--You could be a Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist, without knowing it. This is a "desire" oriented form of Buddhism, 180deg. in contrast to most traditional sects of Buddhism which have a stern condemnation of attempting to fulfill "selfish" desires. In Nichiren's Buddhism, the energy latent in all people (ALL physically embodied people) can be used as fuel for the attainment (since this is a progressive path) of Enlightenment, by attaching one's desire to the particular mantra (Nam Myoho Renge Kyo). Eventually, the chanting of the mantra coupled with the intent to fulfill desires results in one or more alternative outcomes:, such as... 1. The desire is Adharmic, in which case it will eventually self- destruct. 2. The desire will be transformed into a different desire. 3. The desire may be fulfilled or not fulfilled,; but regardless of many possible outcomes, the result, given time is: HENDOKU IYAKU, which means "changing poison into medicine". The poison exists as the pain of having not fulfilled one's desire, or the suffering of some known or unknown cause. In due course of one's attempt to avoid pain and embrace pleasure, the idea is to transform one's desires from base heavy metals (lead, mercury), into pure gold and the elixir of Soma. I chanted Nam Myoho Renge Knyo for 20 years with great benefit but now I chant the first verse of the Surangama Sutra. (The Surangama Sutra text is shown on the website Vaj menationed - text written by Hsuan Hua. He was my first Buddhist Guru during the 70's. (ate lunch with him on a number of occasions...very humble fellow. To eat lunch with MMY I'd have to fork over a mil. at least). PS: Nichiren Buddhists spend little time speculating on the nature of Enlightenment, but spend more time attempting to fulfill concrete desires right on our dinner plate. These are the stepping stones to Enlightenment, which will take care of itself in the due course of time, PS 2....(along with TM of course). I doubt that Vaj's Guru Norbu Rinpoche has any individual technique which can compare with the effectiveness of TM. I'll probably get an e mail on that. He's quick to criticize TM, but whenever I even mention "Norbu Rinpoche" vaj sends me an e mail. Fine...I like to hear from fellow Buddhists. [email protected], "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Jan 7, 2006, at 4:38 PM, a_non_moose_ff wrote: > > > > > My sense of the vasanas are the tight grip of residue and structure of > > > conditionings and experiences that make "I" appear to be the body or > > > mind or intellect. When that grip lossens, then that false sense of I > > > dissolves. But the structure of vasanas is still there -- just not a > > > tight or binding grip. More translucent. Social self is still there. > > > Just not hung up in "oneself" as before, no one or thing to get > > > insulted, or to get mad and angry (as in "losing it" -- though > > > certainly displeasure might still be shown). Thus an experience of > > > social self, same characteristics, but being loser, freer, playful, > > > very flexibible, etc. > > > > > > And some vasanas -- while more loose and translucent, may be "human > > > liver and fava bean" oriented. Its my experience that mind / intellect > > > continue to react, process, learn, and digest old habits and patterns, > > > just as when vasannas were tighter. But now faster, with everything > > > flowing more loosely, flexibly playfully. > > > > > > And I sense vasanas can and do get more radically transformed as jiva > > > mukti flows in to veheda mukti (spelling ?) As IT is seen to be all > > > there is. > > > > Hey, it's easier to lose them during the dark night of the soul > > doncha know? Wait till he finds out it's actually not Vedic to do > > that...man will those vasanas be pissed! And of course the universal > > black-hole of the soul is exponentially worse. Just because you left > > your vasanas at the Otumwa mall, doesn't make it good. Just wait. I > > always make certain my vasana-kshaya is 100% Vedic. Sure they have > > to sacrifice a goat, but dude, they do it in India... > > I've never had much interest in all that Vedic, Yogic, Brahman, > Hiranyagarba, etc. Eastern esoterica, so if the space I've arrived in > is not Vedicly kosher, I won't lose so much as one microsecond of > sleep over it. > > Alex >
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