(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.
Hello again. Here we are at hump day and the week half gone. Isn't it wonderful here in the SUN? Well, time to get on with the Ninth Consciousness. I hope you all have been pondering your life though the eyes of all of your consciousnesses, and concluded that by not being a Nichiren Buddhist you are missing out on a bunch of good life and happiness. AND you ARE! But let's get on with it.
TAPPING THE AMALA-CONSCIOUSNESS IMPACTS ALL THE OTHER CONSCIOUSNESSES, CAUSING THEM TO EXPRESS THE IMMENSE POWER AND INFINITE WISDOM OF THE BUDDHA NATURE .
From the standpoint of the amala-consciousness, we can see that our Karmic accumulations are in essence opportunities to manifest our Buddhahood. Our seventh consciousness -- in which we distinguish self from other -- becomes the "seat of perception" in which we view everything equally as precious and respectable. In other words, we can surmount our small ego and recognize the equality of all. The sixth consciousness will drop its erroneous preconceptions and see the indiviual value of all things. The five senses or consciousnesses will contribute to accomplishing the work of the Buddha.
The nine consciousnesses concept, analyzing as it does the various layers of an individuals life and simultaneously sheddding light on that life's totality, offers insights for the fields of medicine and psychiatry. In recent decades, phychosomatic medicine therapies have included Buddhist-related ideas. For example, in helping people overcome resentment and ill will, doctors may employ a therapy somewhat akin to Buddhist compassion. The instruct the patient to form a clear mental image of the person who is the object of resentment. The patient is then told to picture good things happening to the other person, imagining that person receiving love, attention, money or whatever the patient feels the hate-object would most like.
Similarely, Shakyamuni (First Buddha) taught a form of meditation in which one first generates compassionate thoughts toward his or her love ones and then extends these to people he or she actively dislikes. In this way, one can learn to master anger, a major source of delusion and harmful desires.
TAPPING OUR INNER WISDOM, COMPASSION AND LIFE FORCE IS CRUCIAL.
THE FULL VALUE OF THE NINE CONSCIOUSNESSES CONCEPT IS DEMONSTRATED ONLY WHEN ONE PRACTICALLY BRINGS FORTH THE NINTH CONSCIOUSNESS. OR
BUDDHAHOOD ......
Ah Buddhahood. What a wonderful destination to reach, and finally realize how really simple it is to handle life's ups and downs. It is YOU who will take care of YOU, not some hoped for influence from up there or way our yonder somewhere. We have a passage which handles it all...." Enjoy what there is to enjoy, suffer what there is to suffer, accepting joy and suffering as a fact of life, and keep on chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo no matter what happens".
With all of this you can take on life no matter what comes along, and handle it. And You know what levels the whole game out for us all, the "Universal Law of Cause and Effect". Does this give you absolute Happiness???? You betcha. Be back soon. Cheers CJ
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