Tripitaka Koreana stored at Haeinsa (해인사, Temple of Reflection on a Smooth Sea) is one of the foremost Chogye Buddhist temples in South Korea. It is most notable for being the home of the Tripitaka Koreana, the whole of the Buddhist Scriptures carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks, which it has housed since 1398. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
We build walls around our hearts and lock all our doors and wonder why nobody ever saves us. Protective walls become Prison Walls of Isolation. Victim Mentality.
[•This Post is About the Image: We build walls around our hearts and lock all our doors and wonder why nobody ever saves us. Protective Walls Become Prison Walls…Victim Mentality…Mind the Gap, and Transcend from the cyclical, mundane path or Reactive Mind (Samsara), to the “Transcendental Path,” also called “The Spiral Path,” or “Path of Creative Mind” as well as “The Unconditioned” & “Supra Mundane” Post starts on next line…you’ll see where it ends___________ the line, the rest is Scripture/Asian Canon ref]
“Truly so”..even more so; a truly common phenomenon… Wise observation, and Creatively expressed (Referring to the Text Image)
I am intimately familiar with this phenomenon; I have spent years, ‘not-living’, barely surviving, hobbled by self-imposed isolation, Mindlessness, stuck in, feeling sucked-in, this ‘Vicious Cycle’… Fear-based, Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, My Perception = My “Reality”, where Delusion Permeates All, Inability to differentiate Truth from False, Loss of Direction, No Orientation, a different Mask for everything, My Protective Walls = Now Prison Walls.
I find it strikingly similar to the paradoxical properties of an ‘Autoimmune Dis-ease‘ dis-functions: instead of protecting ‘Health’ from illness by ‘attacking’ invasive Pathogens, the Immune System produces Illness by ‘attacking’ itself/the host.
‘Auto-Cognitive Dis-ease:‘ instead of continually evolving greater/higher conscious-awareness, expanding wisdom, enhancing the experience of life, with ‘Ease’ of ‘Oneself‘… Contrary to Auto-Cognitive Dis-Ease of Oneself, where one’s own Mind produces illness by ‘attacking’ itself… reducing conscious awareness, constraining one’s capacity for free-choice diminishing one’s experience of life, of self, and on-and-on, a truly vicious cyclical.
I know it may not be easy to change one’s momentum, yet it is a simple process of change…Knock Down, or walk-through ‘the Wall’ (also simple, & gets easier with practice) & Empowering to Not be a ‘Victim‘ who believes I Need “Saving”… Framing Dependency upon Actions of Others, which only perpetuates the cycle.
Asking the right person for help: Is genuine intention, honest, proactive, “Beaten into a state of reason,” humbled, reduced ego identity directly proportional to reduction in fear… Now is the Perfect Moment, the Catalyzing action, we change ourselves, the moment we transforms from a ‘victim’ into one whom deliberately ‘opened the door’ to unlimited possibilities. This opportunity only & always exists Here & Now. This is the moment, the quantum leap, from the Cycle of Reactivity, to the Spiral of Creativity, The intersection of the Infinite & Eternal, spontaneously creative, The Power of Now.
(Creating the term ‘Auto-Cognitive Dis-Ease’ to describe a universal phenomenon, & fit contextual style…or ‘neologoautogenesis’ a new word to describe creating new words. ) Spontaneous creativity, Imperturbable well-being, free-flowing-focus, growing, neuroplasticity, ‘walking through walls’ and a fun, playful sense-of-humor are symptoms of ‘AnAuto-Mental Liberation:’ natural co-production, omni-expansive, holistic-being enhancement that is an inseparable aspect of the Spiral Path & Creative Mind.) (With the addition of the prefix “An-” subtracts the ”Self,”or shifts to “No-Self”, “adds” “Liberation”… Emptiness, at this point the whole analogy dissolves. No words are effective, or more accurately, all words are equally ineffective. Applying that as “understood”, Śūnyatā & Anātman aka Anātta are ‘relatively more useful,‘ yet, any further elaboration is moot, at best.)
(Random observation: I get considerably more usefulness from “dead languages” than spanish. Me gusta español, pero I use Pali, Sanskrit daily, & Latin (& Greek) for ‘Science’ (& for fun creating words.)
*This Post is a lesson in Buddhism, without Buddhism. Meaning, it isn’t explicitly framed in traditional Buddhist Terminology (except for the references at the end) but the Buddha-Dharma is implicit, as is the •Abhidhamma, or Abhidharma, traditional Buddhist Psychology
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The Abhidhamma is one of Pitikas, (three Pitika comprise the Tipitaka, or The Pali Canon, the oldest Buddhist Scripture, from India, There is also a Chinese Buddhist Canon, Contains the Chinese Tipitaka as wells the Sutras of Mahayana Buddhism, as well as the Tantras of Vajrayana School of Buddhism, aka as Tibetan, and Esoteric Buddhism, and Tantric Buddhism.
