Thursday, April 29, 2010

and the energy flows on.

The Next Life......
1.) teleportation for transportation, no vehicles on roads
2.) thoughts turn instantly into reality
3.) people are color and sound vibrations, no bones
4.) twirling and swirling in beautiful patterns 
5.) the plants move from place to place on their own
6.) you imagine what you eat

Monday, April 26, 2010

namyohorengekyo..............Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is referred to as the 'Law of life'. Although it is just six syllables, each signifies profound truths that go to the heart of the universe, the issue of life and death, and the law of cause and effect.Nam

'Nam' is an action word. The act of praising our potential will make it emerge. 'Nam' is the word that turns this principle from a theory into a reality. The Lotus Sutra, although profound, is merely a teaching. But Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is a practice that will have actual results. The literal meaning of the word 'Nam' is 'respect' or 'dedication' - so the whole phrase has the simple meaning of 'devotion to the Mystic Law of the Lotus Sutra'.

Myoho

'Myoho' explains at least two major principles of life: the relationship between life and death, and the relationship between our most enlightened, or Buddha, state and all our other nine conditions or states of life. The 'ten states of life' or 'ten worlds' will be covered in a future part of this series.

How do the teachings of Buddhism view the relationship between life and death? We all have a birthday. That is, quite simply, the day when we emerged into the world as a baby. We also have some idea of what was happening to us in the nine or so months before we emerged from the womb. Before that, however, other than the knowledge that a sperm and an egg came together at a particular moment, things are not so clear. Biologists cannot give definitive answers as to where or what our consciousness was before conception and philosophers have also struggled to explain this. Buddhism teaches that all our constituent parts, not just physical ones, but mental and spiritual as well, existed in a state of latency, waiting for the right conditions to emerge before we could start the process of being born after conception. Before conception, we are latent, or 'myo'. This means that our life energy is waiting for the necessary circumstances before it can take on a physical form. 'Ho', which means law, or phenomena, describes the manifest state and particularly the emergence of the new-born baby into the world. We remain alive - manifest - until the point when, for whatever reason, our bodies can no longer support our lives. The body dies, and the constituent parts separate. At this point we cease to be 'ho' and return once more to the latent state of 'myo'.

Buddhism teaches that life is a cycle. We emerge from 'myo', become 'ho' and return to 'myo' again. This rhythm continues forever. The cycle of the seasons echoes this process. We see new growth in spring, maturity in summer, harvest and decline in autumn before a period of apparently bleak withdrawal in winter. But winter never fails to turn into spring once more, and the cycle starts again. We feel our Buddhahood at work because our chanting has caused it to appear according to another fundamental life principle: 'renge', which is about how the effect exists simultaneously with the cause.

Renge

This literally means lotus flower. The lotus flower rests on the surface of the pond, its roots going deep into the water and drawing on the nutrients it finds in the mud at the bottom. This image of the lotus flower also means that the Buddha is not a perfect being, detached from the realities of life, either in a monastery or in some other, unearthly realm. Rather, the Buddha is an aspect of our own lives which we can draw upon. It is because of the trials and tribulations of real, everyday life in this world that the Buddha's qualities can be revealed. 'Renge' signifies the process of cause and effect at work deep within the life of each person. (The topic of cause and effect will be covered in a future part of this series.)

Kyo

The word 'kyo' literally means 'sutra', or teaching. It is the vibration of our voice which is so important in our Buddhist practice. It is said the voice does the Buddha's work (2). This is why we chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo aloud, rather than performing a silent meditation. 'Kyo' is the interconnectedness of all phenomena; and how our prayer or the sound of our chanting can affect people and situations out of our immediate sphere.

1) Nichiren Daishonin, 'On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime' (WND, p. 3).
(2) Nichiren Daishonin, Gosho Zenshu, p. 708.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

thoughts for the morning

Today I am putting clove on the top of my nonexistent grocery list.  The ORAC says its a super antioxidant.  Next life time, no cars, or things wash themselves naturally.  No need to bother with the waste that washing brings.  Waste evaporates into its own waste realm, that embraces it.  ooo also, no cars, teleportation only.  Not saying there won't be anyone driving cars, only that I will not be part of that dimension.  Laughing and smiling will be the fuel for our life, whoever laughs the most is the wealthiest.  Oh wait, that is already true in this lifetime.   Crystal houses on the hillside filled with blooming lush botanical gardens and fairies everywhere!  Alive in the dream world, never to fall asleep into a past's reality.   

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

notes for the cooking show

A cooking show, two girls, different themes every show. different scandalous outfits to match the themes.  Pocahantas inspired indian specialty.  Fairies from san francisco. or not. or yes. well moving on there will also be chinese kimono garbed attire for our asian cuisine.  Southern bells for southern cookin', and mexican ruffly outfits with big scrunchies and lots of bright colored face makeup everywhere.  berets and suspenders only for this xxx french kissed pie special.  flamenco making some danko spanish topless tapas.   bindis only for this cummin curry. HA- maybe not that ronchy, or maybe, who knows, well maybe petey knows.  jeanies- what type of food do they eat. we'll have to find that out.  cleopatra . boobie tassles only. ok or not.  corsets, gabbys thinks their less skanky. 

a wed wose

To be institutionalized or not to be.... that is the question.  For love or for taxes... For support or for codependency...  Are your reasons for marrying lodged in the material world of silly objects or are your spirits twirling in a spiral of everlasting affection and compassion. When you marry the only thing that will be forever constant in your relationship is unending change and eternal love.