(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.".............
Buddhism of the SUN, is shedding it's light all around the world. We have arrived at a time in which our movement for peace, culture and education, grounded on Buddhist principles, must send it's light of hope throughout Society.
Greetings again, good friends, and a wonderful new week ahead for all, that is my prayer. Now, it is time to continue on with the Ninth Consciousness. This is the Consciousness that sets it all staight for you, and gives eternal hope and happiness for everyone who sincerely practices Nichiren Buddhism. The first day you commit wil be the greatest day of your life........so, here we go.
In my last blog, I left you with the question - HOW DOES THIS NINTH CONSCIOUSNESS WORK? SO........THE NINTH OR AMALA-CONSCIOUSNESS IS THE KEY TO TRANSFORMING THE DYNAMICS OF THE ALAYA-CONSCIOUSNESS. THE SANSKRIT WORD AMALA MEANS "PURE" "STAINLESS" OR "SPOTLESS". AS ITS NAME SUGGESTS, THE AMALA-CONSCIOUSNESS REMAINS ETERNALLY UNTAINTED BY KARMIC ACCRETIONS. THE KARMIC STOREHOUSE, WITH ITS ACCUMULATION OF BAD KARMIC SEEDS, HAS BECOME FOULED WITH THE THREE POISONS, LIKE THE GASES ARISING FROM A TRASH DUMP. A PURE CLEAN STREAM GUSHES FORTH FROM THE DEPTHS OF OUR LIVES ONCE THE LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS IS OPENED, AND ALL IMPURITIES SIMULTANEOUSLY AND IMMEDIATELY ARE SWEPT AWAY LIKE DETRITUS WASHED FROM THE STREET IN A SPRING SHOWER.
The Nineth Consciousness is itself the ultimate reality of all things and isequivilent to the universal Buddha nature. Buddhism teaches that we can change our deepest karma through drawing upon this inner capacity of our lives rather than through the intervention of and external God.
The Amala-Consciousness is pure life force, the power to live, and it represents the drive to have a better life. It is the greater self that works for the happiness of all. The power to make all people absolutely happy is the function of the Buddha. Therefore, the ninth consciousness is know as the Buddha consciousness. It is also called the Dharma nature, which denotes the enlightenment potential in every being...The pure Amala-Cosnciousness allows us to transform the entire interlocking web of latent causes and effects that forms the Alaya-Consciousness so that it is based on Buddha wisdom rather that delusion.
No my friends, I am cutting off here because I don't want to feed you too much of this Ninth Consciousness, so you will have time to think and contemplate the importance of what is being written.
If for whatever reason you are not entirely and irretrievably happy, then I urge you to actively dip your toes in the water and let the philosophy prove itself, whether you think it will or not. Fair enough????
Cheers CJ
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