I’m interested that Gautama the Buddha advocated for mindfulness or “remembrance” associated with four fields as the way to be a lamp onto oneself (no mention of precepts here, although I know it appears elsewhere). He stated that his own practice before and after enlightenment was such remembrance, in conjunction with inhalation ...
Why the Lotus
Occurs to me this morning that I can discuss why the lotus or half-lotus in terms of practice and verification:
The Patriarch asked, “Where do you come from?”
Nan-yueh answered, “From Mt. Sung”.
The Patriarch said, “What is it that comes like this?”
Nan-yueh replied, “To say anything would be wrong”.
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How psychics receive their visions
I have a friend who passes along information on how psychics receive their visions (as it were). They teach being open to seeing before words, before making sense.
Dualism just means the mind is here, and the object of mind there. What if the mind moves, and the object of mind has a part in the placement? And the things that enter the mind before ...