The point here is that by understanding this by seeking to understand this dependent origination as we live with and through disease can be the cause for our entering the realm of pratyekabuddhahood. As I have been studying this and thinking deeply on the subject it is easy to see that these very same principles can be applied to any and every aspect of our lives. What condition or realm of the Ten Worlds…
The Mind holds the essence or essential nature of each organ the mind can distinguish between the kidney, the heart, the spleen and so forth. In that regard there is no essential substance to destruct and so it is indestructible. The four mental or four skandas maintain the essence of the four elements and five organs. The mind or skanda of consciousness maintains earth. “The mental skanda of conceptions maintains wind. The mental skanda of…
Cultivating a strong mind focused on proper meditation and mindfulness is fundamental and should be a constant endeavor whether in good or poor health. These are the ways in which disease become a cause for producing the conditions for the three evil realms of Hell, Animality, and Hunger. This is why we should not fall into the traps and take seriously the cautions of avoiding the harmful thoughts above. If however, you are aware that…
Chih-I reminds us that when the lord of the castle is determined and hard as a rock, the guards are also strong. When the lord is timid, then the guards will be busy, distracted, and possibly hasten to run away. You are the lord and the castle is your body. The guards are the two the gods of the same name and same birth as yourself. When you are born it is said that there…
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