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There are no different enlightenment. There are no enlightenments. Enlightenment is just a concept. There is only Being.
Enlightenment, whether Buddhist, Vedantic, Advaita, Christian or any other ‘path,’ is not about detaching from suffering. It has nothing to do with detaching from suffering.
Detaching from suffering is simply the illusory “me” looking for a better ‘life experience.
Enlightenment is (the appearance of) the dissolution of any “personal me” that wants to attach to pleasure, detach from suffering, attain anything, or improve “their” life in any way.
That “me” is only a phantom creation. There is no “personal me.” Only Energy, only Being, which is already Everything and As It Is…so fully ‘enlightened.’
So…There are no ‘enlightenments.’
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One Total Reality which is no illusion at all, by Phiroz Mehta
This image-making faculty characterises us, and the images are made out of the mental material which we receive through our senses. You see the point. There is only a certain limited amount of mental material which comes into us, that which comes into us through our particular senses. This living organism, this human being, is restricted to that. Nature has made him so that he cannot escape that. Supposing we had twenty, a hundred different senses, think of the oceans of impressions that would be flowing into us. Just with these few senses that we have, these images are made in the mind and they are named, and the brain’s activity is ceaseless, it goes on chattering away all the time, and the images which we make falsify the actual reality of the thing in itself. The thing in itself, the event in itself, the person in himself or herself I don’t know. I only know my particular image of it. My brain keeps chattering and playing about with the thing all the time.There is the One Total Reality which is no illusion at all.This is one great meaning of the word māyā, meaning illusion. These images are partly, in fact very considerably, false representations, re-presentations, of the reality. It is a curious thing that even in India, where they did know something about this to start with, they have made curious mistakes and they have said that the whole world is an illusion. No, nothing is an illusion. There is the One Total Reality which is no illusion at all. But my image of it is an illusory image. This is what we must bear in mind, that the way in which we are conscious of the world is an illusory way. There are flaws in the images in our minds, considerable flaws.
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For one who is aspiring to be successful, the first thing is doing things with the whole heart. For Success, I consider no one can better indicate it than Lord Krishna.
Krishna has emphasized on one thing, “Do not get obsessed with the result.”
When Arjuna vowed to kill Jaydratha before sunset or he would kill himself if not do it. The next day Arjuna was more concerned for Sunset than finding Jaydratha. Here Krishna said, “Arjuna you could kill Jaydratha without taking the vow, and look now you are only concerned for the sunset.”
One must look towards the goal, not the result. If you are intense about your goal, you will reach there.
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Have you ever been in a room with a person who was filled with anger or hate or anxiety or worry, and, it caused others distress just to be near them?
Have you ever been in a room with a person who was serene, calm, and loving, and it brings a sense of peace to all those around them?
There are more subtle /deep versions of the above experience, depending on the degree of your sensitivity and your capacity to recognise what's happening.
The attitude, and intention, that people have in their hearts is felt by others and it does make a difference. For better and for worse.
And - if nothing else - the intention to spread peace to the world in one's own heart, makes a difference at the very least to that person. It's a wholesome intnetion.
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thought that our prayers can change the preset moment. Like, as literally beyond our own environment.
You and I have the aptitude to influence people around us.
My question is the idea we have, through the power of “metta” prayer alone to influence of reality.
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METTA PRAYR
They change your minds attitude, that changes your actions, that changes your world.
metta is only for your own mind, it is not magical mind waves that travel the universe.
The purpose of metta is to be a counter to ill-will/anger/hatred in your own mind, and thats all it does.
people practicing metta will do nothing for an ancient struggle thousands of miles away. Maybe if all the people in the struggle practiced metta very well perhaps they could both seek solutions together for peace.
people “ sending metta” is simply and essentially “magical thinking”. it makes us feel better and like we are doing something to “send metta”, its the same thing as thoughts and prayers, changing your social media icon, etc.
but practicing metta can certainly change your present and future in positive ways, and that impacts the people around you. a person who practices metta is dear to everyone around them, as a person who exudes metta is rare benefit to the world.
