3 & 5 Mysteries
As Utilized in the 5 Mt System
In the Living Gods, Let the
hallowed Light of Transcendant Truth be praised. Let the Sweet Mystery
of Miryai awaken in the heart of hearts.
The 5 Mt System uses an expanded version
of the 3 Mysteries by observing one of them for five consecutive
days, an observance kept three times each Fortnight. The first five days
are under the "body" mystery, the second under the voice, and the third
under the mind. All of the 5 Mt Paths have some type of teaching concerning
the 3 Mysteries, 3 Ashas, 3 Vajras, 3 Barbelos, and the 3 Seals:
EarthStar: The
Shingon 3 Mystery Teaching:
The "Three Mysteries" of body,
speech, and mind participate simultaneously in the subsequent process of
revealing one's nature: the body through devotional gestures (mudra) and
the use of ritual instruments, speech through sacred formulas (mantra),
and mind through meditation.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingon_Buddhism
WaterStar: Zarathustrian
3 Mystery Teaching:
"Humata, Huxta, Huvarshta (Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds), the
Threefold Path of Asha, is considered the core maxim of Zoroastrianism
especially by modern practitioners." -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism
FireStar: The
Bon 3 Mystery Teaching:
The Three Vajras, namely "body,
speech and mind", are a formulation within Vajrayana Buddhism and Bon that
hold the full experience of the ??nyat? "emptiness" of Buddha-nature, void
of all qualities (Wylie: yon tan) and marks[1] (Wylie: mtshan dpe) and
establish a sound experiential key upon the continuum of the path to enlightenment.
The Three Vajras correspond to the trikaya and therefore also have correspondences
to the Three Roots and other refuge formulas of Tibetan Buddhism. The Three
Vajras are viewed in twilight language as a form of the Three Jewels, which
imply purity of action, speech and thought.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Vajras
The Three Vajras are subsumed within
the 'Five fundamental aspects of an enlightened being':
The body (sku),
voice (gsung), mind (thugs), qualities (yon tan) and activities (phrin
las) represent the five fundamental aspects of an enlightened being.[12]
Namkhai
Norbu et al. (2001: p. 176) l
WindStar: The
Gnostic 3 Mystery Teaching speaks of Thought of the Father,
Immeasurable Voice, and the All that took shape:
I [am] the Thought of the
Father, Protennoia, that is, Barbelo, the perfect Glory, and the immeasurable
Invisible One who is hidden. I am the Image of the Invisible Spirit, and
it is through me that the All took shape, and (I am) the Mother (as well
as) the Light which she appointed as Virgin, she who is called 'Meirothea',
the incomprehensible Womb, the unrestrainable and immeasurable Voice. -
Trimorphic Protennoia
ZephyrStar: The
Manichaean 3 Mystery Teaching:
The Elect, who were "sealed"
with the three seals of mouth and hands and breast (ensuring virtue of
speech and act and feeling) -
http://www.iranchamber.com/religions/articles/manichaeism4.php
The 5 Mt System uses the expanded
version of 5 Mysteries by adding two more to the traditional three. These
5 then correspond to the five souls found in diverse Paths.
Peace to all....
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