When it comes to religions, the most common remarks are, all religions are the same and it teaches us to be good.
This statement is only partially correct in that All religions are the same, but the assertion that it teaches us to be good is misconceived. In which case what make all religions the same? There are all the same in that every religions irrespective of its origin serve to reveal the Absolute Truth that is beyond good and bad, as well as All concepts of Duality
This Truth is not a special knowledge to be gained, but is already fully present, very much like the emptiness all around us and containing us. In accumulating worldly knowledge [forbidden fruit] since we are infants, we lost sight of our basic nature as Omnipresent Awareness and dwell in a hallucination called Life, ignoring the very Truth that sustain All beings and the Universe.
All religious texts are skillful way to wake us up from the dream of Samsara and weaned us off from the wrong views that arises from ingesting the forbidden fruit.[All worldly knowledge]
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Is there Judgment waiting ?
For the many who embrace the Truth of 'Thy will be done', how are these people to accept the concept of a future judgment. Assuming God to be the judge, then God will be judging God's own action as all events that unfold are in accord with His will.
Going by the teaching of karma in Buddhism and Hinduism, our coming into this world is the Judgment itself.
With this lead, we seek confirmation from other part of the scripture and I came up with this one sentence that say it all. The scripture say ' For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of the Father' Now things start to clear up if one use the original meaning of the word 'sin' which is simply 'mistake'
I will further pad up the sentence for better clarity. It will now read as 'For All Have Mistaken Their Bodies As Them selves and Fall Short Of Their True Identity as The Omnipresent Awareness' If in this lifetime we commit the same mistake of identifying with the flesh, we miss the salvation of being reborn into the Spirit. {refer to the conversation Lord Jesus have with Nicodemus ]. That is we no longer overlook our True identity as Awareness [ Christ consciousness or 8th consciousness in Yogachara Buddhism]
Going by the teaching of karma in Buddhism and Hinduism, our coming into this world is the Judgment itself.
With this lead, we seek confirmation from other part of the scripture and I came up with this one sentence that say it all. The scripture say ' For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of the Father' Now things start to clear up if one use the original meaning of the word 'sin' which is simply 'mistake'
I will further pad up the sentence for better clarity. It will now read as 'For All Have Mistaken Their Bodies As Them selves and Fall Short Of Their True Identity as The Omnipresent Awareness' If in this lifetime we commit the same mistake of identifying with the flesh, we miss the salvation of being reborn into the Spirit. {refer to the conversation Lord Jesus have with Nicodemus ]. That is we no longer overlook our True identity as Awareness [ Christ consciousness or 8th consciousness in Yogachara Buddhism]
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Buddhism and Particle Physic
Physicist especially those that dwell in Quantum mechanics are continually amazed by the discovery of more and more sub-atomic particles as they increase their magnification. Will they ever come to the tiniest of them all???. Buddhism simply tell us, no matter where Consciousness rest, objects of awareness will appear and have consciousness as it essence.
To illustrate, it is mentioned in certain sutra 'on the tip of the buddha hair are countless buddha lands'
Sound incredible until we read what mainstream astro physics have to say. Our borderless universe come from the big bang out of a particle no bigger than a pea. We can both zoom in or out ,but one can never reach Infinity.
On record Albert Einstein is not the first to offer the concept of space-time continum as the ancient sutra already refer to our universe as Time-Space [ Shih- Cheh in chinese]
To illustrate, it is mentioned in certain sutra 'on the tip of the buddha hair are countless buddha lands'
Sound incredible until we read what mainstream astro physics have to say. Our borderless universe come from the big bang out of a particle no bigger than a pea. We can both zoom in or out ,but one can never reach Infinity.
On record Albert Einstein is not the first to offer the concept of space-time continum as the ancient sutra already refer to our universe as Time-Space [ Shih- Cheh in chinese]
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Freedom from suffering
It is stated in all religions that Knowing the Truth will bring an end to All suffering. This Truth is our very nature and is ever-present. Then why are there so much suffering ????
As repeated over and over in my earlier post, suffering have a foothold when a living being [formless] identified itself with form [ appearance ] as Mr or Miss so and so. This is the original mistake [sin] that turns the wheel of samsara. The person is an illusion and have never come to Truly exist.
When The sufferer [person] does not exist. Who then suffer ???
Liberation is From the person [ego] and never For the person [ a non-existent Image ]
Our True nature is the Sole witness of all appearances during the dream and
upon awakening, we are this Dreamer that is none other than Awareness
As repeated over and over in my earlier post, suffering have a foothold when a living being [formless] identified itself with form [ appearance ] as Mr or Miss so and so. This is the original mistake [sin] that turns the wheel of samsara. The person is an illusion and have never come to Truly exist.
When The sufferer [person] does not exist. Who then suffer ???
Liberation is From the person [ego] and never For the person [ a non-existent Image ]
Our True nature is the Sole witness of all appearances during the dream and
upon awakening, we are this Dreamer that is none other than Awareness
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Truth in a nutshell
For contemplation ,a short write up will be ideal if the essence is maintained. Here is an attempt. Embrace the pointers if it make sense and reject it if it does not.