Everything is inter-dependent.
It sounds like a corny New-Age fluffy one-liner, but it's true right?
My thoughts influence my actions. My actions influence those around me. Those around me influence other things around them.
Things that happen on the other side of the world affect me, and vice-versa.
My parents affect me in the process of my conception. My grandparents and great-great grandparents did things that then had a direct effect on me being born, and thus bringing me up to the present moment.
The actions of millions and countless people came together for me to even use this computer. Being manufactured somewhere, someone delivering it to the shop, and so on right back to... when and where?
That is dependent origination. That is the truth and basis behind more "supernatural" aspects of Buddhism, such as praying, mantras, prostrations, etc. (I think)
That's my understanding! Good question though. I'm still coming to terms with these things myself, but the more I learn about it, the more sense it makes. Thich Nhat Hanh explains it very well in some of his books, such as The Art Of Living.
Metta is some powerful stuff. It can prevent one from being harmed by weapons, poisons, and fire for example. Some Buddhists also dedicate their merit for the welfare of others, and this might also relate to what you're asking.
Mind not only makes sick, it also cures. An optimistic patient has more chance of getting well than a patient who is worried and unhappy. The recorded instances of faith healing includes cases in which even organic diseases were cured almost instantaneously. In this connection it is interesting to observe the prevalence, in Buddhist lands, of listening to the recital of the dhamma or the doctrine of the Buddha in order to avert illness or danger, to ward off the influence of malignant beings, to obtain protection and deliverance from evil, and to promote health, prosperity, welfare, and well-being. The selected discourses for recital are known as "paritta suttas," discourses for protection. But they are not "rakshana mantras" or protective incantations found in Brahmanic religion, nor are they magical rites. There is nothing mystical in them."
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METTA - LOA- KRMA - INNER PEACE - MOKSHA
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ARAHAT
Anyone who awakens from mastering a Buddha's teachings is called an arahant. The most likely place you would find them would likely be a Buddhist monastery somewhere as they are dedicated to the teachings and discipline. There are less now than during the Buddha's time.
A good place to see the characteristics of an awakened one is the Pali Canon. Because not only can you see the qualities of the character of the Buddha (both before and after his awakening, but the arahants who learned it from him either directly or indirectly.
They've mastered the four noble truths. Eradicated the three root poisons of the mind: ignorance, greed and aversion.
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B Ven. Ananda Maitreya is widely considered by Theravadins to be a bodhisatta, not an arahant. Pretty neat, I think, for a Theravadin bodhisatta to have been around within living memory. He was a bodhisatta by his own admission (at least as far as the Mahayana is concerned, although it is not as clear cut in Theravada and he never directly claimed the status, only the aspiration):
I know nearing my death means I am moving towards a new birth. My humble wish is to be reborn over and over again among human beings for the service of the Buddha Dhamma. In this life I could not fulfil my wish to its pristine purity. But I know in my next life I will be more influential, better learned, much stronger and capable of carrying out my service to propagate Buddhism in the world. It is common knowledge in Sri Lanka that my aspiration is to attain Buddha hood some day in the distant future. Perhaps it will be decided when I see Lord Maitreya’.
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B The Blessed One said, “In any doctrine & discipline where the noble eightfold path is not ascertained, no contemplative of the first… second… third… fourth order [stream-winner, once-returner, non-returner, or arahant] is ascertained. But in any doctrine & discipline where the noble eightfold path is ascertained, contemplatives of the first… second… third… fourth order are ascertained. The noble eightfold path is ascertained in this doctrine & discipline, and right here there are contemplatives of the first… second… third… fourth order. Other teachings are empty of knowledgeable contemplatives. And if the monks dwell rightly, this world will not be empty of arahants.
DN 16
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