Fri, 21 Aug 2009
Clarity, Purity, and Pride
I've been reading The Practice of Vajrakilaya and it makes a point that Lama Phurbu Tashi also made about sadhana practice. That is, when you visualize yourself as a deity , that visualization should have three qualities: clarity, purity, and pride. Clarity is pretty straightforward, it means that the visualization is as vivid and detailed as you can manage. Purity doesn't have the usual meaning. Instead it means that you understand the symbolic meanings of the appearance of the deity and how they indicate the deity's enlightened qualities. Pride is divine pride, meaning that you really feel that you're the deity while you do the practice and not like you're just faking it.
