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The Sutras of Awakening
(A dialogue between a seeker and the
awakened one) 2012, Taoshobuddha
Printed and Published by TAOSHOBUDDHAMEDITATIONSTM
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any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying,recording or otherwise, without prior written permission ofthe original publisher TAOSHOBUDDHA MEDITATIONS.
Photography: TaoshobuddhaSanskrit text with English Transliteration & ShortExplanation
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TAOSHOBUDDHA
he word Taoshobuddha comes from three words, tao, sho, and Buddha. The word Tao was coined
by the Chinese master, Lau Tzu. It means that whichis and cannot be put into words. It is unknown andunknowable. It can only be experienced and not
expressed in words. Its magnanimity cannot becondensed into finiteness. The word Sho implies,that which is vast like the sky and deep like an oceanand carries within its womb a treasure. It also meansone on whom the existence showers its blessings.And lastly the word Buddha implies the EnlightenedOne; one who has arrived home.
Thus, Taoshobuddha implies one who is existential,on whom the existence showers its blessings and
one who has arrived home. The Enlightened One!
T
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Contents
This is the upcoming work of Taoshobuddha. Iam sharing with you this first chapter
AWARENESS.
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Preface
Indeed the title of this work is unique The
Sutras of Awareness. Its uniqueness lies in the
fact that I have presented these Sutras as a
dialogue between a seeker and the enlightened
one. This is the nature of Upanishad.
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The Enlightened one thus spoke out ofcompassion. It is always when there is a
seeker indeed he wells up from the deepestcore of the awakened one. Thus the
compassion of the awakened oneoverflowed as:
If you really seek liberation, my friend,then not only shun the objects of the five
senses as poison. Instead try to understandtheir nature. Just as poison kills a person
so too the constant use of sense objectsdestroys the consciousness. Practice
tolerance, sincerity, compassion,contentment and truthfulness like nectar.
Understand that you are not body. You are
consciousness. You do not consist of the
elements - earth, water, fire, air or evenether. It is your body that is composed ofthese five elements. Therefore to be
liberated, know yourself as consisting of
consciousness alone. Remember thatconsciousness alone is the witness of these
five elements as these constitute theephemeral body.
Dwell and rest deep within at the center.
This is your consciousness. Remember you
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are separate from the body. When you are
a witness to your body and its senses theneven now you will attain to happiness and
peace. And in the end you will attainfreedom from bonds.
You do not belong to any cast, creed, or
religion! Also you do not belong to any
name of form. Neither you are not at anystage, nor anything that the eye can see.
You are unattached and formless. Indeedyou are the witness of everything. And
witness is the essence of bliss.
Righteousness and unrighteousness,pleasure and pain are purely of the mind.
These exist as two sides of the same coin.Know this as duality. These are no concern
of yours. You are neither the doer nor the
reaper of the consequences. Witness isyour nature and bliss is the essence.Remember therefore, you are always free.
You are the one indeed witness ofeverything. Indeed freedom is the essence
of witnessing. This is your nature. Howeveryou do not live in your nature. Thus the
cause of your bondage is that you see thewitness as something other than this.
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Since you have been bitten by the black
snake the ego you are in bondage. You liveby fear. Fear is the outcome of ignorance.
And ignorance is the ornament of the EGO.Without ignorance, Ego ceases to exist. And
without Ego ignorance has no value, no useFor when the light absolute descends
Ignorance disappears into oblivion. And
thus vanishes the EGO Thereafter, whatremains is the LIGHT OF TRUTH the
Ultimate!!! But in the absence,despondency and agitation breeds in the
human mind. And you consider yourselfthedoer, drink the antidote ofawakening
that I am not the doer, instead I am thewitness. Certainly you will be happy.
Since fear is the outcome of ignorance and
ignorance is the ornament of the EGO.
Without ignorance, Ego ceases to exist. Andwithout Ego ignorance has no value, nouse. Therefore burn down the forest of
ignorance with the fire of the
understanding. And what is theunderstanding - I am the one pure
awareness and not the doer. Awarenessbrings freedom from distress and agony.
Witness is that in which all this appears -
imagined like the snake in a rope, that joy,
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supreme joy and awareness is what you
are. Therefore be blissful and happy.
You are free indeed. This freedom is yournature. And if you think of oneself as
bound, you certainly remain in bondage.Here this saying is true, Thinking makes it
so.
Your real nature is as the one Total, free,
and actionless consciousness. This state isall-pervading witness - unattached to
everything, desireless and at peace. It isfrom illusion that you seem to be involved
in samsara your world and its duality.
Meditate on yourself as motionlessawareness ever fixed. Awareness is the
axle that is indeed the cause of everything.
On the ever unmoving axle all changes takeplace continuously free from any dualism.Certainly it gives the mistaken idea that
you are just a derivative consciousness, or
anything external or internal.
However you have long been trapped in thesnare of identification with the body and its
myriad attributes. Sever it with the knife ofunderstanding that I am awareness.
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Certainly you will attain to harmony and
inner serenity.
You are really unbound and actionless, self-illuminating and spotless already. This is
Buddhahood or enlightenment. This iscertainly your essential nature. Remember
the cause of your bondage is that you are
still resorting to stilling the mind.
Indeed all of this is really yourunderstanding and filled by you and strung
out in you. However you consist of pureawareness - so do not be small minded.
You are unconditioned and changeless.
This formless and immovable, yetunfathomable awareness is indeed your
nature. Therefore unperturbed you hold to
nothing but consciousness that is youressence.
Recognize that the apparent that which
appears is unreal. And the unmanifest isabiding. Through this initiation into truth
you will escape from illusion and fallinginto unreality again.
Mirror exists everywhere. Each action and
everything in life mirrors both within yet
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apart from its reflected images. So too that
which is exists everywhere within yet apartfrom this body.
Just as one and the same all-pervading
space exists both within and without acontainer, so too the eternal, everlasting
all-pervading God exists all around in the
totality of things as consciousness. Thisconsciousness is your essential nature.
Also know this as awareness that you seekin the outer world and miss because it is
embedded in the entire existence bothvisible and invisible. Just as you cannot
search your heart beat because it is you sotoo you cannot search your awareness
because it is you.
CONTINUING..