
Avalokitesvara's Tears
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The Myth of Our Death Frame
Antos always encouraged us, inspired us to see ourselves mythically as the a thousand armed abli Kiteshva. But I think we can concentrate on the thousand arms and not quite take in what it takes for the thousand arms to develop. So I thought I would look at the history of our aura in the light of the myth of our death frame. First of all we have the bodhisattva making a great vow and then swearing that he will strive helplessly, selflessly, to keep his vows. And if that's not enough he adds an extra twist, but if he falters he'll be smashed into a thousand pieces. To me this is a bit like our
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