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1. The Nostril Aperture : The hole of the nose
2. The Eye Socket : The corner of tour eye close to the upper part of your nose
3. The Center of the Skull : Or the center of the head
4. The Palate Terminus : The opening of the ceiling of your pharynx
5. The Throat Aperture : The opening of the throat
6. The Base of the Center of the Body : In the abdomen at the same level of the navel
7. The Center of the body : Two fingers width above the 6 th post
DIRECTING AND PLACING THE MIND You have to know where to place your mind. If you place your mind at the wrong location, you will go wrong forever. But if you can place your mind at the right location, you will be lucky in your life. The right location of the mind is at the center point of the body which means the location 7 in your abdomen (please see the picture). Why at the center point of the body? 1. Because the center point of the body is the location of Dharma Sphere named Dharmanupassana Satipatthana (mindfulness as regards Dharma) or Pathama Magga Sphere (the first sphere). If the mind is not placed here, there is no way to attain Panna (wisdom) which is part of the Eight-fold Magga. 2. Because the center point of the body is the way at the end of breathing in, it is the place of birth, death, sleeping and waking. It is also the destination of the still mind where one can attain Dharma. Being the birth place means being the location where human’s mind stops and stays still in order to be born. Being the death place means the mind must stop there before dying. Being the sleeping place means the mind stops there before falling asleep. Being the waking place means the mind stops there before waking up from sleep. Another meaning is awaking to Avijja (ignorance) which implies “attaining Dharma at that place”. In conclusion, if we do not place the mind at the center point of the body, we will not be able to attain birth, death, sleeping and waking. We will be governed by Avijja (ignorance) and, then, never realize the past, the present and the future. Moreover .we will not be able to attain Ariyasacca (The Four Noble Truths: suffering, the cause of suffering, extinction of suffering, the path leading to the extinction of suffering). 3. Because the center point of the body (Location 7) is Ekayanamagga which means the single path. There is not any other path to go for Magga. So, the starting point must only be here. This center point is the route to the Lord Buddha. Whenever we want to reach Him, we must place our mind here so that the Lord will know what we want. If we misplace our mind, the Lord will never know anything. DO NOT PLACE YOUR MIND AT OTHER UNDESIRED LOCATIONS The mind placement of the merit side and the evil side are different. The merit side, the Sammaditthi side or the moral side are the same. The evil side, the Micchaditthi side, the immoral side, the black side, the Akusaladharma side or a group of Avijja (ignorance), Kilesa (defilement), Tanha and Upadana are all of the same side. The mind placement of the merit side The merit side places the mind at the center point or location 7 of the body (place the mind inside the body i.e. in the abdomen). The mind placement of the evil side The evil side places the mind at the outer side of the body such as the palm, the sole, the crown of the head, the neck, the chest, the nose tip, the fore head, etc. This placement is always the outside mind training, and never be inside training. The student will be governed by the evil and will never find the truth. THE RESULT OF PLACING THE MIND - If we place our mind at the center of the body, we will see Pathama Magga Sphere (the first sphere) in our abdomen. What we see is true. - If we place our mind at the other locations, we will see Dharma Sphere outside which evil wants us to see. What we see, is fake. - Seeing inside leads to no transmigration. - Seeing outside leads to transmigration. - Seeing inside leads to neither birth nor existence. – Seeing outside leads to birth and existence. - Seeing inside is the merit knowledge. – Seeing outside is the sin knowledge. - Seeing inside eliminates suffer. – Seeing outside seeks suffer. - Seeing inside takes shorter time to go ahead and reach. – Seeing outside takes long time and goes backward. - Seeing inside eliminates enmity and sin. – Seeing outside is still followed by enmity and sin. - Seeing inside does not destroy merit. – Seeing outside triggers the evil to blast the merit. - Seeing inside can achieve Nirvana (extinction of defilement). – Seeing outside can not achieve Nirvana. - Seeing inside is near the Lord of Buddha. – Seeing outside is far from the Lord. - Seeing inside sees the truth. – Seeing outside sees the fake. - Seeing inside makes the mind calm and concentrated. – Seeing outside makes the mind wild and mad. - Seeing inside will cure the illness. – Seeing outside will increase the illness. - Seeing inside will bring about prosperity. – Seeing outside will bring about deterioration and poorness. - Seeing inside leads to blissful states. – Seeing outside leads to woeful states. WHY DO WE PLACE OUR MINDS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. Some people place their mind at the center point of the body but some place at outside the center of the body. What is the different? Placing the mind is the very important matter. However, it is hard to explain and give reasons. The Buddha of the Sammaditthi side or the merit side is the searcher for the mind placement. One who does not have Parami (Perfections) as the Buddha will not be able to search for this matter. After the Lord discovered that the mind should only be placed at the center point of the body, humans follow on and on, and many of whom can achieve Arahanta state (the perfected one). Anyway, even those who can not attain Magga (the path) still find the magic passage and acquire the ever-increasing Parami. On the other hand, the Buddha of the Micchaditthi side or the sin side knows that many humans attain Magga (the path). He tries to alter the doctrine from right to wrong by making wrong what the doctrine teachers remember, think, know and see. The deviated or wrong doctrine has been taught to people. Some time the evil’s man has power and makes war. The cities, the houses as well as the textbooks are burnt down. Some doctrine teacher tries to compile the knowledge but the work is not complete. The doctrine is not as the same as before and some is lost. It is the evil desire so that people will misplace their minds. Transmigration, birth, existence, death, suffer, illness, lost, sorrow, war, wreckage, famine and drought always occur. In all, the evil is very powerful to create all bad things. The two Buddhas are contrary to each other. People who place their minds to the Buddha of the merit side will be happy. Those who place their minds to the Buddha of the sin side will suffer. The Buddha of the merit side places his mind at the center point of the body. But, the Buddha of the evil side places his mind at the other places. CONCLUSION Now you have learned the three Buddha’s Teachings, especially Sacittapariyodapanam (make the mind pure and bright). You also understand Sila (precepts), Samadhi (concentration) and Panna (wisdom) in conformity with the Eight Maggas. If we want to process our mind to incur Sila (precepts) , Samadhi (concentration) and Panna (wisdom), we must place our mind at the center point of the body (location 7 in the picture). From now on, we are going to train our mind in order to attain Sila (precepts), Samadhi (concentration) and Panna (wisdom) in conformity with the Eight Maggas from the beginning step to the end. contents Powered by AkoComment 2.0! |
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