Nothing can be Known unless there is Knowing
What is Knowing cannot be known, for it will then be in the realm of the known
Since you are the 'Knowing' you will at once realize that identifying with the
Body-mind [both are known] is a gross mistake[sin]
You have always been the ever present all knowing NON-conceptual Awareness, IN which
appearances, sensation and thoughts appears and disappear from moment to moments.
Gate,gate,paragate,parasamgate, bodhi shava
Nothing can be Known unless there is Knowing
What is Knowing cannot be known, for it will then be in the realm of the known
Since you are the 'Knowing' you will at once realize that identifying with the
Body-mind [both are known] is a gross mistake[sin]
You have always been the ever present all knowing NON-conceptual Awareness, IN which
appearances, sensation and thoughts appears and disappear from moment to moments.
Gate,gate,paragate,parasamgate, bodhi shava
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The Simplicity of Surrender [Islam]
The Holy Qu'ran cuts through a lot of expedients and points to the the Truth in a DIRECT manner. As the Goal of Truth is one,there are many roads that leads to Rome.
What is shared here is my personal journey in connecting all the dots which are openly declared in the Kithab.
For a start we have to accept that GOD is closer to us than our jugular, and being Omnipresent is everywhere and not limited to place of worship. So I will start with the body given by my parents and for this there can be no distant journey as it involved only from here to here.
How then can we intuit the presence of GOD. For this the 99 names of Allah are splendid road signs. I will not dwell on all the names, but a few that will hint on the ineffable [The Hidden].
I will state the few that demonstrate the Oneness of everything as in the concept of Tawhid as this was declared as The Self Existing.
As we have faith that Allah is within us,but at the same time hidden, can we have confirmation of this FACT?. For this we explore some other names of Allah to try and point and locate its dwelling. The kithab declare that Allah is the All knowing, All Hearing, All Aware and the Light of Vision.
Modern science have proven the eyes and ears are only instruments to capture vibrations of different frequencies to be decoded by the appropriate section of the brain. The brain then create a holographic Images and project it outside the sense organs. Who or what then See and Hear these images?. Thr brain in response generates thoughts. Who is it, that is aware of the thought that arises.
? It can only be the knower, Seer and hearer that is behind the sense organs of every sentient beings. That is, the Entire cosmo is within the borderless ocean of Awareness. As Awareness is everywhere and everywhen, there cannot be a dwelling place [position of fixed co-ordinate in space.]
Our Original sin is to accept the forbidden fruit of knowledge and failed to question the secular knowledge that the eyes see, the ear hears and the brain knows, when on close investigation, this functions have been wrongly attributed to the body. What is seen cannot be the seer and what hears cannot be heard. If the seer can be seen, who then see the seer? The 'I' that see, hear, smell, taste, feel and know must be METAphysical. It is the ONE knower and witness that dwell throughout all space and time, self existing without a cause and yet is the Source and Origin of all things witnessed by the one Light of awareness.
Knowing that we cannot identify 'I' with the body-mind [as it can be seen felt and known] our only option is to submit Totally to that which is only ONE, The 'I' in which all things manifest and disappear within its Light.
In conclusion, all we need is to surrender our EGO [false and impermanent self] and submit to the
Source which is the Originator and Knowing of everything.
As a simple check, can anything ever be known unless there are in the presence of something that Knows and Witness all names and forms in space and events in time.
As all is Dependent on awareness and if we name this knowing as Allah, then Thy will be done or Inshaallah is beyond any doubts.
How does one go about the surrendering? Before we read the kithab we ASSume 'I" to be the body mind [an image with name and form]. After gaining The wisdom given in the Kithab we Know the True identity of 'I' which is HIDDEN. We cannot be different "I' at the same time [we cannot be a servant to two master] In surrendering the EGO[the pseudo "I"] we reclaim our birth right as the ONLY 'I" We stop identifying ourselves as one of the multitudes of ever changing waves, but one with the everpresent OCEAN.
Al-Hallaj on learning his true identity exclaimed 'I AM the Truth' and the ignorant fellow muslim slew him.
What is shared here is my personal journey in connecting all the dots which are openly declared in the Kithab.
For a start we have to accept that GOD is closer to us than our jugular, and being Omnipresent is everywhere and not limited to place of worship. So I will start with the body given by my parents and for this there can be no distant journey as it involved only from here to here.
How then can we intuit the presence of GOD. For this the 99 names of Allah are splendid road signs. I will not dwell on all the names, but a few that will hint on the ineffable [The Hidden].
I will state the few that demonstrate the Oneness of everything as in the concept of Tawhid as this was declared as The Self Existing.
As we have faith that Allah is within us,but at the same time hidden, can we have confirmation of this FACT?. For this we explore some other names of Allah to try and point and locate its dwelling. The kithab declare that Allah is the All knowing, All Hearing, All Aware and the Light of Vision.
