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| − | Mahasiddha | + | [[Mahasiddha Kumbharipa]]… [[Kamparipa]]/[[Kamari]]: “[[The Potter]]” |
| − | Kumbharipa was a potter in Jomanasri. One day, when he thought he could no longer bear to continue his work, a yogin passed by, begging for food. Kumbharipa shared his humble means and opened up to the yogin, saying he could not stand even another minute at the potter’s wheel. Gazing at the potter’s wheel, the yogin gave it a spin and said, “Don’t you understand that all beings on the wheel of rebirth never find a moment of true happiness? From time before time there has only been suffering. Don’t get trapped in your own little misery. All human joys and pleasures are but fleeting shadows.” | + | [[Kumbharipa]] was a potter in Jomanasri. One day, when he [[thought]] he could no longer bear to continue his work, a [[yogin]] passed by, begging for [[food]]. [[Kumbharipa]] shared his [[humble]] means and opened up to the [[yogin]], saying he could not stand even another minute at the potter’s [[wheel]]. Gazing at the potter’s [[wheel]], the [[yogin]] gave it a spin and said, “Don’t you understand that all [[beings]] on the [[wheel]] of [[rebirth]] never find a moment of true [[happiness]]? From [[time]] before [[time]] there has only been [[suffering]]. Don’t get trapped in your own little [[misery]]. All [[human]] joys and [[pleasures]] are but fleeting shadows.” |
| − | Upon listening to the yogin, he begged for a sadhana, whereupon the yogin gave him initiation and instructed him in creative and fulfillment meditation with this verse: | + | Upon listening to the [[yogin]], he begged for a [[sadhana]], whereupon the [[yogin]] gave him [[initiation]] and instructed him in creative and fulfillment [[meditation]] with this [[verse]]: |
| − | From the soil of unknowing and ignorance | + | From the soil of unknowing and [[ignorance]] |
| − | Comes the clay of passion and thought | + | Comes the clay of [[passion]] and [[thought]] |
| − | To be turned on the wheel of greed and grasping | + | To be turned on the [[wheel]] of [[greed]] and [[grasping]] |
| − | Fashion six pots from the six realms | + | Fashion six pots from the [[six realms]] |
| − | Of samsaric ignorance and delusion, | + | Of [[samsaric]] [[ignorance]] and [[delusion]], |
| − | Then fire the pots in the flame of pure awareness. | + | Then [[fire]] the pots in the flame of [[pure awareness]]. |
| − | The potter understood his guru’s guidance, and meditated for only 6 months before all the defilements of his mind were erased. As he sat in meditation, the wheel spun by itself, and pots sprang from it. When people heard he had the power of the Buddhas, they sat at his feet, ready for instruction. After many years of service, he was assumed into the Paradise of the Dakinis. | + | The potter understood his [[guru’s]] guidance, and [[meditated]] for only 6 months before all the [[defilements]] of his [[mind]] were erased. As he sat in [[meditation]], the [[wheel]] spun by itself, and pots sprang from it. When [[people]] heard he had the power of the [[Buddhas]], they sat at his feet, ready for instruction. After many years of service, he was assumed into the [[Paradise of the Dakinis]]. |
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Revision as of 08:39, 4 January 2014
Mahasiddha Kumbharipa… Kamparipa/Kamari: “The Potter”
Kumbharipa was a potter in Jomanasri. One day, when he thought he could no longer bear to continue his work, a yogin passed by, begging for food. Kumbharipa shared his humble means and opened up to the yogin, saying he could not stand even another minute at the potter’s wheel. Gazing at the potter’s wheel, the yogin gave it a spin and said, “Don’t you understand that all beings on the wheel of rebirth never find a moment of true happiness? From time before time there has only been suffering. Don’t get trapped in your own little misery. All human joys and pleasures are but fleeting shadows.”
Upon listening to the yogin, he begged for a sadhana, whereupon the yogin gave him initiation and instructed him in creative and fulfillment meditation with this verse:
From the soil of unknowing and ignorance Comes the clay of passion and thought To be turned on the wheel of greed and grasping Fashion six pots from the six realms Of samsaric ignorance and delusion, Then fire the pots in the flame of pure awareness.
The potter understood his guru’s guidance, and meditated for only 6 months before all the defilements of his mind were erased. As he sat in meditation, the wheel spun by itself, and pots sprang from it. When people heard he had the power of the Buddhas, they sat at his feet, ready for instruction. After many years of service, he was assumed into the Paradise of the Dakinis.
