Nature, Reality, & Buddhism 2022.pdf

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Theoretical Pariyatti
Practical Patipatti
Realisable Pativedha

The Mind Is The Precursor To All Things
All realities and fallacies are in the mind,
All observations and perceptions are in the mind,
All labelling and stereotyping are in the mind,
What else is not in the mind?
You have a mind, I have a mind,
and we all have respective minds,
even a rock.
A mind is nothing but vibrational frequencies,
Vibrational frequencies are nothing but energy,
Energy is nothing but a notion being conjured up by the mind.
But still, all arguments are trivial because the true culprit is the mind.
Ignorance is in the mind,
Enlightenment is in the mind,
If one could neuter the mind, all things will fizzle out and cease to exist or be,
This is the dawning of a new paradigm that is a fully neutralised state of affairs,
In Buddhism, this is called nibbāna.

Contents
8 Preface
10 Existence 1.0
10 The Cycle Of Dependent Origination 1.1
12 Energy And Matter 2.0
16 Energy And Soul 3.0
16 Ātman Or No-ātman 4.0
16 Law Of Kamma And Newton’s Law Of Motion 5.0
17 Middle Path And The Laws Of Mother Nature 6.0
17 The Interplay Of Basic Elements With Conditional Phenomena 7.0
18 Ignorance And Memory In Dependent Origination 8.0
19 Balanced Condition And Sentient Beings 9.0
20 The Laws Of Motion 10.0
20 Constant Motion 10.1
20 Variable Motion 10.2
20 Acceleration 10.2.1
20 Deceleration 10.2.2
21 Space And Time 11.0
21 What Happens To Something In Accelerated Motion? 11.1
21 The Concept Of Emptiness In Buddhism 12.0
22 Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Form 13.0
23 The Notion Of Nonself In Buddhism 14.0
23 Nonself, Voidness, And Rebirth In Buddhism 15.0
24 Coffee Inside A Mug 15.1
25 What Does God Mean In Buddhism? 16.0
25 What is Buddhist Believing? 17.0

26 What The Buddha Taught? 18.0
26 What Is Suffering? 19.0
27 What Is Heaven? What Is Hell? 20.0
28 Who Am I? 21.0
28 What Do Phenomena And Existence Mean? 22.0
29 What Is Emptiness? 23.0
29 Emptiness Universally 24.0
30 Emptiness And Existence 25.0
30 A Reflection Of Emptiness 26.0
31 The Emptiness Of Phenomena 27.0
31 Mental Transformation From Ignorance Into Realisation 28.0
34 Mind’s Proliferation In Dependent Nature 29.0
35 The Prevalence Of The Mind 30.0
36 Mind...Oh Mind 31.0
38 The State Of The Mind 32.0
38 Asleep 32.1
38 Near-death Experience (NDE) 32.2
39 Enlightenment 32.3
40 The Absence Of The Mind 33.0
40 What Are Awareness, Consciousness, And Mind? 34.0
41 The Category Of Consciousness 35.0
41 Mental Consciousness 35.1
41 Sensory Consciousness 35.2
42 Storage Consciousness 35.3
42 Manas Consciousness 35.4
42 The Power Of Still Mind 36.0
43 Mind, Brain, And Buddhism 37.0

44 Buddhism: A Complete Transformation Of Thought 38.0
45 Buddhism: 31 Planes Of Existence 39.0
46 Birth And Rebirth 40.0
51 No Reincarnation, Only Rebirth 41.0
52 The Law Of Vibration And Attraction 42.0
52 Ion Drives The World 43.0
53 The Process Of The New Creation In Samsāra 44.0
55 The Reproductive Process In Samsāra 45.0
57 Samsāra: Why Is There Something Instead Of Nothing? 46.0
58 Nibbāna: How Does This Get Described? 47.0
59 Does No-thing Exist? 48.0
59 Vijja 49.0
60 Kamma-vipaka 50.0
61 Kamma And Wishes 51.0
63 Everything Is One And One Is The Whole 52.0
64 Cause And Condition 53.0
65 Understanding Of Dependent Origination 54.0
66 Two Sides Of The Same Coin 55.0
68 Memory And Its Significance 56.0
69 Vipassanā Meditation: To See Things As They Really Are 57.0
71 Let’s Reflect – Here & Now! 58.0
73 Samatha Meditation 58.1
73 Vipassanā Meditation 58.2
74 Energy Is Space In Tango, Space Is Energy At Play 59.0
95 Levitating Through Meditation 60.0
98 The Principle Of Absence, Balance, And Constant (ABC) 61.0
99 Newton’s Law Of Motion 61.1

