Good morning to all,
This morning I was forwarded some Beginner's Q&A, translated from
Chinese to English, to be uploaded to our website.
It is talking about Chan Ding (Jhana States). I post below for your
reference. Do let me know your comment.
Thank you for your time. JM
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The meditative state of Ding refers to the fact that during meditation a
person enters a state that is free of consciousness.
A person’s consciousness is in the constant process of change as
thoughts come and go all the time. How to transform this state of
consciousness into one of non-consciousness? The answer lies in reaching
the state of “no-I.”
For instance, the earth has no consciousness thus it is tolerant and
accepting no matter how many living beings reside on it and how many
buildings stand on it. Because it is in the state of “No-I” and is not
conscious of anything, there is no consciousness to affect it.
In order to enter the meditative state of Ding, one needs to practice
Chan meditation; one enters the realm of non-consciousness after one’s
mind and body are in balance. Once in such a state, one is not aware of
any consciousness nor of “I”. One is in a most purified state when not
being affected by any conscious activities, and the inspirations that
have never occurred before often come to one’s mind when one is in a
most purified state.
Writing is an example. When the writer is so absorbed in the writing
process that he enters the state of “no-I”, then inspirations strike,
and he does not believe afterwards that he could have accomplished such
a wonderful piece of work! This happens because he has transformed from
a state of consciousness into a state of non-consciousness, in other
words he has transcended the time and space – there is no past, no
present, no future, no you, no I, no others, and this is the
consciousness-free state of meditative of Ding.
If a person has rich experience in entering the meditative state of Ding
he will unintentionally come across truth and wisdom that are beyond the
scope of the conscious world. So Chan practitioners cannot afford to
ignore the importance of entering the meditative state of Ding."
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