Holy Himalaya

The Seven Links to Enlightenment Out-Shines All!

The Blessed Buddha once said:
Supported, Friends, by Himalaya, king of mountains, do the snake-beings [nagas] grow a body and get
strength. When they have grown a body and got strength there, they go to the tiny mountain pools,
therefrom to the lakes, therefrom to the streams, therefrom to the great rivers, therefrom to the sea,
& lastly they go to the mighty ocean, where they complete great growth of body. Just even so, Bhikkhus
& Friends, any one supported by morality, fixed in morality, who cultivates the 7 Links to Enlightenment,
makes much of them, wins great growth of the right conditions and prerequisite causes of Enlightenment!
How does a Noble being, so founded in morality, so fixed in morality, cultivate the 7 Links to Enlightenment,
make much of them, & win great growth of the right conditions and necessary causes of total Awakening?
Such Noble Being simply cultivates the Link to Enlightenment that is Awareness,
based on isolation, on detachment, on stilling, which culminates in self-surrender.
Such Noble Being simply cultivates the Link to Enlightenment that is Investigation,
based on solitude, on dispassion, on ceasing, which culminates in relinquishment.
Such Noble Being simply cultivates the Link to Enlightenment that is Energy,
based on seclusion, on indifference, on cooling, which culminates in elevation.
Such Noble Being simply cultivates the Link to Enlightenment that is Joy,
based on retreat, on disinterestedness, on ending, which culminates in renouncing.
Such Noble Being simply cultivates the Link to Enlightenment that is Tranquillity,
based on aloofness, on disgust, on stopping, which culminates in deliverance.
Such Noble Being simply cultivates the Link to Enlightenment that is Concentration,
based on separation, on release, on finishing, which culminates in emancipation.
Such Noble Being simply cultivates the Link to Enlightenment that is Equanimity,
based on withdrawal, on detachment, on stilling, which culminates in self-surrender.
That is how a Noble being, founded in morality, fixed in morality, cultivates the 7 Links to Enlightenment,
and by making much of them, wins to greatness of the conditions that causes the effect of Enlightenment!  

More on these Seven Links to Awakening:http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Seven_Links_to_Awakening.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Meaning_of_the-7_Links_to_Awakening.htm

Source: Samyutta Nikāya V

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Consciousness.

BhikkhuSamahita has uploaded BBC Documentary on Consciousness. BBC Documentary on Consciousness by BhikkhuSamahita Where sits the Consciousness? What is Consciousness? Recently it was found out that both hemispheres can be missing yet the children (though severely impaired) are still Conscious! Laughing without a Brain: "Got a Towel?" Case studies suggest that some forms of consciousness may not require an intact cerebrum http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=self-awareness-with-a-simple-brain On the early Buddhist definition of Consciousness (vinnana): http://what-buddha-said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/u_v/vinnaana.htm http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/IV/What_is_Consciousness.htm http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/III/The_Selfless_Camera.htm http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/V/Momentary_Consciousness.htm http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/V/Consciousness.htm

Where sits the Consciousness? What is Consciousness?

http://youtu.be/sNc52LmHgUs

Recently it was found out that both brain hemispheres can be missing, yet the
children (though severely impaired) are still indeed very Conscious!
Laughing without a Brain: “Got a Towel?” Case studies suggest that some forms
of consciousness may not require an intact cerebrum:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=self-awareness-with-a-simple-brain

On the early Buddhist definition of Consciousness (viññāna):

http://what-buddha-said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/u_v/vinnaana.htm
http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/IV/What_is_Consciousness.htm
http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/III/The_Selfless_Camera.htm
http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/V/Momentary_Consciousness.htm
http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/V/Consciousness.htm

Contemporary Bafflement, if not Confusion about Consciousness:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consciousness

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind-body_problem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_problem_of_consciousness

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One single idea can indeed Enlighten!

The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, there is one particular idea, when a Bhikkhu
rightly disgusts this single scheme,
rightly detaches from this distinct concept,
rightly releases mentally from this sole dependence,
rightly sees the final end of this universal condition,
having rightly and thoroughly understood this unique idea,
then he is one, who makes an end of suffering in this very life!
What is this one particular idea?
All Beings are sustained by Fuel!
When a Bhikkhu rightly disgusts, detaches, & releases from this reliance,
and rightly sees the end of this phenomenon by complete comprehension,
then he ends all suffering right there and then!

The 4 fold Fuel (Āhāra) any process of being burns upon are:1. Material Food (kabalinkarahara), which maintains the body.
2. Sense Contact (phassa), which feeds feeling and perception.
3. Intention (mano-sañcetana), which constructs kammic rebirth.
4. Consciousness (viññana), which sustains renewed consciousness.
This 'fire' of being, caused by these 5 clusters of clinging:

1: The Cluster of Clinging to Form...

2: The Cluster of Clinging to Feeling...