99 Bernoulli’s Principle 61.2
99 The Law Of Conservation 61.3
100 The Way Mother Nature Works 62.0
101 Space, Energy, Force, And Motion 62.1
102 Conventional Reality 62.2
102 Static Condition And Motion 62.3
102 What Is The Law Of Attraction: Like Attracts Like? 62.4
103 Electric Charge 62.5
104 What Is Science? 62.6
104 The Entire Outlook On Mother Nature 63.0
105 Present-Dynamism And Present-Statism 63.1
109 Parallel Reality 63.2
115 Time Travel Through Wormholes 63.3
115 The Prevalence Of Consciousness 63.4
118 Group Traits Of Consciousness 63.5
120 The Speed Of Consciousness 63.6
121 Future Reality 63.7
121 Seeking Truth 64.0
122 The Seed Of Enlightenment 65.0
124 Buddhadhamma: Embracing Neutrality 66.0
125 Summary 67.0
128 Question And Answer 68.0
213 Images From A Parallel Existence 69.0
224 Quote Of The Day 70.0

Preface
Why is it hard to learn the truth? Why are we breathing, thinking, and talking
of here and now? Why is there something instead of nothing? To see the
truth, it is necessary to unravel the matrix of all. We know that things happen
because they can be known and felt by our senses. And our mind will
interpret it as innumerable conditions that we must go through, persevere,
go on, or undertake, inevitably. As phenomena existed long before we
realise or understood them, we are condemned to ignorance.
Meanwhile, the process of becoming is the basis for all the activities we
observe here and now. When there is a process to become, there will be a
floating opportunity that conjures up energy. It is something that has
remained a constant, according to the Energy Conservation Law. On another
note, energy and matter are two aspects of the same thing, which is that the
two are only reflected in different configurations, as shown in Einstein’s
formula, E = mc2
.
In dependent nature, all is made of energy and there is a need for equilibrium,
or a constant factor is impossible. And the natural law that governs balance
is known as the law of kamma which is largely articulated in Buddhism. This is
a law of great scope because of the prevalence of myriad frequencies under
infinitely conditional phenomena. Consequently, the specific work of kamma
results should not be conjectured and it will bring insanity and vexation to
anyone who has conjectured about them.
For the general understanding, the processes of integration will unfold under
balanced phenomena which evoke forms by variation, whereas we could see
its absence under imbalanced phenomena. Nonetheless, it is imperative to
note that anything that exists intrinsically will not involve change and the
created objects cannot exist intrinsically because it implies change.
Therefore, any activity resulting from variation cannot exist inherently, as
there will be processes that will change over and over again.
In other words, Mother Nature is universal and includes all the inherent and
dependent aspects. It is a system with the inherent quality of emptiness that
can be better known as the deepest fact of all. This means that it exists
beyond the mind, beyond concepts or words, and bears the characteristics of
without beginning and without end. Most trained minds are capable of

perceiving such a reality and Buddhism implies the transformation of
ignorance into enlightenment.
After all, emptiness is the primary source of perceptible realities. The depths
of this discovery vary, depending on who makes the disclosure; and the
particular situation (and orator) affects its perceived authority. The world is
not closed: those who see, read, hear, and evaluate themselves can find the
truth they desire. With the right attitude, we could discover a new horizon of
being without boundaries, without stereotypes, and without labels. Have a
wonderful day!
Buddhitakso
June 2012
takso@yahoo.com
Luang Phor Chaem (1827 – April 18, 1908)

