Explore the profound teachings of the Avatamsaka Sutra on bluelotusbeing.com. Immerse yourself in the wisdom of the Flower Adornment Path, The Dhammapada and the I Ching and discover insights that will help guide your spiritual journey. Here is the pilgrimage (yatra) for seekers.            Travel the paths of Buddhist, Daoist and Confucian teaching and practice.  Let the bluelotusbeing guide you to inner peace and enlightenment.

Study this confluence of paths in my book: 

Many Paths, One Dharma: The Three Lenses of Practice

One Dharma perspective? View reality through three…                                                This study provides a "Rosetta Stone" for the modern seeker, mapping the cosmic vision of the Sutras onto the practical ethics of the Pali Canon and the dynamic archetypes of the I Ching.

The Mahayana Lens: THE VISION

  Source: The Gandavyuha Sutra (Chapter 39 of the Avatamsaka Sutra)                  The Role: The Map.                                                                                                                          The Practice: Follow the pilgrimage of the young seeker Sudhana as he meets 53 "Good Friends."                                                                                                                The Insight: Realize Indra’s Net - the holographic truth that every atom contains the whole, and every encounter is a teaching from a Buddha in disguise.

The Theravada Lens: THE DISCIPLINE                                                                                    Source: The Dhammapada                                                                                                          The Role: The Internal Monologue.                                                                                          The Practice: Master the mind through "Heedfulness" and the purification of intent.                                                                                                                                                  The Insight: The "Engine" of the Bodhisattva. Without the ethical clarity and mental fortitude of the Dhammapada, the seeker is too distracted to perceive the sacred visions of the Great Vehicle.

The I Ching Lens: THE NAVIGATION                                                                                        Source: The Book of Changes (Daoist and Confucian Streams)                                The Role: The Structural Diagram.                                                                                            The Practice: Use the 64 Hexagrams to identify the energetic "time" or situation you are in.                                                                                                                            The Insight: Spirituality is not static; it is Dynamic Alignment. Whether you are "Keeping Still" like a mountain or "Crossing the Great Water," the I Ching provides the cosmic grammar to navigate change without losing your center.  

 

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How to Use This Book:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

For Contemplation: Read Sudhana’s encounter with a specific Teacher.

For Ethics: Study the corresponding Dhammapada verses to "straighten the arrow" of your mind.

For Action: Consult the associated Hexagram in the Appendix to align your current circumstances with the "Heart of Confucius" and the movement of the Tao.

"The Tower is open. The toss of the coins is imminent. Enter and behold the brilliance of Many Paths, reflecting the flashing confluence of…                              One Enlightening Dharma.”                                                                                       

 

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