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Yours TrulyDigital Graffiti Artistpolitely looking away with oddest, modest, quizzical expression, disguised by beard?

(Photo 2020)

Screenshot of Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) & consort Yeshe Tsogyal in Zoom virtual effect background. DK & OK in front, plus on the right, my consort Kay, who has a hand in it. A relatively new phenomenon, Zoom has become ubiquitous during the Covid pandemic.

Designed these non-corporate initial logos for me & my son:

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oṃ āḥ hūṃ vajra guru padma siddhi hūṃ

(Artwork by Christopher J. Fynn)

Mantra & Lotus, carved on Cornish stone

"A vajra is a ritual weapon symbolizing the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force)." - (Wikipedia)
The Vajra (Dorje in Tibetan) is a male representation symbolizing upaya or skills/skillful means, compassion, form or appearance.

Its accompanying bell is the female symbol, denoting prajna or intelligence, wisdom of 'emptiness'. In that context, 'empty' means empty of inherent existence. Vajra & bell together represent inseparably of compassion & emptiness (form & emptiness) in the enlightened mindstream. Form is emptiness, emptiness is form, as it states in the Heart Sutra.

Voici.

Padmasambhava (Lotus-born) took Tantric Buddhism to Tibet in the 8th Century. He established Samye, the first monastery there. Tsogyal Yeshe,(Wisdom Lake Queen), his main karmamudra consort, a wisdom dakini (sky-dancer), was a great spiritual teacher in her own right. Via Consort Yoga, they achieved the Rainbow Body. BTW, earlier, he had a vision of Vajrayogini at Pharping. Also, he flew, riding on a pregnant tigress, his consort had taken that form.

Autobiographical note: took Guru Rinpoche Empowerment with Tai Situpa at Samye Ling (Scotland) in 1988. Samye In Scotland is closer than Tibet, for me anyway, all being relative.

(Artwork by Christopher J. Fynn)

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Spiritual

Yab-Yum

Common or Garden Buddha

Retreat Centre for Lonely Hermits/ Milarepa

Rainbow Body

Swansong to Nonduality

A - Z

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This colourful 'Thangka' image is aesthetically erotic in a sacred way. I like the yabyum (yum yum) & the darling ducks

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