Modern science have proven the eyes and ears are only instruments to capture vibrations of different frequencies to be decoded by the appropriate section of the brain. The brain then create a holographic Images and project it outside the sense organs. Who or what then See and Hear these images?. Thr brain in response generates thoughts. Who is it, that is aware of the thought that arises.
? It can only be the knower, Seer and hearer that is behind the sense organs of every sentient beings. That is, the Entire cosmo is within the borderless ocean of Awareness. As Awareness is everywhere and everywhen, there cannot be a dwelling place [position of fixed co-ordinate in space.]
Our Original sin is to accept the forbidden fruit of knowledge and failed to question the secular knowledge that the eyes see, the ear hears and the brain knows, when on close investigation, this functions have been wrongly attributed to the body. What is seen cannot be the seer and what hears cannot be heard. If the seer can be seen, who then see the seer? The 'I' that see, hear, smell, taste, feel and know must be METAphysical. It is the ONE knower and witness that dwell throughout all space and time, self existing without a cause and yet is the Source and Origin of all things witnessed by the one Light of awareness.
Knowing that we cannot identify 'I' with the body-mind [as it can be seen felt and known] our only option is to submit Totally to that which is only ONE, The 'I' in which all things manifest and disappear within its Light.
In conclusion, all we need is to surrender our EGO [false and impermanent self] and submit to the
Source which is the Originator and Knowing of everything.
As a simple check, can anything ever be known unless there are in the presence of something that Knows and Witness all names and forms in space and events in time.
As all is Dependent on awareness and if we name this knowing as Allah, then Thy will be done or Inshaallah is beyond any doubts.
How does one go about the surrendering? Before we read the kithab we ASSume 'I" to be the body mind [an image with name and form]. After gaining The wisdom given in the Kithab we Know the True identity of 'I' which is HIDDEN. We cannot be different "I' at the same time [we cannot be a servant to two master] In surrendering the EGO[the pseudo "I"] we reclaim our birth right as the ONLY 'I" We stop identifying ourselves as one of the multitudes of ever changing waves, but one with the everpresent OCEAN.
Al-Hallaj on learning his true identity exclaimed 'I AM the Truth' and the ignorant fellow muslim slew him.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Diamond Sutra
The Diamond Sutra is the best pointers for Non-duality and deal with the maya nature of all phenomenon.
All with marks such as appearances, sounds, taste, odour, sensations and concepts are all False and the Real have no mark. So even the word consciousness or awareness are false and is used to points out the Real which cannot be spoken,[Mark-less]
Whatever concepts of the real, be it God, Allah, Brahman, they are all arbitrary name and display the mark of language.
If pointers for real are false than it is needless to say names of those with marks are doubly false as with the concept of an entity, an ego, a person, personality and a life.
As pointed out in the last post objects of awareness are manifestations or reflections[expression] of awareness and pertain to the world of dream all having awareness as source and share the same essence of one taste.
There may appear multitude of people. No matter who speaks, it is awareness speaking and the listener is also awareness. The good guy is awareness ,so is the bad guy. The honest and corrupt are personalities of fictitious characters. When all the nouns are fictions, so by relation, all adjective and verbs serve no purpose. If we are the one nature of light than the whole multitude of illusions and events on the screen is nothing but the unmoving light.
The entire projection on the screen and the screen itself is inseparable and is ONE . The gentle sound of breeze and the loud clap of thunder are the one awareness whisper and shouts. When you and me are fiction, than yours and mine are equally fiction.
The film seem to be the cause for the light acquiring the various appearance. This come from karma. The action of one dream provide the script for the next until the dream is seen through and we awake to our True nature as the light and the screen.
All with marks such as appearances, sounds, taste, odour, sensations and concepts are all False and the Real have no mark. So even the word consciousness or awareness are false and is used to points out the Real which cannot be spoken,[Mark-less]
Whatever concepts of the real, be it God, Allah, Brahman, they are all arbitrary name and display the mark of language.
If pointers for real are false than it is needless to say names of those with marks are doubly false as with the concept of an entity, an ego, a person, personality and a life.
As pointed out in the last post objects of awareness are manifestations or reflections[expression] of awareness and pertain to the world of dream all having awareness as source and share the same essence of one taste.
There may appear multitude of people. No matter who speaks, it is awareness speaking and the listener is also awareness. The good guy is awareness ,so is the bad guy. The honest and corrupt are personalities of fictitious characters. When all the nouns are fictions, so by relation, all adjective and verbs serve no purpose. If we are the one nature of light than the whole multitude of illusions and events on the screen is nothing but the unmoving light.
The entire projection on the screen and the screen itself is inseparable and is ONE . The gentle sound of breeze and the loud clap of thunder are the one awareness whisper and shouts. When you and me are fiction, than yours and mine are equally fiction.
The film seem to be the cause for the light acquiring the various appearance. This come from karma. The action of one dream provide the script for the next until the dream is seen through and we awake to our True nature as the light and the screen.
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