Hello..!
I'm linton ...Let's walk down this Path..and I'll talk to you about MY UNDERSTANDING of
What Buddha showed us...............
Do
You Know Buddha? Well
I have been a buddhist my whole life...but I still do not know Buddha.If
I knew him truly I wouldn't be still looking for him.....as an unenlightened
being(Puthajjana).!
Wait ..I know of lot of beautiful Buddha Images serene and all...I meditate
a lot seated facing them.Sometimes Buddha smiles...An All knowing(Sabbannu)smile.Then
I try to grasp this Image in my mind and suffer as a result....Well That
is why Buddha said GRASPING or CLINGING is painful...Ofcourse
we can lookat Buddha by taking a sign(nimittha)as
Buddha.But does it complete the image?...It's only a reflection on an iota
of Buddha' s virtues.True Buddha cannot be grasped with our senses.He can
be known through knowing signless(animitta),another
word for nibbana.
So if you are in my predicament
you should learn to give up attachment to signs...Signs that enter through
all six DOORS of senses....And Signless path will open up for you..Ofcourse
It would appear gradually, and through constant vigilance(Sati)
and contemplative meditation(samatha/Vipassana)...
Having done this repeatedly....I'm
confident that I'll know and see Buddha oneday in this "wanderer's cosmic sojourn"(Samsara).
Now, That is called confidence(saddha).We
develop Saddha first by seeing living buddha or else listening to his teachings
and understanding it.Then we apply his teachings to our daily living...We
practise,contemplate and meditate....These stages are called
virtue(Sila)
and meditation (Samadhi)which
ultimately lead to highest wisdom(panna).
Having seen with Panna this process severaltimes one finally Experiences total release of conditioned mind from attachment to all Signs( Ceto Vimutti) .That indeed is true Signless(Nibbana).That
last is the moment of Truly knowing Buddha.(Vimutti Nana Dassana)
Do You want to know more about Buddha?.....Here
are some great links......