Chinese Buddhist Canons (There are several version, varying from various Chinese Dynasties, also called; “The Great Treasury of Sutras” differs by not containing the Udāna Pitika, but unlike the Pali, or Indian Buddhist Canon, The Chinese contains the Āgama Pitika, and instead of being etched in Banana Leafs, and sewn together (sewing together the banana leafs is where the term “Suttas” and “Sutras” comes from, the same root word as “Sutures” (as in surgical sewing) (The Tantras are the name for Vajrayana Buddhist Scriptures, which name is also derived from the construction process.)
Pali Canon, or Tipitikas, Three Baskets contain the Vinaya Pitika (The list of over 220 Moral, Ethical Precepts of theHistorical Early Sangha, the disciples of Gautama Buddha, aka Shakyamuni Buddha, the Historical Buddha. The same Vinaya Pitika Precepts are currently, and have been, maintained by the Theravada Buddhist Monastic Order of Bhikkhus (Monks) and Bhikkhunis (Nuns). The other two baskets, (Pitikas) are the Utterances of the Buddha or the Udāna Pitika, (such as the Dhammapada) and the Abhidhamma (Commonly referred to as the Sutta collection of Buddhist Psychology)
A True Testimonial to the Mindfulness and Samādhi Absorption ofBuddhist meditation is evident in the Tripiṭaka Koreana or Palman Daejanggyeong was carved into blocks of wood between 1236 and 1251, during Korea’s Goryeo Dynasty, onto 81,340 wooden printing blocks with no known errors in the 52,382,960 characters. It is stored at the Haeinsa temple, South Korea.
The Taishō Buddhist Canon, is the Japanese Buddhist doctrinal collection in Tokyo, Japan.. Also there is a Vietnamese, Buddhist Canon as well, all together the re are Many version (One from each country listed, except China which has several, varying from Dynasties) of the Buddhist Canonical Texts throughout Southeast, East Asia & Asia Pacific
Image: The Bodhisattva Gautama, Under the Bodhi Tree, being attacked my Mara, “the evil doer” as he tries to Scare or use lust to Distract the Bodhisattva, shortly before he obtains Samyak Sambodhi, or Perfect and Complete Enlightenment, Nirvana (Nibbana)
We practice to abandon “having” things or “being” anything at all. We don’t practice to “get” or to “be” a Stream Entrant/Bodhisattva, or Buddha.
Excerpt from the Satipanna Sutta ≈ “The Path to Stream Entry” A Stream Entrant is the same thing as a Bodhisattva, although there are various degrees.
This describes well what achieving True Insight, or Stream Entry is like, in my experience (At the lowest end of the “Bodhisattva Scale”)
“With sati (mindfulness) firmly established within the sphere of our bodies, our restless thinking and conjuring will diminish and the mind will be at peace. This is samādhi. When the mind is quiet, we will clearly know what it’s like not to have any mental impressions or hindrances disturbing it. The mind is bright and clear.
When thoughts come into the mind, we will know. With this stilled mind, we can investigate and know all mental impressions: all nāma (mind) and rūpa (matter) before us as anicca (impermanent), dukkha (suffering) and anattā (not self). Then the mind will step away from them all, including the body. This body is merely a body, not a person, me, mine or them.
This knowledge arises from “the one who knows” and it doesn’t hold to anything as “mine.” This is a mind totally still and free. Although there might be some sense impingement and thoughts passing through, the mind will continue to be still because it has stepped out of the way of these mind objects3. When we know how to step away from them, then we will truly understand what a quiet mind is like and what a disturbed mind is like. ”
The benefits of meditation are endless. Why not give it a try today.
Meditation brings many benefits to the meditator. To give you a better understanding of meditation perhaps you would like to know where the word originated from. Meditation has a connection to the word medicine; essentially both come from the same root. Medicine refers to that which heals the body and Meditation refers to that which heals your spirit, mind and inner world.
I recommend starting simple, and starting with where you are, Some “cannot” sit still; thus I teach Walking, or even Running Meditations. Some want to dip their tow in, thus some Mantra recitation is like running a brush through messy hair; with gentle, slow, repetition, staying focused on the act at hand, the hair begins to transform, from tangled, to smooth, long and neat; just as One’s Thoughts do with the recitation of Mantras.
There are a variety of meditation techniques to choose from but remember to have a playful approach to meditation and keep it simple.
However, the more diligent you are, the greater, and more bountiful the fruition of your efforts.
