གསོ་སྦྱོང་
Tibetan: so-jong
English: so- to heal, refresh, restore, nourish; jong- to purify, cleanse
Sojong is a practice of purification and restoration. It forms an important part of every practitioner's practice. Traditionally sojong is performed either as part of one's daily practice or on the 15th and 30th days of the lunar month.
What is purified?
Our broken vows. A lapse in our commitments. Missteps we have taken on the path. Laziness. Our negative thoughts, actions and habits. Our intention.
If we take a moment in our practice to acknowledge our faults, to shine light on our own delusions, we can restore our intention. We can nourish our commitment, refresh our connections, heal ourselves of guilt and self-hatred.
The practice of sojong allows us to take another step. And another. And another.
We keep going. Not because we have to, but because we can.
There are many methods to engage in sojong. Common ones include:
Confession.
Taking the one-day lay upasaka vow.
Reciting the hundred syllable Vajrasattva mantra.
Offering mandalas.
Fire puja.
Reciting sutras.
Saving lives of animals and helping the ill.
Tummo.
Resting in rigpa.
Clarify your practice. Let your practice clarify you.
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Buddha.
སངས་རྒྱས་
Tib. Sangyey
English: Buddha
The Tibetan sangs means purified, cleared away, awakened.
Purified misconduct, divisive speech, and negative mental states.
Cleared away bad habits, erroneous perception and mistaken ideas.
Awakened from the darkness of ignorance, from the dullness of sleep, to the truth.
The Tibetan rgyas means to flourish, to spread, to share.
A Buddha is someone who has done the hard work of purifying negativity, clearing away obscurations and waking themselves up. That is the root of their practice.
But doing that is not enough to be a Buddha. You have to share it. You have to give. You need to share love, give gifts that matter, and do the hard work of connecting with and benefiting others. That is the essence of their practice.
Buddha is just a name. It is a title. It is the meaning behind the name and the title that is profound. It is not something given, it is something earned. Something you are.
You can do it.
Tib. Sangyey
English: Buddha
The Tibetan sangs means purified, cleared away, awakened.
Purified misconduct, divisive speech, and negative mental states.
Cleared away bad habits, erroneous perception and mistaken ideas.
Awakened from the darkness of ignorance, from the dullness of sleep, to the truth.
The Tibetan rgyas means to flourish, to spread, to share.
A Buddha is someone who has done the hard work of purifying negativity, clearing away obscurations and waking themselves up. That is the root of their practice.
But doing that is not enough to be a Buddha. You have to share it. You have to give. You need to share love, give gifts that matter, and do the hard work of connecting with and benefiting others. That is the essence of their practice.
Buddha is just a name. It is a title. It is the meaning behind the name and the title that is profound. It is not something given, it is something earned. Something you are.
You can do it.
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