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 ...  read more