Mindstream in Tibetan Buddhism

Very interesting to me since I’ve been “leaping” in and out of identities in the playground of Twitter.

“Indian Buddhists see the ‘evolution’ of mind i[n] terms of the continuity of individual mind-streams from one lifetime to the next, with karma as the basic causal mechanism whereby transformations are transmitted from one life to the next.”

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This entry was written by Tim Boucher, posted on December 17, 2008 at 7:48 pm.

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  1. USR01
    Posted December 17, 2008 at 8:03 pm | Permalink

    Same link:

    It is only through initiation that the blessings of…a mandala may be stamped on the individual’s mindstream. Initiation can be given and received only when the time, location and circumstances are appropriate. Only an enlightened, undisputed master may bestow it. The initiation is not given to large crowds of people. It may be received only by disciples who are receptive by virtue of their faith and devotion. If the transmission is successful, disciples will experience it at some level. This may be physical, mental or verbal. People who receive the physical form of blessing sometimes move about and shake. Those who receive verbal blessings may utter all sorts of mantras that they never heard before, which block out their perception of normal sounds. When the mindstream is blessed, the mind is inundated with a new vision of reality. Initiations normally rely on an external mandala, usually painted in sand or on cloth. Once a disciple is initiated, he must re-initiate himself daily through regular practice. Eventually, this will lead him or her to realisation.

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