"You go from an ordinary person, to this obsession, to this complete lost of control and then you embody this new consciousness and you become that. That is neuro-plascity" ~ Dr Martin Verhoeven
You become what you are doing...
Therefore, be careful not to be obsess with negative emotions, afflictions, thoughts and actions.
Sunday, 31 March 2013
Spiritual practice (Psycho-spiritually dynamic) and not just religious act
"Spiritual exercises (bowing, reciting and repentance)... a field of ground of training, it is not a field of faith, not a field of just devotion; it's a training ground, you are training... These spiritual exercises have been handed down over many generation and for some reason you don't have to know why, they have a psycho-dynamic or psych-spiritual-dynamic effect and that they catalyse and change things that are in a very deep level that aren't just accessible to conscious thought. Who know how this work? It is not magic, don't mystify it in that way. It is actually catalysing some capacity inside through these things, not with conscious discurse* of intellect but with something else which is moved or brought out in the function of, say bowing or reciting. That is just how it is. And it is presented not as mystical other device out of (our) powers. But actually developing, cultivating inherit capacity in one self... There are meditation comtemplation use when you are bowing that have an effect cleansing the mind and the heart, of bring this stuff up. It is very quite interesting in how it works but don't see it as religious but see it as psycho-spiritually dynamic. And even the chanting and the images in the Sutra text, not the content per say, but the imagery that is in there can also have an effect in the act of consciousness to shift, to adjust, to purify." ~ Dr Martin Verhoeven
Important qualities for peace ~ patience, self control and serenity
"... being accomplished in patience, self control and serenity he master and adjust the karmic action of the next ground" ~ Avatamsaka Sutra
I find this quote to be very true. Having been influenced by modern concept of how great freedom is and to embrace it excessively, over time I felt very wild in spirit and lacking a sense of control, as a result it leads to a sense of instability and a lack of peace. When we lose a sense of self control we lose sense of security as we no longer are a master of our own self but become a volatile reactive individual, anything could happen which is a frightening thing about this. At least with self control it will give us choice and options in our decisions.
But note that there is a difference between self control and a controlling person. Self control means you are control in your individual self whereas a controlling person tries to control external factors which may not always be in their control, hence resulting to disappointment and afflictions.
I find this quote to be very true. Having been influenced by modern concept of how great freedom is and to embrace it excessively, over time I felt very wild in spirit and lacking a sense of control, as a result it leads to a sense of instability and a lack of peace. When we lose a sense of self control we lose sense of security as we no longer are a master of our own self but become a volatile reactive individual, anything could happen which is a frightening thing about this. At least with self control it will give us choice and options in our decisions.
But note that there is a difference between self control and a controlling person. Self control means you are control in your individual self whereas a controlling person tries to control external factors which may not always be in their control, hence resulting to disappointment and afflictions.
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