I can teach ANYONE, ANYWHERE, how to meditated and improve their Quality of Life–from feeling calmer, Lighter, more “Yourself”, to complete Transcendental Insight into the Nature of Reality, thus Awakening, Satori, Stream Entry, Bodhisattvahood.
Here are Some the benefits of meditation. Note that there are many more medical, physical, emotional, individual, and MOST of ALL Spiritual al benefits you may experience too.
A Sense of Calmness – When you meditate you move into that space of stillness within. This leaves your mind and body in a calm state of relaxation.
Presence – Meditation brings your awareness completely into the present moment, where you no longer worry about the future nor dwell on the past, you are simply connected to the here and now.
Enlightenment – Meditation has always been the tool used for thousands of years to bring you to the point of enlightenment. The inner stillness and aware presence that comes from meditation, brings about a self realisation. A feeling of oneness with the universe.
Peace of Mind – When the mind chatter is allowed to dissolve your mind is left in silence, where it can relax.
Inner Peace – Like peace of mind, inner peace comes from dissolving the inner turmoil of the mind and being total in this moment. Both of which come from meditation.
Energy – When there is no more excessive thinking patterns to drain your energy, you will have a source of energy which you didn’t even realise was there.
Creativity – When you are completely open to the present moment and have a source of energy, creativity is bound to flow into whatever it is you are doing.
Love – Meditation has a way of revealing the boundaries, conditions and worthiness people place on their love. With these boundaries removed you are left free to love anything that enters into your life. And when you first give your love to whatever comes your way, then love is bound to be reflected your way. Give and you shall receive. Try a little experiment where you will understand that saying… Try giving a smile to the nearest person to you, more than likely you will see a smile come right back at you.
Intelligence – Meditation gives you the ability to respond. Note that I didn’t say react. An example of reacting is when a child says to another child “you look funny” the reaction usually is “no, you look funny”. It’s a sudden reaction which is used to place blame on the other or to reflect back to the other. Reactions are what cause a lot of conflict and hate in the world. Responding is deeper and less childish. Responding is when you take a moment to think clearly and when you can think clearly you will almost always respond more intelligently.
Understanding – Meditation reveals the illusions, conditions and boundaries we place on ourself and others. By dissolving these boundaries you are free to realise your true potential as a human being, and the mysteries of life will no longer seem impossible to understand.
The Want to Share This With Others – These immense benefits of meditation are so amazing that you will feel an inner urge to share this feeling with others. When you are peaceful and filled with joy, usually that has a way of rubbing off on other people. So you not only benefit yourself, but also those around you.
NOTE: You may wish to read the “TAGS” of this posting to see a longer list of Positive, potential Attributes of a prolonged Meditation Practice i.e. ESP, Telepathy, clairvoyance, Enlightenment, Nirvana, Wisdom , Insight, Intuition
This is very much my own Experience:
Psychedelics researcher Rick Strassman discusses LSD as a gateway drug to all sorts of dastardly behaviour, like…Buddhism and the search for enlightenment.
One of the things that got me interested in doing research with these psychedelics is because of how much overlap or similarity seem to exist between the stories that you hear from experienced meditators within the Eastern meditative traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism, and those reports that you hear from people who take these psychedelic drugs. And it always seemed to me there must be some sort of way of combining the two fields, that perhaps you can maybe be inspired to become a Buddhist or a Hindu through the psychedelic experience. And there are a handful of papers that have described that, that quite a few people got their start as Buddhists or Hindus from a big LSD flash.
I went to a Zen temple in my early 20s, and, ever the scientist, every chance I got to speak to a monk one on one, I asked every one of them if they had tripped on psychedelics and how important their trips were in their decision to become a monk. And I’d say 99% of these junior monks in their 20s all got their start on LSD.
Eckhart Tolle: “The Power of Now”, “A New Earth”, “Stillness Speaks”,
Are there two of you? The “I” and “Myself”? How can one say: “I want to know myself”, “I want to…anything”
I want to not want anything. See the paradox? Who or what is the “I”, and who/what “wants what”? How can you want to b e Enlightened? Enlightenment is Free from attachment, free from craving, or wanting…”it” (isn’t even an it) transcends Subject-Object dichotomy.