1.0 Existence
Each existence contains three basic elements, namely energy, matter, and
space, with no exceptions. These elements will be submitted to fluctuating
events under infinitely conditional phenomena. In the case of balanced
phenomena, the basic elements would mingle by the aggregation of
activities, while they would dissociate by the segregation of activities in
imbalanced phenomena.
1.1 The Cycle Of Dependent Origination
In Buddhism, dependent nature is called samsāra. Literally, samsāra means a
continuous stream, namely the iterations of birth, life, death, and rebirth. In
other words, there is a range of fluctuating activities which, in turn, give rise
to conventional phenomena, as described below: -
Equanimity (E0) leads to stability. Stability leads to aggregation. Aggregation
leads to agitation. Agitation leads to information. Information leads to
knowledge. Knowledge leads to representation. Representation leads to
memory. Memory leads to compulsion. Compulsion leads to ignorance.
Ignorance leads to blindness. Blindness leads to disorientation.
Disorientation leads to confusion. Confusion leads to irrationality.
Irrationality leads to impulse. Impulse leads to sparkling. Sparkling leads to
inkling. Inkling leads to volition. Volition leads to awareness. Awareness
leads to consciousness. Consciousness leads to manas. Manas leads to mind
and body. Mind and body lead to sensation. Sensation leads to six sense
bases. Six sense bases lead to conductivity. Conductivity leads to contact.
Contact leads to stimulation. Stimulation leads to feeling. Feeling leads to
experience. Experience leads to craving. Craving leads to grasping. Grasping
leads to clinging. Clinging leads to unsettling. Unsettling leads to becoming.
Becoming leads to creation. Creation leads to birth. Birth leads to energising.
Energising leads to mobility. Mobility leads to hauling. Hauling leads to aging.
Aging leads to draining. Draining leads to death. Death leads to fragility.
Fragility leads to segregation. Segregation leads to diffusion. Diffusion leads
to discomposure. Discomposure leads to adjustment. Adjustment leads to
alignment. Alignment leads to Equanimity (E1).

The Cycle Of Dependent Origination
Fragility
Segregation
Stimulatio
n
Draining
Becoming
Creation
Birth
Energising
Mobility
Aging
Death
Feeling
Grasping
Equanimity
Memory
Six sense bases
Conductivity
Contact
Experience
Craving
Clinging
Unsettling
Compulsion
Ignorance
Disorientation
Confusion
Awareness
Consciousness
Manas
Mind & body
Sensation
Information
Knowledge
Representation
Stability Aggregation Agitation
Impulse
Hauling Blindness
Irrationality
Sparkling
Inkling
Volition
Discomposure
Diffusion Adjustment Alignment
BLACK HOLE
OF
EMPTINESS

The following principle applies: -
A stream of equanimity would evoke aggregation,
A stream of aggregation would evoke information,
A stream of information would evoke memory,
A stream of memory would evoke ignorance,
A stream of ignorance would evoke volitional impulse,
A stream of volitional impulse would evoke consciousness,
A stream of consciousness would evoke body and mind,
A stream of body and mind would evoke six sense bases,
A stream of six sense bases would evoke contact,
A stream of contact would evoke feeling,
A stream of feeling would evoke craving,
A stream of craving would evoke clinging,
A stream of clinging would evoke becoming,
A stream of becoming would evoke birth,
A stream of birth would evoke aging,
A stream of aging would evoke death,
A stream of death would evoke segregation,
A stream of segregation would evoke discomposure,
A stream of discomposure would evoke adjustment,
A stream of adjustment would evoke equanimity.
In conventional reality, all things or matters will coexist interdependently
across a complicated web of existence. This means that there is just a
continuum of events that fluctuate with the cycle of Dependent Origination.
2.0 Energy And Matter
Energy and matter are only two aspects of the same thing, that is, they are
reflected in different configurations per se. Energy is called the ability to
make a change or work, which cannot be created or destroyed, in
accordance with the Energy Conservation Law. Whilst matter is something
that contains mass and takes up space as solid, liquid, gas, or plasma. In
dependent nature, all things or questions will unfold against a background of
energy, matter, and orientating space, as illustrated below: -

Orienting Energy, Matter, And Space
Key: -
The Elements Of Energy
The Elements Of Matter
The Chains Of Mental Consciousness
The Electromagnetic Vibration
The Gravitational Waves
J0
J1
F0
F2
H2
H0
C1
G2
C2 C0
G0
K1
F1
L0
L1
L2
E0
N1
E1
E2
A2
B1
A0
A1
K0
K2
2
I0
G1
J2

A Canvas Of Energy
Key: -
A Point Of Friction = A Basic Matter
= Crystalised Energy

