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Why were the highest spiritual teachings kept hidden/secret
idiot_stimpy posted a topic in General Discussion
I would like to hear peoples ideas as to why the highest spiritual teachings were kept hidden/secret from the masses? Then there are those teachings that even if you had access to, they conceal their true meaning unless it is shown to you directly. -
Dweller/Guardian on/of the threshold
idiot_stimpy replied to idiot_stimpy's topic in Esoteric and Occult Discussion
Thanks for sharing Lairg, care to go into the various means of it concealing itself if not too much trouble? This area interests me. -
Was getting a bad gateway error.
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My Experience With Lucid Dreaming In Different Traditions (Personal Insights On Importance Of "Personal Match" With Lineage)
idiot_stimpy replied to Nuralshamal's topic in Buddhist Discussion
1 - Resting in awareness. 2 - I feels the most natural to me. 3 - I trust my intuition. If I see no benefit I will stop it. -
Rest your mind in the effortless aspect of existing. The effortless aspect of being or existing needs nothing and depends on nothing. When you dream at night that effortless aspect remains, see it, rest in it.
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Everything is Dharmakaya, Therefore everything is already perfect. If everything is perfect, Nothing needs to be changed. Seeing the whole as it is, Emptiness and form are the same.
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Its interesting that much of our internal world is built up of various ideas and beliefs. Our hopes, dreams, preferences, likes and dislikes, our fears, build on a ball of ideas of who we are. Understanding the idea of a dream, when something is seen to be real but then becomes unreal, the power of these balls of ideas begin to weaken. When the dream is understood to be a dream, is the waking up from following an illusion and holding onto something that wasn't even real to begin with.
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Dweller/Guardian on/of the threshold
idiot_stimpy replied to idiot_stimpy's topic in Esoteric and Occult Discussion
Thank you for both your responses. Integration is a great topic of turning towards and embracing. It seems healing and unifying. Unification vs division. -
Much is spoken about the guardian of the threshold. Some say it appears as a supernatural spectre, others a manifestation of one's past karma trying to pull the soul down. I'm interested in this subject as the dweller of the threshold has held many questions and interest for many years. The direction I am seeing right now is the dwellers esoteric meaning is man's lower nature which must be overcome in order to bridge the gap to the divine. Without conquering the lower nature in man one is held down and not allowed to cross over. Hopefully others have a different point of view they can share to add to this discussion.
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Zen is not Buddhism, Zen is not meditation.
idiot_stimpy replied to adept's topic in Buddhist Textual Studies
I disagree with the above. A Zen Monk is under rules, precepts, vows and dogma also. Both look into the nature of mind. If you feel more attracted by Zen by all means follow that path if you think it fits better. -
Buddhist Practice Is Not For Spacing Out
idiot_stimpy replied to senseless virtue's topic in Buddhist Discussion
It is a good point to raise. There may be confusion between resting in the nature of mind and spacing out, or having trouble seeing the difference between the two. Highlighted the above that the mind can feel dull. I have heard in Zen someone call it dead tree Zen, whereby the mind becomes ridged and inflexible, devoid of anything. In contrast a mind that is supple, awake, focused and fresh is found when the spaceout state is cleared. -
When someone talks about a soul, my personal guess is it relates to the Buddhist concept of alaya consciousness.
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Satan is the moral prosecutor. I hope you have a good defence lawyer.