01/25/2026
HAPPY HERUKA DAY!
โธ๏ธ Special Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Sunday, January 25, 12pm-2pm.
Everyone is welcome
Today we celebrate our good fortune to have the Highest Yoga Ta**ra practice of Buddha Heruka in our world!
๐ The following is an extract from the book Essence of Vajrayana by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Buddha Vajradhara, Buddha Shakyamuni, and Buddha Heruka are the same person, differing only in aspect. When Buddha turned the Wheel of Dharma of Sutra he appeared in the form of an ordained person, when he turned the Wheel of Dharma of Ta**ra in general he appeared in the form of Vajradhara, and when he turned the Wheel of Dharma of Heruka Ta**ra in particular he appeared in the form of Heruka.
Heruka is Buddhaโs mind of compassion manifested as form. Only Buddhas have the ability to display their minds as form. We sentient beings are unable to do this because our mind and body are different natures, but a Buddhaโs mind and body are the same nature and so wherever their mind goes their body goes too. We always perceive a gap between our mind and its object. This is a mistaken perception, or mistaken appearance. Having completely abandoned this mistaken perception, Buddhas have the ability to display their mind as form, such as the forms of living beings and inanimate objects. For this reason it is said that Buddhasโ emanations pervade the whole universe.
How lucky we are to have the Highest Yoga Ta***ic quick path to enlightenment in our world! ๐
Repost from KMC NYC