A Web Of Existence
For example,
The Fabric Of Human Skin
Key: -
A Point Of Friction = A Unity Of The Two Opposing Forces
= A Harmonised Aspect
Note: -
1. The connectivity network arises in the dependent nature, that is to say all the
elements are interdependent from time immemorial.
2. Energy is everything regarding vibration. And the vibration concerns the
reciprocating motion of the opposing forces and it moves in an undulating pattern.
FA1
FA2
FA1-2 = FA2-1
FA3
FA4
FA3-2 = FA1-1
FA3-1 = FA4-2
FA2-2 = FXX-X
F(A3-1=A4-2)-1 = FXXXX-XXXX
F(A3-1-A4-2)-2 = F(A3-2-A1-1)-1
F(A3-2=A1-1)-2 = F(A1-2=A2-1)-1
F(A1-2=A2-1)-2 = F(A2-2=XX-X)-1
Cause-Effect
Effect-Cause

3.0 Energy And Soul
Energy is referred to as the ability to effect change or work. Under a system,
it can neither be created nor destroyed, according to the Energy
Conservation Law. It can take a variety of forms, including kinetics, potential,
heat, light, chemical, nuclear, electric, mechanical, etc. For example, ice,
water, and steam are different shapes in relation to the orientation of H2O
properties. When ice ceases to exist, its energy components will take on
other forms, such as water and steam.
Meanwhile, the soul is defined as the immaterial part of a human body,
whose emotional and intellectual energy is thought to exist forever. When a
person is declared dead, his or her energy and matter dissipate and enter
other life forms. In addition, some souls could be detected by
electromagnetic devices although modern scientists working on many
hypotheses could not recognise its presence conclusively. This is because of
the difficulty of obtaining consistent results at a given time.
4.0 Ātman Or No-ātman
In Hinduism, ātman is defined as the individual soul or essence which is
eternal, immutable, and indistinguishable from the essence of the universe.
But Buddhism sees the absence of an ātman or eternal soul. This means that
Buddhism puts emphasis on a blueprint for individuals that always evolves
under conditional phenomena, while Hinduism puts the emphasis on an
ultimate model that is eternal in all circumstances. Ultimately, there are only
two sides to the same coin. Just as Taijitu would be the essential feature of
absoluteness, while yin and yang would be the essential feature of relativity.
5.0 Law Of Kamma And Newton’s Law Of Motion
The law of kamma is a natural law to govern the balance of Mother Nature.
By comparison, Newton’s third law of movement and the law of kamma
share a degree of similarity. In a sense, it is appropriate to note that good
begets good, evil begets evil. Just like sowing apple seeds, reaping apple
fruits; sowing orange seeds, reaping orange fruits, or Action 1 evokes
Reaction 1, and Action 2 evokes Reaction 2.

6.0 Middle Path And The Laws Of Mother Nature
By conscientiously observing, we would realise that all things and all events
would eventually achieve a harmonious equilibrium. If we evoke a scene,
immediate reactions would occur through time and the planes of existence,
just as the rock hit the water and caused a ring of waves to spread and
reverberate around. In Buddhism, this is called the law of kamma and is not
shaped by religious beliefs, but merely a mechanism that ensures a lasting
balance in nature.
At the time of enlightenment, Buddha saw the necessity for individuals to
coexist with universal laws and advocated the Middle Path, namely a beatific
path for spiritual liberation. It is about focusing on the core, neutrality,
equilibrium, and righteousness. Any investigation should be based on
impartial grounds, including neutral and upright positions. This means
studying the problem from a variety of angles, analysing the results,
understanding the truth thoroughly, and finding a reasonable conclusion.
Furthermore, the Buddhadhamma places emphasis on human thought and
action in the treatment of the natural environment, society, or individual
problems. This refers to the relationship between thoughts and behaviour,
and the relationship between behaviour and its consequences. In a sense,
the Buddha simply recognises all thoughts or actions as wholesome, namely
the totality of perspectives and vice versa. It means that all thoughts or
actions are considered skilful or otherwise, rather than holy or sinful.
7.0 The Interplay Of Basic Elements With Conditional Phenomena
The basic elements, namely energy, matter, and space, would merge and
trigger the very first integration score of processes under equilibrated
phenomena. When several scores arise and blend together, it would
manifest itself in a kind of beings or things. Each score, respectively, would
contain certain genetic information that is unique and protected, namely that
it would not permit disruption by any type of external interference.
As time progresses, by aggregating several scores, it would suggest a set of
behaviours that are integrated into the expressed being or thing. When
mature, the basic elements would dissociate under imbalanced phenomena