Once one “Enters The Stream“, “Breaks the first three Fetters” to Nirvana, this experience is inexplicable. Everything becomes ineffable at this point. The laws of language, and psychological concepts are rendered pointless/ This experience is marked by “True Insight into the nature of Absolute REALITY” is a direct experience of Truth, Reality, the Transcendental, Insight, Vipassana (Vipassana has one primary meaning, and that is True insight into the Nature of Absolute Reality. It is secondarily used as to term for certain types of Meditation that are, ideally, focused on the cultivation of True Insight (As opposed to Shamata (Samatha in Pāli), śamatha Sanskrit) The tertiary meaning which is, somewhat unfortunately, the most common use of the word, and it used to describe a specific, “name brand” style of Meditation. “Vipassana International” is a particular meditation approach as taught by S.N. Goenka, which his specific, non-sectarian, or a actually, a secular (secular defined as: denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis: secular buildings | secular moral theory. Contrasted with sacred) approach to teaching Mindfulness Meditation. One the upside, its “borad-spectrum,” secular approach makes it the most common “Buddhist” meditation taught around the world, to the most people, which is certainly a helpful tool. It is simply Mindfulness Meditation, or Satipatthana (satipaṭṭhāna in Pāli, smṛtyupasthāna in Sanskrit) which means Calming, Focusing meditation.
There are some Significant issues relating to “Vipassana the Experience,” and “Vipassana the Name-brand” that i wish to point out are simply that The dichotomy of Shamata and Vipassana is not accurate, as commonly used. There are all sorts of types of buddhist meditation , such as Shamata, Vipassane, Sadhana, Visualiozation, Cultivation of Positive Emotion (such as the Metta Bhavana; the Cultivation of Universal Loving-Kindness) Mantra recantation, Walking Meditations, etc. Although in general Meditation is divided into these two types: Insight (Vipassane) and Calming/Focusing (Shamata.) However, this dichotomy is somewhat false or simply theoretical, because ultimately, Wisdom and Compassion are two sides of the same coin. If one practices with dilegence and Skillful Intentions, the results will be the arising of Insight, thus Wisdom, and with Wisdom, compassion is a natural by-product. For once one Truly arrives at true Insight,(and I speak from Direct, Experiential Knowledge, as I have Entered the Stream, Broken the first 3 Fetters, or simply put, I have Vipassana, in the strictness sense of the word) one arrives at the Experiential Wisdom, the Insight that ALL “things, “Everybody” is more than simply inter-connected, but ultimately, there is No Subject, nor Object, just Oneness, Emptiness, Shunyata, Śunyata, the Primal Void…. Which may sound Nihilistic, which is a common misunderstanding, but in the Dharmic sense; Empty means empty of independent, intrinsic, separate existence. Void is Full, and Full of Emptiness 🙂 This seeming paradox is why it’s an Experiential Insight, ineffable, and can’t be learned or understood, it must simply be Experienced.
So here in lies the rub: you cannot have one without the other! And, Both are contained within each other. I have seen many people exemplify “Spiritual Arrogance” in declaring that they practice Vipassana… as though it is some Badge of Honor, something that says: “I don’t simply meditate to focus, I do it for Insight/Wisdom.”
My whole point is that they are all simply different facets of the same Gem. You cannot practice any meditation well without a solid foundation of Shamata! I don’t care what Lama or Guru initiated you into any sort of sacred visualization practice. It isn’t Magic! That is the essence of the Dharma; that things arise in Dependence upon certain conditions. Its basically Mathematics, NOT Magic.
I recommend to everyone that I teach meditation to, to alternate meditations. (Assuming you’re somewhat serious about meditation,) you’ll have a DAILY practice, usually ranging from 20-60 minutes per day, everyday…sometimes LONGER, twice per day, then sometime go retreat, and sit 8-12 hours per day. This may sound like a lot of work, and it most certainly can be, and it can also be effortless and BEYOND Rapture and Bliss. I recommend that one practices Mindfulness of breathing one day, then the Metta Bhavana the next. This will build focus, calm, intuition, integration of your conscious and subconscious, integrating all of your energies into the same focused direction.
The Results are simply Profound: mindfulness tunes-up your metal abilities, and gives the power of strength, focus, “mind-over-matter.” While the Metta is Cultivating positive emotion; Universal Loving-Kindness. If you practice these two meditations, earnestly, whole-heartedly, with pure intentions, you MIND will become the most potent and powerful ‘thing’ you’ve ever imagined, and you will RADIATE LOVE! You will sleep soundly, animals and children will be attracted towards you, health, intuition, happiness, insights, capabilities…everything that great about you, and SO much more will only be MAGNIFIED, to an unlimited degree and magnitude!! 🙂
As for my Birthday Presents, I wish you ALL to be Happy, Joyous, healthy & FREE!
Oh, and this photo would be a great gift, although I don’t want my mother (Who, after all, really did ALL the work on this day) to be hurt…but neither do i wish any animals be hurt (AS I sit here wearing my leather belt!) 😉
Ans may we all be relieved of our hypocrisy and double-standards…. I should KNOW, I am KING of the Double-Stanfars, (and a few double-entendres) 😉 ♥ to ALL Sentient Beings—? May we ALL be FREE from suffering ♥
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