Existential Atlas

[Method of Preventing Entry Into A Womb]

Buddhism·32 of 54·Source ↗

The instructions for preventing the being from entering are thus:

O nobly-born, (so-and-so by name,) whosoever may have been thy tutelary deity, tranquilly meditate upon him,—as upon the reflection of the moon in water, apparent yet non-existent [as a moon], like a magically-produced illusion. If thou hast no special tutelary, meditate either upon the Com- passionate Lord or upon me; and, with this in mind, meditate tranquilly.

melt away from the extremities, meditate, without any thought- forming, upon the vacuous Clear Light. This is a very profound art; in virtue of it, a womb is not entered.

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Contents of The Tibetan Book of the Dead (Evans-Wentz)