respectively. With a myriad of beings or things, more diversified elements of
energy and matter would sustain liberties and intertwine in the realms of
infinite existence.
8.0 Ignorance And Memory In Dependent Origination
In Buddhism, ignorance seems to be the first linkage in Dependent
Origination. However, it must originate from a kind of memorised events that
took place before. Memory is defined as the capacity of an organism to
store, retain, remember information, and experiences. If memory is missing,
the process of becoming would be impossible in beings and things. Let us
look at the early learning capabilities of children. Without memory, a learning
curriculum would be immediately forgotten.
Nevertheless, in Buddhism, we are encouraged to live only in the present
time. If we live well today, this would lead to the cessation of memories and
ignorance, and of temporal and conditional phenomena. The applicable
principle: realising the ultimate truth leads to neutralising conditional
phenomena; neutralising conditional phenomena causes time to stop; and
with no time, the basic elements are totally liberated. Ultimately, pure
energy would freeze forever, that is, nibbana. See figure below: -
SAMSĀRA NIBBĀNA
Surrounded By Conditional Phenomena Freedom From Conditional Phenomena
Neutralisation
Presence Of Time Absence Of Time
SUFFERING PEACE
Energy
Space
Matter Matter
Space
Energy

9.0 Balanced Condition And Sentient Beings
Balance is a condition of being steady, a state of equilibrium or parity
characterised by the cancellation of all forces by equal opposing forces.
While sentient beings are beings of consciousness or sensibility, or more
precisely, it indicates the presence of the five aggregates and are
characteristically un-illuminated and are therefore confined to death, rebirth,
and suffering.
For general understanding, the aspects of consciousness within sentient
beings would initiate thoughts or actions. When there is a force of thoughts
or acts, a new equal opposite force would arise through the temporal
streams and planes of existence. The ever-fluctuating thoughts or acts
would designate the domains of existence. Let’s review the following
illustrations: -
Cause = Effect
Cause 1 evokes Effect 1,
Effect 1 evokes Cause 1-1.
Action = Reaction
Action 1 evokes Reaction 1,
Reaction 1 evokes Action 1-1.
If presently, the future will be,
Cause 1 > Effect 1, Effect 1 > Cause 1-1,
Action 1 > Reaction 1 Reaction 1 > Action 1-1 *
* This explains the scenario of a good person experiencing unfortunate
events in a life and vice versa.
For example,
Loan $100 = Repayment $100
If today, tomorrow will be,
Loan $100 > Repayment $100 Repayment > New Loan $100
In the end, loving-kindness and compassion are central to appeasing the
aspects of suffering in samsāra. The following principle applies: -

A stream of loving-kindness and compassion would evoke empathy,
A stream of empathy would evoke boundless,
A stream of boundless would evoke voidness,
A stream of voidness would evoke stillness,
A stream of stillness would evoke sereneness,
A stream of sereneness would evoke enlightenment.
10.0 The Laws Of Motion
Usually there are two types of motion, constant and variable. In a constant
movement, a force of something would produce an equal and opposing
force, while the mechanism of relevant force is harmonically oriented under a
variable movement. Let’s see the illustrations below: -
10.1 Constant Motion
The incoming factor is equal to the becoming factor.
10.2 Variable Motion
10.2.1 Acceleration
When the incoming factor accelerates, the relative becoming factor would
decelerate: -
Incoming factor ↑, Becoming factor ↓
The final result: Mental and physical development would be slow; for
example, temporal expansion according to Einstein’s special theory of
relativity.
10.2.2 Deceleration
When the incoming factor decelerates, the relative becoming factor would
accelerate: -
Incoming factor ↓, Becoming factor ↑

The final result: Mental and physical development would be expedited; for
example, the deep meditative atmosphere.
Like human beings, every motion would fluctuate into myriad frequencies
under conditional phenomena. This coincides with the Buddha who says that
the exact elaboration of kamma results cannot be conjectured and will bring
madness and vexation to all those who have speculated about them.
11.0 Space And Time
Space is a natural part of the realms of existence, as is energy and matter. It
is only the final result of energy in translation, vibration, and rotational
movements. This means that space is an indicator of energy, just as length,
width, and height are indicators of size and volume. On the contrary, time is
something which is created, not born. It’s an indicator of the events. For
general comprehension, the term time has often been used to express
different processes of becoming as follows: -
1. No time = a lack of opportunity for any new process to become.
2. From time to time = a process of becoming past, present, and future.
3. Time passing slowly = a desire to become more quickly.
4. Time dilation = a sign of the process of becoming which slows down.
11.1 What Happens To Something In Accelerated Motion?
The process of becoming to the object will be strained as the motion speeds
up. This means that it would lose speed relative to another object placed in
constant movement or decelerating. Literally, the deceleration process of
becoming resembles the slowdown of the aging process for a sentient being.
This hypothesis coincides with the thought experiment of the twin paradox,
which involves a twin flying in a spaceship travelling near the speed of light
and returns to find out that his twin brother has grown much older.
12.0 The Concept Of Emptiness In Buddhism
In Buddhism, the concept of emptiness (śūnyatā) is often the object of
confusion for its followers. Generally speaking, all events or activities within

