Re: The Analysis.

Posted on Oct 26th, 2009 by Balder in Integral Archipelago

I think this is recognized in Buddhism, at least in my reading of some traditions within it.  My Buddhist terminological precision and scriptural knowlege are both suffering at this point, since it has been a... More »

Re: Open Windows. Anger - How I deal with it - 4

Posted on Oct 26th, 2009 by HummingBird in One Light Many Windows

a few posts on anger - Anger and Health Anger and Aversion - Buddhism How do I resolve anger? - Taoism Anger - Christianity

Re: Is Consciousness an Emergent?

Posted on Oct 25th, 2009 by Gadfly in Integral Post-metaphysical Spirituality

No, it sounds like you are mocking. The idea that we have moved on from suffering is ridiculous. This only occurs in Maslow or Wilber Land were certain needs are transcended. In Buddhism it is... More »

Re: Kundalini Yoga, Chakras and Chakra Meditation

Posted on Oct 23rd, 2009 by sanmugan in One Light Many Windows

As far as I know , Tibetan Buddhist priests are also experts in this. Normally in Buddhism, they used to start with 'AAna Paana', which is concentrating on the  breath. Some people suggest to concentrate... More »

Re: Wilber's Post-Metaphysical Spirit (God)

Posted on Aug 10th, 2009 by Balder in Integral Post-metaphysical Spirituality

Jim, I must admit to some lack of clarity on my part regarding Wilber's position on this.  I agree that the passages you quoted seem pretty clear, but elsewhere he seems to contradict them.  For instance,... More »

Re: Books on Inter-faith harmony:The Reluctant Messenger

Posted on Jul 3rd, 2009 by Meenakshi in One Light Many Windows

The Reluctant Messenger of Science and Religion: Science and the World's Religions Are Pieces to a Puzzle That Need Each Other to Form a Complete Picture Stephen W. Boston PH. D.,Evelyn McKnight Boston PH. D.... More »

Hands Together for Sean and Valerie

Posted on May 21st, 2009 by Tharlam in Three Turns Buddhism Forum

My friends! It is a pleasure to announce two new additions to the moderating team here at Three Turns Buddhism Forum:  Sean, also known as Silent Temple , and Valerie , known both as Flower... More »

Re: Evolution and Enactment 2.

Posted on May 20th, 2009 by David in Integral Archipelago

Is : Are you telling us we have to wait until we can ultra-“witness” in deep sleep before we are somehow “authorized” to see through the subject/object delusion? :P I'm not saying it's a matter of authorization; it's just... More »

Re: Evolution and Enactment 2.

Posted on May 20th, 2009 by e in Integral Archipelago

Tom: But how can something never never change in an evolving universe?   What if that something is not a thing bound to a beginning and end in time? Neither existing in the past nor... More »

Re: Evolution and Enactment 2.

Posted on May 19th, 2009 by David in Integral Archipelago

Is: Huh? Just like law and order is a product of the evolutionary structure Amber, so emptiness (the non-finding of independent persons or phenomena) is a product of the evolutionary structures Green-Turquoise. All understandings have a kosmic... More »

When in Fear, Know This Too Shall Pass-Drama on the Alaska Gulf

Posted on Oct 26th, 2009 by Caryn

Finding calm during a tumultuous storm on the Gulf of Alaska was not easy but Buddhist training saved my state of mind.

LIBERATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF UPANIŞADS AND BUDDHISM

Posted on Oct 23rd, 2009 by Peacehunter

LIBERATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF UPANIŞADS AND BUDDHISM   Shuva Langker Tanchangya Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Introduction 6 th century B.C. is the era in... More »

Suffering

Posted on Aug 11th, 2009 by RLtruthseeker-artist

              "Sometimes you have to suffer just to realize that suffering isn't necessary."             Many non-Buddhists (and Buddhists) think that Buddhism is all about suffering. It is not. It is about finding the way... More »

Gankyil

Posted on Aug 11th, 2009 by dharma_800

I had a phone conversation with my teacher. One of the questions i asked was about the gankyil. In the middle of the dharma chacra or dharma wheel, there is a swirling central hub, composed... More »

Unmistaken Child, the movie

Posted on Aug 10th, 2009 by Cinc

  Opening Statement: I had problems with the film Unmistaken Child , especially since I happen to view Tibetan Buddhism as a serious hindrance to the worldwide attainment of enlightenment. For what the Dalai Lama... More »

Sitting, Waiting, Contemplating

Posted on Aug 10th, 2009 by Willow

I know that my life is nothing more than manageable right now.  I make enough money to pay my bills, put gas in my car, and afford prescriptions, and if there's anything else left over... More »