3: The Cluster of Clinging to Perception…

4: The Cluster of Clinging to Construction…
5: The Cluster of Clinging to Consciousness…
is thereby kept burning, since it is sustained by this 4 fold flow of fuel...
Nibbāna (Sanskrit: Nirvāna), which literally means 'blown out' like a candle,
is only reached by extinguishing this fire of being, by denying it new fuel...
When all fuel is burned up, any fire stops and becomes peacefully cool!

The Fire of becoming is Suffering!

Source (edited extract):
The Numerical  Sayings of the Buddha. Ańguttara Nikāya. [AN V:50-51]
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Acquisition_of_Fuel.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/a/ahara.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/n_r/nibbaana.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_5_Clusters_of_Clinging.htm

One idea: Fuel!

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How to reach the Certainty of Final Knowledge?

The Blessed Buddha once said:
Bhikkhus, there are these  4 Foundations of Awareness.
What four? The ever calmly self-reminding awareness of:

1: Body is just a mass of disgusting impurities...
2: Feelings are only a repeating emotional noise...
3: Mind is simply a conditioned set of weird moods...
4: Phenomena are mentally baked and faked appearances...

While always acutely alert and clearly comprehending, thereby removing all lust,
desire, envy, jealousy, frustration, & any kind of discontent rooted in this world...
When, Bhikkhus, these 4 Foundations of Awareness have been developed, trained
& well established, one of two fruits may be expected: Either Final Knowledge in
this very life, or if there is residual clinging, the exalted state of Non-Return...!

Details On Four Foundations of Awareness (Sati): http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Four_Foundations_of_Awareness.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/What_is_Right_Awareness.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Awareness_Sati.htm

Awareness is Always Advantageous!

·         Sati Studies, Sati_in_Solitude, Noble_Awareness, Awareness_Analysis,

·         Clear Comprehension, Feeding_Awareness, Enlightened_and_Awakening,

·         Sati_a_la_Anuruddha, Accumulating_Advantage, One_and_only_Way,

·         Careful_and_Rational_Attention, Accumulation_of_Advantage,

·         Causes_of_Emergence, Clear_and_Aware_Comprehension,

·         Desireless_is_Deathless, Determining_Duration, Sati_Summary,

·         Crucial_Foundation.

The 4 Great Frames of Reference!
Source of reference (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikāya.
Book [V: 181] 47. Foundations of Awareness: 36 Final Knowledge..

Awareness of the 4!

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ബോധിസത്വBodhi sathwa Babasahab B.R.Ambedkar parinivvana day

Bodhi sathwa Babasahab B.R.Ambedkar parinivvana day inagurated by Piyush Agarwal on6th December-2012 at Railway divisional Office Palakkad

ബോധിസത്വ ബാബാസഹെബിന്റെ 57 മത് പരിനിര്‍വ്വാണ്‍ ദിനം ആചരിച്ചു .
ആള്‍ ഇന്ത്യ ഷെഡ്യൂള്‍ കാസറ്റ്‌  ആന്‍ഡ്‌ ഷെഡ്യൂള്‍ ട്രൈബ് റെയില്‍വേ എംപ്ലോയീസ് അസോസിയേഷന്‍ ന്റെ ആഭിമുക്യത്തില്‍ ആയിരുന്നു ആചരണം .റെയില്‍വേ ഡിവിഷണല്‍ മാനേജര്‍ പിയുഷ് അഗര്‍വാള്‍ ഉത്ഘാടനം ചെയ്തു .
ഡോക്ടര്‍ അംബേദ്കറം ബുദ്ധ ദര്സനവും എന്ന വിഷയത്തില്‍ കേരള മഹാബോധി മിഷന്‍ ചെയര്‍മാന്‍ എന്‍ .ഹരിദാസ്‌ ബോധ് പ്രഭാഷണം നടത്തി .
സംഘടനയുടെ സോണല്‍ എക്സിസുടിവ് മെമ്പര്‍ ഗോവിന്ദന്‍ അധ്യക്ഷധ വഹിച്ചു .ഡിവിഷണല്‍ സെക്രട്ടറി കെ വി പ്രകാശന്‍ , കുട്ടികൃഷ്ണന്‍ , കെ .എ രമണന്‍ ,മായണ്ടി , തുടങ്ങിയവര്‍ സംസാരിച്ചു .

Give a talk on Babasahab Ambedkar and  Buddha Dhamma By N.HARIDAS BODH

Empty Gossip & Void Babble Infects & Spoil any Social Sphere!

Once in Savatthi the Blessed Buddha said this:
What, householder friends, is the Dhamma explanation befitting for oneself?
Here, householder friends, any Noble Disciple reflects thus: If someone were to
to address me with gossip, idle chatter, empty babble, hearsay, and void prattle,
that would neither be pleasing nor agreeable to me. Similarly, if I were to address
another with gossip, idle chatter, empty babble, hearsay, and void prattle, that
would neither be pleasing, nor agreeable, nor acceptable to that other being either!
What is displeasing and disagreeable to me, is also displeasing and disagreeable
to any other being too. How can I disturb & bore another being with what provoke
annoy and exasperate myself? Having reflected repeatedly thus, then gradually:
1: He/she will carefully avoid all gossip, idle chatter, empty babble, & void hearsay...
2: He/she will persuade others also to avoid all pointless good-for-nothing speech...
3: He/she will praise speaking well formulated reasoned facts worth remembering...
In this very way, is this advantageous verbal behaviour purified in 3 aspects!
Gossip returns!
One should never defile other beings by polluting them with empty speech!

