Explanation Of The Seventh Consciousness
A mind that directly engages its specific object without excluding its opposite is an inclusive enager. For example, an eye consciousness apprehending a flower is an inclusive engager because it apprehends and directly engages its specific object, the flower, without excluding its opposite, that is, what are not flowers.
Minds That Apprehend Appearance
A mind that directly engages its specific object without excluding its opposite is an inclusive enager. For example, an eye consciousness apprehending a flower is an inclusive engager because it apprehends and directly engages its specific object, the flower, without excluding its opposite, that is, what are not flowers.
Hearing, Contemplation & Meditation Part II of II
To illustrate the qualities of hearing, we can make the analogy of a dark house. If you have a dark house, no matter how many nice belongings and possessions you have inside, no matter how beautiful the paint is or how nice the shapes of the room are, if it is dark, when you enter the house, you are not going to be able to see any of the house or appreciate it.
Hearing, Contemplation & Meditation Part I of II
As a method to increase the teachings of scripture, the Buddha taught that one must engage in explanation and listening. AS a method to propagate the teachings of realization, the buddha taught that one must engage in the practice of the path.
Mind & Mental Events
In the explanation of the divisions of mind, which is the large, second part of the outline of the Lorik text, there are three sections: 1) the general teaching about the important divisions of mind, 2) the specific analysis of the essential mode of engagement of mind, and 3) the delineation of the necessary distinction between mind and mental events.
Meditation On Repulsiveness
All the other mental afflictions, such as aggression, bewilderment, pride, and jealousy, arise on the basis of this fundamental mental affliction. It is not that we do not have the other mental afflictions, but the ground for all mental afflictions is desire.
The Wheel Of Analytical Meditation
Analytical meditation is really a unique quality of Buddhist teachings. The Buddha always taught that we must analyze. The Buddha always taught that we must question. The Buddha never said that we should accept anything with blind faith. In my view, this is the most profound and distinguishing feature of Buddhism, compared to other traditions, religions, and cultures.
How To Look For The Self In The Skandhas
It would be good for us to practice this meditation today by concentrating first on the question: “Where does the thought that apprehends the self arise from in the beginning?” If we find that our thoughts self originate within the five skandhas, then we should search through each of the five skandhas individually.
MANIFEST & HIDDEN PHENOMENA
A manifest phenomenon is something that can be actually realized through direct valid cognition. For example, the glass in front of me is the basis or object of comprehension that can be cognized by direct valid cognition and so is called a manifest phenomenon.
MEDITATION ON SELFLESSNESS
The body is not the same as the self because the self is held to be permanent, singular and independent. Fixation on the self gives the impression that the self is a very stable entity. For example, in the perception of self-fixation, the self does not die.