the spheres of existence have their obscure origins. Eventually, all things or
phenomena will evolve around orientating energy or matter in space. By
convention, we see our environment with the resulting perspective, but the
phenomena are merely an amalgamation of basic elements.
In other words, one could say that the appearance is deceptive because even
if it is not illusory, it does not exist intrinsically and varies according to
conditional phenomena. This is the Buddhist notion of emptiness. Indeed,
there is a cardinal doctrine known as the Dependent Origination that
emphasises seeing all circumstances as they really are. The following
principle applies: -
To see a Void is to see a Form,
To see a Form is to see a Void,
To see Energy, to see Matter,
To see Matter, to see Energy,
See the Cause, see the Effect,
See the Effect, see the Cause.
At the end of the day, ignorance and suffering emerge in samsāra due to the
innumerable processes of aggregation, segregation, mutation, evolution,
transformation, and assimilation. If one were to adopt the causal
perspective, there is a possibility of alleviating the suffering of ignorant
beings, namely with the gradual realisation of emptiness according to
Buddhism.
13.0 Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Form
Is it fair to say that form exists as a separate unit like our ordinary mind used
to perceive? Supposedly, you stand before a big mirror, what you could see is
the appearance of a physical body. With inner contemplation, you can
visualise the different internal organs, blood veins, nerves, fluids, single cells,
etc. But could you describe the most intimate part, which is the inner side of
atoms or molecules?

Maybe there’s nothing more to discover than the vibrating space, which is
energy. Given this, it is legitimate to conclude that the form is empty, since
no substance is stationary. This means that it exists only in relation to each
other as appearances which, in turn, vary according to viewers’ perceptions.
Ultimately, appearance has a deceptive nature that is lacking in intrinsic
presence and varies with conditional phenomena.
14.0 The Notion Of Nonself In Buddhism
The concept of nonself (anattā) has often been the subject of confusion
amongst Buddhists. Simply, the lack of a separate self means, “Now you see
it, now you don’t see it”. This means that nothing is everlasting and that
everything moves or changes infinitely. If you look at your feelings, you’ll
notice that it changes every moment, every moment is different. Just as you
could not walk twice in the same river; for other waters always flow upon
you.
The stream of you would mean that you are intimately related to the process
of becoming. In some ways, all the appearances that exist are only the
momentary results of the ongoing process of becoming. The following
Under equilibrated phenomena, we could see the prevalence of
appearances, while we could see its absence under imbalanced phenomena.
Furthermore, the stream of you is lacking any inherent existence. This means
that you do not exist in an independent way, but that you are the final result
of the evolution of energy or matter. In other words, you are like a part of
Lego bricks which can be assembled and connected in multiple ways: to
construct such objects as vehicles, buildings, and even working robots -
anything constructed can then be taken apart again, and the pieces used to
make other objects.
15.0 Nonself, Voidness, And Rebirth In Buddhism
In Buddhism, nonself means the absence of self-ownership. What we have
used to affirm like me, you, or we are simply expressions of our mind to

understand daily communication. However, it does not give us ownership of
our soul or body. It is easier to explain the lack of ownership of the body
because we could see the birth and death of the physical bodies, each time
and everywhere.
With regard to the soul, Buddhism also acknowledges the absence of its
perpetual existence. The soul is merely a description of something that is
intelligent, lacking in physical appearance, and subject to conditional
phenomena. This means that the soul is not exclusive and will go through
the ongoing renaissance process. In rebirth, there is a lack of permanency in
the soul or body as each life cycle will be different.
15.1 Coffee Inside A Mug
Let’s say the original coffee is one of the specialty brewed beverages: -
300 ml hot liquid water
70% coffee powder 100% original coffee in a mug
30% condensed milk
Supposedly, by accident, the mug broke and its contents splashed around,
that is,
30% onto the table,
40% onto the floor,
5% onto the wall,
10% onto the drain,
5% vapourised into thin air,
10% remaining in the broken mug.
A cleaner then wiped off the remaining liquid coffee with a cloth in a
sequential order starting from the table, floor, then wall. Afterwards, the
cleaner pressed the damp cloth and the remaining coffee liquid poured into
three separate cups, namely:
Cup 1 80% full of liquid tea mixture,
Cup 2 90% full of liquid mocha mixture,
Cup 3 55% full of mineral water.