More on not polluting the social soup with foolish words:
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_Three_Doors.htm

And on Right Speech (Sammā Vācā):http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/samma-vaca.html
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Truth_Triumphs.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Not_Splitting.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Not_Scolding.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Not_Deceiving.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Not_Gossiping.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/What_is_Right_Speech.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Fourfold_Right_Speech.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Optimal_Observance_IV.htm

Source (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikāya. [V:355]
section 55: Sotāpattisamyutta. Thread 7: To the people at the Bamboo gate...

Avoid all Empty Babble and Gossip!

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Truth always Triumphs!

BhikkhuSamahita has uploaded Truth always Triumphs!. Truth always Triumphs! by BhikkhuSamahita Honesty is the 7th Mental Perfection. Like the moon remains in its fixed orbit around the earth, even so should one stay and stick with the truth, thereby insisting on honesty. This guarantee induces trust, confidence and assured certainty in the mind, as well as in the society. You can play with your drama, but not with your karma.. http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Truth_Triumphs.htm http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Not_Deceiving.htm http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/What_is_Right_Speech.htm http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Optimal_Observance_IV.htm

Truthful Honesty is the 7th Mental Perfection:

Honesty is Trust
Honesty is Truthful
Honesty is Guarantee
Honesty is Confidence
Honesty is Consistence
Honesty is Convincing
Honesty is Certainty
Honesty is Credibility
Honesty is Reliability
Honesty is Authenticity
Honesty is Integrity
Honesty is Accuracy
Honesty is Commitment
Honesty is Sincerity
Honesty is Security
Honesty is Reality
Honesty is a Must!

Honesty characteristically never deceives, its function is to verify what
is actual and factual. Honesty's manifestation is sheer excellence...
Sincere and exact truthfulness is the proximate cause of honesty!
All evil states and crimes converge upon transgression of Truth...
Devotion to Truth is the only reliable foundation of all Nobility!
Like The Buddha demand of your own mind:
You have to give me an honest answer, understand! I won't accept anything
phony. And once you've answered, you have to stick to that very answer and
not slide or glide around. Don't be a traitor to yourself! Be sober & straight!
Therefore: Accept now this 4th training rule of avoiding all false speech!

If one is not true to the Buddha's teachings, the Buddha's teachings will
not be true to oneself, either! That Dhamma, which is used as a costume,
surface, uniform or alibi, does not bear fruit, as its intention is not true!
True Honesty, however, makes you quite worthy of respect!

If one is painstakingly honest towards oneself, one thereby also becomes
meticulously honest towards others. If one on the contrary deceives oneself,
believing own lies, one automatically also deceives others, betraying them.
Honesty, however, always makes you quite worthy of respect...

Make an island of yourself, be your own light and illumination,
make yourself your only safe haven; there is no other protection.
Make Truth your only island, make Truth your sole refuge;
Make Truth your only lamp; there is no other luminosity.
                                                                  Digha Nikāya, 16

The straight person, self-controlled, keeping precepts,
open and honest, is both worthy and fit for the yellow robe.
The hiding person, the imposter, the immoral, those keeping secrets,
not honest, are neither worthy, nor fit for the yellow robe.
                                                                  Dhammapada 9+10

Overcome the furious by friendship.
Overcome the evil one by goodness.
Overcome the miser by generosity;
Overcome the liar by truth.
                                                                  Dhammapada 223

The one who destroys life;
The one who speaks false;
The one who takes what is not given;
The one who mates with another's partner;
The one who is addicted to drugs or alcohol;
Such one - even in this world - digs up his own root!
                                                                  Dhammapada 246-47

They who falsely declare: "That happened" about what did not happen, or:
"I did not do that" about what they actually did, they earn themselves a
ticket to grilling in Hell.
                                                                  Dhammapada 306

When the Blessed One heard about the king’s spies, who for money stole
information from others, he explained: One should not take just any job.
One should not be another’s man. One should not depend on any other.
One should not sell the truth for money…
                                                                  Udana VI - 2

The Bodhisatta was once caught by a man-eater, which set him free on the
condition that he returned the next day. He kept his word and did so...
Much later he remembered: Protecting this way of truth, having given up my
life and kingdom, I thereby set free 100 captured nobles, as the man-eater
lost his nerve. I thereby reached the ultimate perfection of honesty!
                                                                  Mahasutasoma-Jataka no. 537

You can run from your mistake, but not from your regret.
You can play with your drama, but not with your karma.
Theravada Buddhist Chaiteet Heng, Malaysia

More of the 10 mental perfections (paramis):
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/The_Ten_Perfections.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Not_Deceiving.htm

Truth Triumphs!

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