Again much of the contents herein are taken from the book "Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth and Death, byDaisaku Ikeda, President of Soka Gakkai International.)
Everyone who is not wholly dedicated to a religion, or who is spiritual and open minded about religion,
should seriously consider .... "Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism, the Buddhism of the SUN."
Hello y'all, yeah, here we are in the middle of the week already. Time goes fast when you are having fun, or are unbreakably HAPPY, as are all those who practice Nichiren Buddhism. Anyway, now we continue with the Eighth Consciousness, and the oboy, we get into the Ninth Consciousness which gives you all the answers to life and Happiness. Just wait until we get into that.
DURING THE TRANSITION FROM SENTIENCE TO INSENTIENCE, OUR CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO EXTERNAL STIMULI BECOMES LATENT AND OUR LIVES BECOME FIXED IN WHICHEVER STATE WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AS OUR BASIC TENDENCY. SO, AS DEATH APPROACHES, LESS AND LESS CAN WE USE WORLDLY MEANS TO ALTER OUR BASIC LIFE-CONDITION. WEALTH, POWER, SOCIAL STANDING, THE LOVE OF OTHERS -- NONE OF THESE CAN HELP US, AND EVEN GREAT THOUGHTS AND PHILOSOPHIES, IF WE HAVE UNDERSTOOD THEM ONLY SUPERFICIALLY WITHOUT MAKING THEM A PART OF OUR LIVES, WILL PROVE UTTERLY USELESS IN THE FACE OF IMMINENT DEATH. AS LIFE SHIFTS INTO A LATENT STATE, OUR POWER TO INFLUENCE THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO BE INFLUENCED BY IT IS LOST.
The alaya-consciousness is sometimes called "nonvanishing" because the karmic seeds stored within it do not disappear at death. Our individual lives are accompanied into ltency by all the effects of our karma. Although habits, talents, abilities, traits and the like will NOT carry over, the elements that will determine our life-condition after death remain within the alaya-consciousness. For example, the alaya-consciousness of someone who has established the tendency of Hell will in death go through hellish sufferings resulting from causes made while alive. A person continually governed by desire will be tormented by frustration all the more after death.
Our karmic energy mutually impacts our loved ones (living and deceased) and indeed all humankind. It even affects animals and plants. A positive change in the karmic energy in the depths of one's life beomes a cogwheel for change in the lives of others; one person's internal reformation --- or " human revolution" ---therefore, can change the destiny of that person's family and society.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WHILE WE ARE ALIVE, THE SELF CHANGES MOMENT TO MOMENT; WE CONTINUALLY MAKE NEW CAUSE THROUGH PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL ACTIONS. THE EFFECTS OF PAST CAUSES ARE REVEALED THROUGH THIS PROCESS, IN TURN TRIGGERING MORE CHANGES AND GIVING US MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE NEW KARMIC CAUSES. EVEN THOUGH WE CAN CREATE NEW KARMIC SEEDS, HOWEVER, THE ALAYA-CONSCIOUSNESS CAN NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE FROM THE DELUSION. COMPLETE PURITY IS TO BE FOUND ONLY IN THE NINTH CONSCIOUSNESS.
And with that, I close for this time and really look forward to revealing the NINTH consciousness with you. It will no doubt surprise you and all that, but it should give you hope for the future of who and whee you are going in life and on. Cheers CJ
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