tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post8940866059429957193..comments2023-11-17T00:21:43.022-08:00Comments on The Broken Yogi Samyama: Ramana and the Method of Self-EnquiryBroken Yogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02257804418740860542noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-23096396806773639832016-06-21T17:37:20.908-07:002016-06-21T17:37:20.908-07:00....its quite possible that at Pragbodhi it was th.......its quite possible that at Pragbodhi it was the environment that led to the enlightenment...conditions aloneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-55462966573502223972016-03-30T19:38:55.743-07:002016-03-30T19:38:55.743-07:00...as regards Goenka...
all is movement - .....
i......as regards Goenka...<br /><br />all is movement - .....<br />if the whole world is anicca - then everything is moving (from the idea of vritti)<br />movement is freedom - nothing is "stuck" - <br />anicca means nothing is caught in any situation - everything will be released eventuallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-54635970594127019672016-03-21T16:44:29.019-07:002016-03-21T16:44:29.019-07:00there is a matrix - it is just a question of wheth...there is a matrix - it is just a question of whether one is caught or freed from it....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-80928667306209667652016-03-19T19:18:47.788-07:002016-03-19T19:18:47.788-07:00hi broken yogi - can you remove my comments - alli...hi broken yogi - can you remove my comments - allisterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-51444327134007463712016-02-14T15:23:43.225-08:002016-02-14T15:23:43.225-08:00...impermanence is the opposite of clinging - it i......impermanence is the opposite of clinging - it is release from clinging or attachment - buddha said - sabbe sankhara annica - all "compounded" things are impermanent....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-20017120250790294872016-01-21T17:43:53.854-08:002016-01-21T17:43:53.854-08:00..Because of impermanence - there is no owner - no.....Because of impermanence - there is no owner - no i, no me. no mine - thus the mind is freed from clinging....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-4253030199348404952015-11-19T17:20:21.308-08:002015-11-19T17:20:21.308-08:00- upadana - is the cause of suffering - or its &qu... - upadana - is the cause of suffering - or its "sustenance" is craving and clinging - to permanence - in that release is a form of "letting go" of grasping to phenomena....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-28025196110693964822015-10-01T19:44:37.364-07:002015-10-01T19:44:37.364-07:00in buddhism - the various aggregates were subject ...in buddhism - the various aggregates were subject to cessation - the release of the mind is to give up grasping to these objects that are liable to decay, death and thus suffering - the release of the mind that gives up grasping - the fading of passion in regard to these objects -this relates to sensuality - the inflamed passion of the person in regard to existence....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-79745539201974013092015-09-19T17:30:01.939-07:002015-09-19T17:30:01.939-07:00...these are only ideas - trying to find a way to ......these are only ideas - trying to find a way to Liberate.....try any...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-23188660357181706132015-09-12T19:30:17.929-07:002015-09-12T19:30:17.929-07:00...but what can we "depend" on - if ever......but what can we "depend" on - if everything is impermanent...then there is nothing we can 'depend" upon. This allows one to let go of most of the world (the problem of detachment) - The only "refuge" is the Triple gem - the buddha - his dharma and the sangha....nothing else is dependable - nothing else works - nothing else is successful...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-68844645421531927022015-08-27T00:00:57.785-07:002015-08-27T00:00:57.785-07:00...on relationship - buddha talked about "con......on relationship - buddha talked about "conditions" or "conditioned existence" - <br />i am beginning to see conditions as a form of relationship (to the Divine ?)..the problem of existence as one of "relationship"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-45394281322314209032015-08-18T15:04:06.241-07:002015-08-18T15:04:06.241-07:00...
