bardo

The First Twelve Days of the Bardo
attracted to the mild yellow light which leads to the realm
of the hungry ghosts and we should not he afraid of the
bright red light of the wisdom of discrimination. Rather we
should think that we merge into the heart of Buddha
Amitabha.
When we are doing this practice we should imagine that
Buddha Ratnasambhava is on the southern channel of the
heart and that Buddha Amitabha is on the rear petal of the
heart.
THE FIFTH DAY IN BARDO
On the fifth day Buddha Amogasiddha shines with
bright green light in union with his consort Sarnaya Tara
together with two bodhisattvas, Vajrapani and Nirvarana
Viskandin “the elimination of all obscurations,” and two
female bodhisattvas, Gandema and Nartima, the goddesses
of incense and dance. There is the majestic green light
which is the essence of the wisdom of accomplishment of
activity as well as the dim red light of the realm of the
jealous gods. We should not be attracted to nor dislike the
mild red light of the jealous gods and we shouldn’t be
afraid of the green light of Amogasiddhas wisdom. Instead
we should imagine that we merge into the heart of Buddha
Amogasiddha.
In terms of the practice, we should imagine that
Amogasiddha is on the northern petal of the channel of the
heart, which is on the left.
THE SIXTH DAY IN BARDO
All five Buddhas have manifested successively in each
of the previous five days. On the sixth day all five appear
simultaneously and together in union and with their retinue
of male and female bodhisattvas. Around them are the four
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