdom of equality is realized so that there is no clinging to a self and others, and all mental and physical activities are experienced impartially. This realization of the wisdom of equality is realization of the Buddha Ratnasambhava.
Five Buddha Families:
When the obscuring emotion of pride is purified the wisdom of equality emerges. This wisdom is associated with the second dhayani Buddha, Ratnasambhava. As soon as we are born, we develop a belief of self or ego which is thinking, “I am separate from others.” This feeling of separation from others leads to the disturbing emotion of pride because we begin to think that we are better or superior to others who are in a less fortunate position. From this we begin to believe that there are desirable or “good” things which are the things we believe in and “bad” or undesirable things which are the things others believe in. This then leads to pride and thinking that we are better than others are. As long as we hold onto this belief we will never be able to learn from others. To purify our pride we must give up our ego clinging to develop the wisdom of equality. When we are free from pride, the wisdom of equality which is associated with Buddha Ratnasambhava begins to arise. Buddha Ratnasambhava is gold in color with the color of gold representing his enriching qualities and he holds a wish-fulfilling jewel in his hands.
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The Buddha Ratnasambhava has the quality of the purification of pride. Ratnasambhava is Sanskrit and in Tibetan he is sangay rinchenjungdan. The Tibetan word sangay means “Buddha” and the word rinchen means “precious” referring to all precious, good, and immaculate things. The word jungdan means “the source.” So Ratnasambhava is the source of all good qualities with these precious qualities being the absence of pride. When ego and pride have been removed, we are open to receive all the positive knowledge and qualities. This is the realization of Sangay Rinchen Jungdan. Knowing the meaning of Rinchen Jungdan, we can understand why his activity encompasses the enrichment of all precious qualities of realization. Ratnasambhava resides in the south and is yellow or gold in color. The color gold represents wealth and Ratnasambhava holds a wish-fulfilling jewel at his heart in his left hand. The wish-fulfilling jewel is a jewel that gives a person everything that he or she desires and so this also symbolizes enrichment. He is seated in the vajra posture of fulfillment on a horse’s throne representing the four bases or legs of miraculous powers that enables unobstructed passage everywhere. His right hand is in the mudra of giving supreme generosity, showing that he has pure generosity.
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The seventh consciousness is the consciousness which clings to an “I” and makes a distinct separation between “I” and “others.” By dividing subject from object, the seventh consciousness causes us to desire well-being for ourselves. This separation leads to wanting the “I” to get what it wants at the expense of the “other.” This creates the disturbing emotions such as aggression, jealousy, and pride. We want to protect ourselves and this leads to aggression and anger. We also discover that others, especially those whom we feel aren’t as good as us, have what we want and this leads to jealousy. Finally, this separation causes us to feel that we are better than others in certain ways and this leads to pride. The seventh consciousness is thus the cause for our endless struggle in samsara. When this dualism is purified, the wisdom of equality is realized so that there is no clinging to a self and others, and all mental and physical activities are experienced impartially. This realization of the wisdom of equality is realization of the Buddha Ratnasambhava.
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