Zen is to know your true self while serving others and performing your routine chores. Just be it, no more and no less. No-mind and no-abinding. You do everything in Zen in perfection.
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The communication of the Great Way of the enlightened takes place through phenomena, all aspects of being, and their activity is therefore balanced and equanimous.
Thus it is that their understanding is manifest, yet the totality of the Way, which is the totality of the universe itself, is ultimately beyond the scope of human understanding
However, it is only upon great understanding that this is realised. Therefore the enlightened see into understanding itself and are able to use it deliberately.
In this process they do not hold on to understanding as a static, reified state, but let go and merge with the events of life.
Thus it is that their understanding is manifest, yet the totality of the Way, which is the totality of the universe itself, is ultimately beyond the scope of human understanding
However, it is only upon great understanding that this is realised. Therefore the enlightened see into understanding itself and are able to use it deliberately.
In this process they do not hold on to understanding as a static, reified state, but let go and merge with the events of life.
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" Enlightened ones leap beyond the bounds of great understanding, and great understanding is the aspect of leaping higher than the enlightened ones."
This refers to the distinction between two kinds of knowledge distinguished in Buddhist psychology, known in Sanskrit as prajna and jnana. The enlightened have both. Prajna is insight of emptiness, seeing through the articiality of subjectively proje
This refers to the distinction between two kinds of knowledge distinguished in Buddhist psychology, known in Sanskrit as prajna and jnana. The enlightened have both. Prajna is insight of emptiness, seeing through the articiality of subjectively proje
cted description. Jnana is knowledge of differentiations. Pranjna is needed for self-liberation, jnana is needed for teaching others. The enlightened go beyond self-liberation prajna to develop jnana for edification of others; yet even so prajna is ever aware of the ultimate unreality of forms, and therefore is " leaping higher than the enlightened ones."
In sum, this passage says the enlightenment is more than universal realisation of essential emptiness, and it also deals with the characteristics of the relative world. Through realisation of emptiness, the ability to be fluid in dealing with the relative becomes manifest; and by realisation of relatively, insight into essential emptiness empowers transcendance in the midst of the relative world.
In sum, this passage says the enlightenment is more than universal realisation of essential emptiness, and it also deals with the characteristics of the relative world. Through realisation of emptiness, the ability to be fluid in dealing with the relative becomes manifest; and by realisation of relatively, insight into essential emptiness empowers transcendance in the midst of the relative world.
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I only pray for people who are sick or having some difficult problems. As for myself I have Kwan Yin in my heart, before I sleep, I will just call her name mindfully and gently. And in a short while I feel like my body is floating on a pool of water, slowing moving toward to her realm of ocean. My body starts to disappear slowing in the midst of joy and bliss. The next moment, I will be fast aslee
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The next morning I still call her name until I totally awakened. I find that this is a good way to communicate with the divine instead asking her for this and that. She understands me better because I always have her in my mind-heart. This is indeed a perfect way having my holiday here on this earth plane.
( 2 cents opinion)
The next morning I still call her name until I totally awakened. I find that this is a good way to communicate with the divine instead asking her for this and that. She understands me better because I always have her in my mind-heart. This is indeed a perfect way having my holiday here on this earth plane.
( 2 cents opinion)
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Buddha's advice is forever truthful for he gives you a choice to
ponder and examine over his teachings before you accept and practice it. He does not believe in accepting your blind faith and the followers who worshipped him.
Have you found your true nature, true self ? Be mindful of your thoughts and see the activities that are happing in you. Then you begin to realise.......
Do you know that you are just a visitor on world for an holiday? Be happy and merry!
ponder and examine over his teachings before you accept and practice it. He does not believe in accepting your blind faith and the followers who worshipped him.
Have you found your true nature, true self ? Be mindful of your thoughts and see the activities that are happing in you. Then you begin to realise.......
Do you know that you are just a visitor on world for an holiday? Be happy and merry!
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" There is nothing to cling on to in this world"
" What can I take with me when I die?"
Within ten years, Dipa Ma had lost two children, her husband, and her health. Both of her parents were dead, India was far away, and she was overwhelmed with grief and confusion.
" I did not know what to do, where to go, or how to live," she said," I had nothing and no one to call my own."
During the next few y
" What can I take with me when I die?"
Within ten years, Dipa Ma had lost two children, her husband, and her health. Both of her parents were dead, India was far away, and she was overwhelmed with grief and confusion.
" I did not know what to do, where to go, or how to live," she said," I had nothing and no one to call my own."
During the next few y
ears, her health continued to decline. Her condition became so serious that she felt her only hope of survival would be to practice meditation.
At this lowest point in her life, the Buddha appeared to her in dream. A luminous presence, he softly chanted a verse from the Dhammapada, originally offered as consolation to a father grieving the death of his son:
Clinging to what is dear brings sorrow,
Clinging to what is dear brings fear.
To one who is entirely free from endearment,
There is no sorrow and fear.
At this lowest point in her life, the Buddha appeared to her in dream. A luminous presence, he softly chanted a verse from the Dhammapada, originally offered as consolation to a father grieving the death of his son:
Clinging to what is dear brings sorrow,
Clinging to what is dear brings fear.
To one who is entirely free from endearment,
There is no sorrow and fear.
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At her next retreat,Dipa Ma experienced another break through only five days of meditation. The path leading to this insight was similiar to the first, except that it was marked by even more pain and suffering. After reaching the second stage of enlightenment, her physical and mental condition were transformed yet again; her restlessness decreased, while her physical stamina increased.
Those who k
Those who k
new Dipa Ma were fascinated by her transformation. Almost overnight she had changed from a sickly, dependent,
grief-stricken woman into a healthy, independent, radiant being.
Dipa Ma told those around her:" You have seen me. I was dishearted and broken down due to the loss of my husband and children and due to disease. I suffered so much. I could not walk properly. But now how are you finding me? All my disease is gone. I am refreshed, and there is nothing in my mind. There is no sorrow, no grief. I am happy. If you come to meditate, you will also be happy. there is nomagic. Only follow the instructions."
grief-stricken woman into a healthy, independent, radiant being.
Dipa Ma told those around her:" You have seen me. I was dishearted and broken down due to the loss of my husband and children and due to disease. I suffered so much. I could not walk properly. But now how are you finding me? All my disease is gone. I am refreshed, and there is nothing in my mind. There is no sorrow, no grief. I am happy. If you come to meditate, you will also be happy. there is nomagic. Only follow the instructions."
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Dipa Ma believed, unconditionally, that enlightenment- total liberation of the mind and heart- is the purpose of human life and the primary reason for meditation practice. She never tired of reminding her students:" You must practice to kno
w at least one stage of enlightenment Otherwise you have not made use of your human life."
Joseph Goldstein, Dipa Ma's student, offers this important caveat: " The experience of enlightenment is about letting go of 'self.' Over the years, I've seen people who have experienced enlightenment use it to create more self. They attach to the experience and identify with it. This is the missing point, and it can create a lot of suffering."
w at least one stage of enlightenment Otherwise you have not made use of your human life."
Joseph Goldstein, Dipa Ma's student, offers this important caveat: " The experience of enlightenment is about letting go of 'self.' Over the years, I've seen people who have experienced enlightenment use it to create more self. They attach to the experience and identify with it. This is the missing point, and it can create a lot of suffering."
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