At present, say 300 ml of properties is a reference for a specially qualified
brewed beverage. The cleaner would fill the respective cups with liquids
coming out of the cloth which, in short, the original coffee residue came off
the table, floor, and wall earlier.
In this case, the new 300 ml of liquids are based on the original coffee before
a freshly brewed beverage is considered feasible. But this is not to say that
the original coffee is the sole ancestral source. There are other dependent
factors like pre-filled liquids and new cups.
In the end, the newly blended liquids in Cup 1, Cup 2, and Cup 3 are neither
the same nor totally different from the old coffee liquid. This means that a
conditioned relation exists between one liquid and the other; it is not
identical, but it is not entirely distinct.
16.0 What Does God Mean In Buddhism?
Buddhism is just a great philosophy which transmits knowledge about the
vision of the reality of things or the environment. History has shown that
Prince Siddartha Gautama became the Buddha through his deep compassion
and wisdom to see through the vicious circle of life. Literally, the Buddha
means the awakened, which is to say the one who sees through the ultimate
reality of all things.
In Buddhism, there are 31 planes of existence, and the deities (the homonym
of god) are placed on a higher plane of existence than that of the human
world. Evidently, the Buddha acknowledged that divinities have an important
role in the spiritual development of individuals. Deities might help individuals
in some aspects, but the burden would remain upon a person’s unshakable
determination to attain enlightenment or spiritual liberation.
17.0 What is Buddhist Believing?
Buddhists literally don’t believe in a thing. That’s because Buddhism is all
about seeing, knowing, and letting go of things or events. It means that
Buddhism supports direct experience and acknowledgement rather than the

ideology of faith. In other words, Buddha insisted on looking at all aspects of
things and then applying wisdom while making decisions.
18.0 What The Buddha Taught?
In Buddhism there are no orders or hierarchical classification among his
disciples. Every thought or act is simply observed as wholesome or
unwholesome in itself. A wholesome contemplation would mean seeing
things as they really are, from a totality of perspectives and vice versa. All
kinds of claims based on personal gratification are purely egocentric and
devout followers should not blindly put in their faith about anything,
whatever.
What’s more, nowadays, many so-called Buddhists are only sutta collectors,
reciters, or performers. For one thing, Buddhism has nothing to do with what
the Buddha said or vice versa. The Buddha literally means the awakened,
that is, the one who has realised the ultimate reality of things. For general
comprehension, Siddartha Gautama is a Shakyamuni Buddha (a Samma-sam-
Buddha), but the Buddha may not necessarily be Siddartha Gautama in itself.
The term Buddha is simply a presidency-like designation.
Meanwhile, the Buddha advises his listeners not to believe what he said until
we investigate it. This serves to preserve the original essence of the
Dhamma. In Buddhism, it is possible to achieve enlightenment by shaping
the mentality of letting things or matters go and by establishing a balanced
attitude towards all conditioned circumstances. Thereafter, we could attain
the nibbāna which is a supreme state that will manifest itself with the
absence of conditional phenomena.
19.0 What Is Suffering?
In English, suffering is defined as the state of undergoing pain, distress, or
hardship. It is a word translation from the Latin, namely sufferre which
means to bear, undergo, endure, carry, or put under. The word suffering
appears in every corner of Buddhism and usually one would associate
suffering with pain, anxiety, agony, sadness, dissatisfaction, and all sorts of

