Questions on the four immeasurables
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Originally posted by Isis:
Yes Isis, more on the calmness. The key is not to dwell into "content". When "content" arises, develop the mental habit of letting go. Problems will only come when you entertain the content (including dealing with angry ppl).
i'm thinking of attaining first or/and second jhana then switch to insight...
to cultivate my mind to be more stable.
My mind is actually quite restless...
Good Luck.
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No... I must thank you insteadOriginally posted by Thusness:quote:
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One of the major pitfall is in reading up and absorbing all kinds of informations, regardless of whether they are from religious sources or not. It must be understood that many informations maybe culturally bias. Even if the informations are true, those realised masters wrote from a state that is different from the average readers'. As such, these readers conjure up 'imaginations' and 'speculation' that impede progress. Yes, speculations impede progress. In fact, they are what constitute most of my obstacles.... I spend more time unlearning them instead
These are my experiences and I hope this is helpful.
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Yes and very sincere advise. Very true in every sentence. Thank you.
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Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
no prob.
I see.. thanks for the reply Sorry I posted this reply so late.. seem to have forgotten.
btw, last time i thought Wei2 Xin/shi2 Shi4 Ting4 mean Mind/Consciousness Only samathi, but recently, i just heard/realised what Master Xu Yun Learn from Bodhisattva Maitreya, when he went to Tusita is Only the Mind is Still.
'Mind-Only samathi', doesn't strike me that much as the profunity of Only the Mind is Still!
can go ch'an.
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Tush-ita Heaven, ...
that said even if Maitreya bodhisattva comes to earth to become Buddha, He would still expound the Amitabha's pureland teaching. remember He was there when Shakyamuni expound Amitabha and Infinity Life sutra.
...practice to rebirth in Western Pureland much easier.
currently, Maitreya often go to Amitabha Pureland to sit in the class lesson conducted by Amitabha Buddha. so if you striaght away go there, you and Maitreya will be classmate. while if u go to Tush-ita inner court, u are a student of Maitreya. n i'm not kidding.
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If you are practising the path to Arhatship, aim to attain at least Stream Entry (1st stage, and at most 7 lifetimes before Arhatship) this lifetime! If you are practising the path of Bodhisattva, aim to attain at least 1st Bhumi this lifetime! Then your path is somewhat "set" already It is not all that impossible, there are quite a lot of enlightened people even today, some of them are even posting in the forum. But lastly don't be satisfied with whatever attainment and continue to full enlightenment.. hehe
that's my aim !!!