Ah....to be inspired to infuriate a king by my meditative absorption and to persuade the demons to protect the teachings by my selfless acts.....thank you, Machik, (and Gail!)
Speaking of nagas, I remembered that Machig Lapdron had an event with the naga king after her empowerment from Kyoton Sonam Lama. Here’s what happened (from Machig’s Complete Explanation translated by Sarah Harding, pg 69):“She passed unhindered through the walls of the house and disappeared outside. She then flew through the sky and came to the tree called Serlak. At its base was a pond called Upo Namkhol where the naga king Drakpro Dakyong lived and where no one dared to look. The naga king was overwhelmed by her meditative absorption and he became infuriated. He summoned the others from all directions and assembled a huge army, displaying all kinds of amazing apparitions. But Little Ponmo (Machig) cast out her body as food for the demons, and they had no opportunity (to cause harm). They offered their life essence as a pledge, and from then on the naga king Drakpo Dakyong and all the others wouldn’t hurt any other beings and vowed to protect the teachings of Little Ponmo.”Thought I’d share this,
Here is the image of NAGA-SNAKE DAKINI I shared with SBT last week!
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That’s one of my guiding stories. Turning Demons into allies through devotion to emptiness. Thank you for sharin.
Ah....to be inspired to infuriate a king by my meditative absorption and to persuade the demons to protect the teachings by my selfless acts.....thank you, Machik, (and Gail!)
Speaking of nagas, I remembered that Machig Lapdron had an event with the naga king after her empowerment from Kyoton Sonam Lama. Here’s what happened (from Machig’s Complete Explanation translated by Sarah Harding, pg 69): “She passed unhindered through the walls of the house and disappeared outside. She then flew through the sky and came to the tree called Serlak. At its base was a pond called Upo Namkhol where the naga king Drakpro Dakyong lived and where no one dared to look. The naga king was overwhelmed by her meditative absorption and he became infuriated. He summoned the others from all directions and assembled a huge army, displaying all kinds of amazing apparitions. But Little Ponmo (Machig) cast out her body as food for the demons, and they had no opportunity (to cause harm). They offered their life essence as a pledge, and from then on the naga king Drakpo Dakyong and all the others wouldn’t hurt any other beings and vowed to protect the teachings of Little Ponmo.” Thought I’d share this,
Lotsa love,
Gail