Suffering (part 2)

Posted on Jul 24th, 2009 by RLtruthseeker-artist

  Most people confuse pain and suffering but the Buddha made a clear distinction between the two. He makes the distinction in how two people react to it. Both the ordinary person called "the uninstructed... More »

Obammer* wows 'em in Cairo

Posted on Jun 9th, 2009 by Cinc

  Introduction: President Blacque Obammer's* speech in Cairo has been highly praised, mostly by people who haven't actually read it. Today, I will analyze some of Obammer's* text. For over three years, my contention has... More »

Gnostic Consciousness: Knowing With Spiritual Beings

Posted on May 21st, 2009 by buddhacious

Introduction Despite my resolute sense of the sacred nature of earthly existence, religious belief has yet to strike me as a particularly appropriate form of response to the presence of the holy. Belief is to... More »

Israel's loyalty oath: Our brother's "keeper"

Posted on May 16th, 2009 by Cinc

  QUESTION:   Are we not our brother's keeper? ANSWER: If your name is Avigdor Lieberman, then you will answer "no" to this question - especially if the "brother" in question is an Arab Israeli... More »

Koans are the folk stories of Zen Buddhism, metaphorical narratives that particularize essential nature.

NIRVANA, n. In the Buddhist religion, a state of pleasurable annihilation awarded to the wise, particularly to those wise enough to understand it.

Bodhidharma: Even if a buddha or bodhisattva should suddenly appear before you, there's no need for reverence. This mind of ours is empty and contains no such form. Those who hold onto appearances are devils. They fall from the Path. Why worship illusions born of the mind? . . . The basic nature of a buddha has no such form. Keep this in mind, even if something unusual should appear. Don't embrace it, and don't fear it, and don't doubt that your mind is basically pure. . . . Also at the appearance of spirits, demons, or divine beings, conceive neither respect nor fear. Your mind is basically empty. All appearances are illusions. Don't hold on to appearances. If you envision a buddha, a dharma, or a bodhisattva and conceive respect for them, you relegate yourself to the realm of mortals. If you seek direct understanding, don't hold on to any appearance whatsoever, and you'll succeed. . . . The sutras say, "That which is free of all form is the buddha." Disciple: But why shouldn't we worship buddhas and bodhisattvas? Bodhidharma: Devils and demons possess the power of manifestation. They can create the appearance of bodhisattvas in all sorts of guises. But they're false. None of them are buddhas. The buddha is your own mind. Don't misdirect your worship.

The buddha is your real body, your original mind. This mind has no form or characteristics, no cause or effect, no tendons or bones. It's like space. You can't hold it. It's not the mind of materialists or nihilists. Except for a tathagata, no one else - no mortal, no deluded being - can fathom it.

Disciple: But the Bathhouse Sutra says, "By contributing to the bathing of monks, people receive limitless blessings." This would appear to be an instance of external practice achieving merit. How does this relate to beholding the mind? Bodhidharma: . . . Our true buddha-nature has no shape. And the dust of affliction has no form. How can people use ordinary water to wash an intangible body? It won't work. . . . To clean such a body you have to behold it. Once impurities and filth arise from desire, they multiply until they cover you inside and out. But if you try to wash this body of yours, you'll have to scrub until it's nearly gone before it's clean.

A buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. Such is his power that karma can't hold him. No matter what kind of karma, a buddha transforms it. Heaven and hell are nothing to him. But the awareness of a mortal is dim compared to that of a buddha, who penetrates everything, inside and out.

To go from mortal to buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.

To invoke the Buddha's name you have to understand the dharma of invoking. If it's not present in your mind, your mouth chants an empty name. As long as you're troubled by the three poisons or by thoughts of yourself, your deluded mind will keep you form seeing the Buddha and you'll only waste your effort. Chanting and invoking are worlds apart. Chanting is done with the mouth. Invoking is done with the mind. And because invoking comes from the mind, it's called the door to awareness. Chanting is centered in the mouth and appears as sound. If you cling to appearances while searching for meaning, you won't find a thing. . . .

Not thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the mind is empty is to see the buddha. . . . Using the mind to reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness. Freeing oneself from words is liberation.

When delusions are absent, the mind is the land of buddhas. When delusions are present, the mind is hell. Mortals create delusions. And by using the mind to give birth to mind they always find themselves in hell. Bodhisattvas see through delusions. And by not using the mind to give birth to mind they always find themselves in the land of buddhas. If you don't use your mind to create mind, every state of mind is empty and every thought is still. You go from one buddha-land to another. If you use your mind to create mind, every state of mind is disturbed and every thought is in motion. You go from one hell to the next.

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