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To: alt.zen,alt.philosophy.zen,talk.religion.buddhism From: kmccor@mindspring.com (karen) Subject: Re: Hook, Line, and Stinker! (was: Hui Hai is enlightened) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 20:23:54 GMT On Sat, 28 Jun 1997 11:19:40 +0100, helen mclellanwrote: >>To arrive where you are, to get from where you are not >>You must go by a way wherein there is no ecstasy. >> - T.S. Eliot, "Four Quartets" > >"Absolutely pure through perfected Mindfulness, Equanimity, and One- >pointedness of mind, the Forth Dhyana is neither painful nor pleasant, >feelings of elation and dejection having been completely surpressed >prior to entry into it. In this Dhyana one has attained a condition of >unmodified consciousness, which is true Samadhi (contemplation). In it >there is no attachment whatsoever to the world or to the three lower >stages of Dhyana the faculty of joy having ceased without a vestige. The >Fourth Dhyana has the characteristic of experiencing what is contrary to >both the desirable and the undesirable. Its function can be regarded as >neutral, and its manifestation is not evident. > > - Paranormal Phenomena in classical Buddhist Tradition. >Karlis A.M. Tennisons and Friedrich V. Lustig. joy is a choice not bottom-line not mandatory not a goal not a refuge an orientation a response an affirmation regardless of circumstances or outcome being a beginner The Fourth Dhyana can take a flying leap. ;) karen ("Given the choice of buddha nature or a dog biscuit...")
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