Cittamatra. For the brief definition of these......<br />Cittamatra. For the brief definition of these subtraditions it can be said that Asanga's teaching contains in itself the tendency to onthological and metaphysical examination of the problem of Mind. It confirms the existence not only the "store consciousness" of Alaya-vijnana which is the source of all empirical forms of consciousness and its contents as well but also supports the idea of the One and Only absolute Mind which is the same as the Dharma Body (Dharmakaya) of the Buddha itself. This Absolute Consciousness sometimes was even called "Great Self", "Highest Self", or "Pure Self" (mahatman; paramatman; suddhatman).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-51518216918620234712015-08-18T14:52:55.580-07:002015-08-18T14:52:55.580-07:00...Cittamatra or Vijnanavada is a unique school of......Cittamatra or Vijnanavada is a unique school of thought that developed within the philosophical systems of Buddhism, whose central notion is based on the primacy of the mind. It propounds a system advocating that no external things exist as entities separate or distinct from the observing mind. Therefore, what appears to our consciousness as external are nothing but projections or images, of our own inner experience reflected externally as objects.<br /><br />The central thrust of the argument against the existence of external entities is, however, that if an external entity exists, then it should exists independently of the perceiving mind. This implies that such an object should possess an inherent quality which enables it to project its appearance to the consciousness and all perceptions are actually objective.<br /><br />Hence, it naturally follows, that whatever impressions our senses register in relation to an object, should be valid and unmistaken, and therefore, correspond to factual reality. This, however, it not the case. Our perception of the world, an event or a person is very subjective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-78364964818931813702015-08-17T13:59:53.633-07:002015-08-17T13:59:53.633-07:00...i think this relates to self enquiry - if every......i think this relates to self enquiry - if everything is linked - or in relationship - then the enquiring mind is very important - it is related to everything that ever is or was - all the amazing people - all the amazing events - not just on this planet - amazing - this is like the story of the flower sermon - the flower was a metaphor for "everything"...maharishi used to use the flower in the same way - consciousness or mind is the key - experience is experience of a consciousness - a mental experience - mind is part of the phenomena of relatedness that is the cosmos....in buddhism it was called cittamatra....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-70611192662982906162015-08-15T19:47:04.956-07:002015-08-15T19:47:04.956-07:00....on the subject of the analytical contemplation.......on the subject of the analytical contemplation of the dalai lama...a very interesting thing is that if everything is linked together in relationship - then if you think long enough - contemplate hard enough - you will learn about everything....because everything is connected...amazing !<br /><br />Tibetan Buddhism speaks of two different types of meditation. One is Stabilizing and could be characterized by a type of "mindless" repetition of a word or phrase (mantra/japa) or by simply doing an action over and over like yantra (the continual gazing at an object, ie: a picture or statue of a deity, the symbol for OM, a flame, etc.). The other type of meditation is Analytical. In this form, the practitioner doesn’t simply repeat a word over and over or look at a picture repeatedly. The meditator would try to understand everything they know or everything that can be known about the object of their attention.<br /><br />As an example of the difference between a stabilizing and an analytical meditation, let’s use the word peace. You could repeat peace, peace, peace, ad infinitum and eventually go deeper and deeper into a state of quietude that could be described as Peace. This is very nice but perhaps might not be fulfilling relative to an increase in understanding about peace. This is where analytical meditation might bring a benefit.<br /><br />The meditator who is trained in analytical methodology might also start by repeating the word peace, but once firmly concentrated on it would then proceed to analyzing everything they knew about peace. They might think about the things that bring them peace like swimming, or eating, or maybe holding a baby. They may also think about the things that make them lose their peace like their boss, or unfulfilled desires, or driving in heavy traffic.<br /><br />In theory, eventually, if they kept at it, they would connect everything in the universe, because everything is in some way connected with peace (Einstein’s’ theory of relativity - all things are relative to everything else). But what actually happens is that the object of your meditation starts to present itself to you and you can sit back in your minds-eye and simply witness your Higher Mind reveal every aspect of peace to you.<br /><br />Your inner Witness, who is your Real Self, is always receiving, knowing, and at one with everything and once we remove the false concept that we are different (a body, a mind, an emotion, even a separate soul) from it, we will know and be at one with everything. Our consciousness awakens to its real natural of infinite, eternal Peace, Love, Knowledge, and Bliss, and we live happily ever after. This is the state known as Contemplation.<br /><br />So, to summarize, you start by Concentrating, then Meditate by the analytical method, and then this segues into Contemplation. It is then when all the ???’s turn into !!!.The Tibetans Buddhists consider analytical meditation techniques to be superior to the stabilizing. For you, now, it may be possible that this may bring about the result you seek.