The Simpsons; Ananda (Dharma Meditation), Dhr. Seven, Ellie Askew (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
(MonkeySaki) Lisa Simpson opens her third eye (ajna chakra) in meditation.
The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest:
Selected Texts from the Pali Canon and the Commentaries compiled and translated by Ven. Nyanaponika Thera
Unshakable deliverance of mind -- nirvana -- is the highest goal in the Buddha's Teaching. Here, deliverance means the freeing of the mind from all limitations, fetters, and bonds that tie it to the Wheel of Suffering and the Cycle of Rebirth.
It means the cleansing of the mind of all defilements that mar its purity, the removing of all obstacles that bar its progress from mundane (lokiya) to supramundane consciousness (lokuttara-citta), that is, to full enlightenment or awakening.
Many are the obstacles that block the road to spiritual progress. But there are FIVE in particular that, under the name of the Five Hindrances (nivarana), are often mentioned in the Buddhist texts:
They are called "hindrances" because they hinder and envelop the mind (and heart) in many ways, obstructing its development (bhavana). According to Buddhism, spiritual development is twofold.
It comes about through tranquillity (samatha-bhavana) and through insight (vipassana-bhavana). Tranquillity is gained by complete serene-concentration of the mind during the meditative absorptions (jhanas).
For achieving these absorptions, the overcoming of the Five Hindrances, at least temporarily, is a preliminary condition. It is especially in the context of achieving the absorptions that the Buddha often mentions the Five Hindrances in sutras or discourses. More
Selected Texts from the Pali Canon and the Commentaries compiled and translated by Ven. Nyanaponika Thera
It means the cleansing of the mind of all defilements that mar its purity, the removing of all obstacles that bar its progress from mundane (lokiya) to supramundane consciousness (lokuttara-citta), that is, to full enlightenment or awakening.
Many are the obstacles that block the road to spiritual progress. But there are FIVE in particular that, under the name of the Five Hindrances (nivarana), are often mentioned in the Buddhist texts:
- Sensual desire (kamacchanda)
- Ill-will (byapada)
- Sleepiness and laziness (thina-middha)
- Restlessness and remorse (uddhacca-kukkucca)
- Skeptical doubt (vicikiccha).
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| Lenny, Carl, that's not the Buddha. That's Putai. |
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| Kagyu Samye Ling (dunehypnotherapy.co.uk) |
For achieving these absorptions, the overcoming of the Five Hindrances, at least temporarily, is a preliminary condition. It is especially in the context of achieving the absorptions that the Buddha often mentions the Five Hindrances in sutras or discourses. More
Lisa Simpson: Buddhist for X-mas
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| Whaddya looking at? - You. - Look within. |
One X-mas Lisa Simpson got sick of Christian consumerism and corruption during the holidays. In Episode 6, Season 13, she wants to know the meaning of life. She wants enlightenment. She wants freedom. She finds it in Buddhism at the Springfield Buddhist Temple with Richard Gere and the 14th Dalai Lama, Lenny and Carl, and her conscience. FREE RSVP:
- Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, 7:00-8:30 PM
- Dharma Buddhist Meditation
- The Ahiah Center for Spiritual Living
- 150 N. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, CA 91103
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