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-4287737012143602302015-06-10T20:52:36.282-07:002015-06-10T20:52:36.282-07:00i find the analytical approach very interesting - ...i find the analytical approach very interesting - the way the great masters analysed the problem of existence. The tibetans such as the daiai lama do this - as did many gurus. The mind has a special ability to approach - and work out - the problems of life - simply through analysis. What is so special is that it is the mind - or consciousness - where the problem lies - and where the liberation occurs - thus "enlightenment"..or going from avidhya or ignorance to vidhya (knowledge or - awakening). In tibetan it means clearing the "obscurations" of awareness - or the eye of consciousness - or waking up - awakening (bodhi). I see this as overcoming the attachments - seeing through the objects of obsession - of desire...<br />one can get these objects and then see through their importance....thus coming to what is "really" important - such as confronting mortality...finding a teacher - a guru - a monastery - where all the small insignificant drives of life can be dropped...a surrender (as many monastics and lay people have done)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-3375160763389406352015-06-02T20:28:34.581-07:002015-06-02T20:28:34.581-07:00...i have been doing a lot of thinking recently - ......i have been doing a lot of thinking recently - in regards to the above - i now think one should "try" union or yoga first - is it possible to reach union - this was another question of the seeker since antiquity...some modern people can feel isolated or separated in an alienated state - well if they are isolated they can either give up the world - or - come to terms with it - see "information" above...i personally explore both as a matter of curiosity and trying to free myself - i look at all options - not leaving options unexplored ....( ie similar to the way adi da studied life)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-6531291182844918072015-05-26T18:43:08.288-07:002015-05-26T18:43:08.288-07:00....perhaps why libraries and universities exist -.......perhaps why libraries and universities exist - tv and the news - telephone and<br />internet - information relay - and why the Christians called their book - the good "news"....gnosis - the tree of knowledge - the garden of eden etc etcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-32146991050581157322015-05-26T17:44:03.166-07:002015-05-26T17:44:03.166-07:00...all things are "information" - this w......all things are "information" - this would have significance in relation to wisdom or omniscience of the enlightened being - information exists in a relational form - nothing is isolated (such as a flower- to all its surroundings - the soil - the sun - your senses) - so information itself extends out in a lattice or a matrix from the observer. You can see this with social interaction - it is a kind of communication (of information - DNA for example - looks - or ones mind-state - and beliefs)...I would assume that "enlightenment" is just knowing this - and tapping into it (the matrix) - similar to tapping into the WWW of life....stepping away from vidya or ignorance to a state of awareness and knowledge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-30672604817535590692015-05-25T20:02:36.183-07:002015-05-25T20:02:36.183-07:00....interesting thought - everything is "info.......interesting thought - everything is "information" - and in a "relational" form - they are in relationship (like the WWW) - since the Big Bang - and in things like DNA - information - signalling - news - translation or communication of information in a kind of Unified field - things don't usually exist in isolation - but in relations - relative to one another....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-32882754442211939462015-05-24T18:30:43.521-07:002015-05-24T18:30:43.521-07:00...added to all this - all "things" or &......added to all this - all "things" or "forms' are "inform" - mation - they exist in a state of "relationship" - but freedom is a questioning of all the "bondages" of the soul on its journey - the things that held it back...be they circumstances or situations in the world....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-51216672359359903532015-05-20T22:58:56.326-07:002015-05-20T22:58:56.326-07:00- a couple of related concepts of attachment - and...- a couple of related concepts of attachment - and you can think of many more - are "objectification" and "designation" - such as that that comes with name and thus form - nama rupa - we have a certain "designation" whilst attachment exists - names are only a temporary and relative phenomena...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-28000796802304289152015-05-20T22:53:37.229-07:002015-05-20T22:53:37.229-07:00Attachment is a very interesting subject all by it...Attachment is a very interesting subject all by itself - as it is said to be the root of the whole problem in many traditions - you can actually search your mind - and your whole life experience for attachment - This is why in India - miksha was seen as the last of four stages of life (from about 55 onwards0 - as most attachments had gone...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-6640580479316370822015-05-15T21:03:18.056-07:002015-05-15T21:03:18.056-07:00...the question is - what is freedom ? - what is l......the question is - what is freedom ? - what is liberation - some would say that it is freedom itself - no bondages - Modern material life see's that as death of the ego - or death itself (to many Christians) - a loss of this world....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670916.post-43814170299142658082015-05-14T20:19:17.137-07:002015-05-14T20:19:17.137-07:00I was thinking along the lines of what attachments... I was thinking along the lines of what attachments does the Mind have in the field of existence - and thus therefore <br />- the Heart - I guess in terms of total freedom or emancipation - it means "everything" or "anything" the mind is attached to in the great scheme of the life.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com