negativity in one’s life. Unfortunately, as far as the Buddha is concerned, this
is not exactly the case.
The First Noble Truth affirms that suffering from birth, old age, sickness, and
death is inevitable. Buddha taught that suffering comes not just from the
body, but also from mental attributes. In Buddhism, dependent nature is
known as samsāra which literally means continuous flux, namely the
iterations of birth, life, death, and rebirth. This means that there will be
suffering (dukkha) because of conditional phenomena that would require
individuals or things to persevere or undertake indefinitely.
At the end of the day, suffering has nothing to do with the perception of
pain, anxiety, agony, dissatisfaction, joy, or happiness, as these are just
reflections of its consequences. For a fervent Buddhist, it is imperative to
adopt an attitude of letting go of things or issues in order to ease suffering.
In this way, one would be liberated spiritually by not succumbing to any
conditional circumstances. Ultimately, it is only necessary to cure the cause,
but not the symptoms!
20.0 What Is Heaven? What Is Hell?
For general understanding, heaven or hell is a state of mental consciousness
rather than a place that intrinsically exists for some cliques and individuals.
Just as residents are essential prerequisites for the existence of any village;
without them, there would be no village. In general, when someone is
declared dead, the dominant and subtle mental consciousness will leave the
body. Subsequently, the burden of future openings, as in the next phase of
existence, lies in the present tendencies of subtle-mental consciousness.
Meanwhile, it is fair to mention that good begets good, evil begets evil. For
example, if a human were absorbed into miserable living conditions, his
subtle-consciousness would pass on the so-called infernal information
beyond the grave. This condition could only be weakened by conscientious
prayers of good will on the part of others, namely the transfer of merit. In the
end, subtle mental consciousness is regarded as the architect of the realms
of existence and must be nourished all the time.

21.0 Who Am I?
For the Master, I am a Servant,
For the Teacher, I am a Student,
For the Buddha, I am Empty.
Frankly, the I, you, or us (five khandhas) are closely associated with the
process of becoming in the domains of existence. The mind and body would
evolve depending on the conditional phenomena; just as ice, water, and
steam appear ephemeral in relation to the orientation of H2O properties.
Eventually, the phenomenon exists as this or that depends on the observers.
It’s like describing the same elephant by different blind people, namely a blind
person can tell that an elephant looks like a tree trunk; another blind man
would describe an elephant as a snake.
Hence, a simple and straightforward answer would be: “I am what I am”.
The applicable principle: “If you think this is who I am, then I am”, and “If you
know this is what I am, then I am”. At the end of the day, the phenomena
that happen are very much linked to the consciousness that perceives them.
However, a fully awake state of mind does not need labels, colours, names,
perceptions, conceptions, stereotypes, etc. In other words, all things and
matters would be perceived with the highest degree of equanimity without
hesitation.
22.0 What Do Phenomena And Existence Mean?
Phenomena appear to ascend or are perceived by our senses to arise within
themselves, but they are not. All phenomena, including emptiness, are
dependent. It does not exist in an intrinsic way like this or that on their own
sides, unrelated to the consciousness that perceives them. With regard to
existence, that which exists is defined as that which may be known by the
mind or otherwise, it does not exist. By convention, things can exist within
the confines of the mind as fallacy or reality.
For example, in a room, there are two individuals, namely Individual A (Mind
A) and Individual B (Mind B). Let’s say Individual A is holding a ball that is
concealed from Individual B. In this case, the ball exists in the room because
it is already known to Individual A (Mind A). However, there is no ball in the

room if you ask Individual B (Mind B). Ultimately, it is the mental
consciousness itself that is responsible for the development of the
phenomenon or existence. The following principle applies: -
Without mental consciousness, no phenomenon would take place,
Without the phenomenon, there would be no dependency.
23.0 What Is Emptiness?
Everything in existence is empty because there is no essence and nothing has
ever existed in its own quality, namely nothing is permanent and immutable.
That is, all objects would exist conditionally without a perpetual essence.
They exist only in relation to one another as appearances that, in turn, vary
according to the perceptions of the spectators. In short, emptiness is
responsible for existence, without exception.
24.0 Emptiness Universally
Through first-hand experience, we know that people and things cause
pleasure and pain and that they can help and hurt. Hence, the phenomena
definitely exist, but the question is how? They do not exist in their own
quality, but their existence is dependent on many factors, including a
consciousness that conceptualises them. There have been many false
notions that living beings or things and phenomena seem to exist in
themselves and by themselves. Unfortunately, this wrong mode prevents us
from recognising the difference between appearance and reality.
For instance, when you consider something like a car, its intrinsic existence is
negated, what remains is a body dependent on an engine, seats, lights,
windows, tyres, gas, etc. This means that what is left behind is a dependent
phenomenon. As such, it is not that you end up realising that the object or
phenomenon does not exist, but rather that you find that its intrinsic
existence is unfounded. By realising emptiness, the multiple appearances
that arise from our ignorance would disappear. We could then differentiate
how things are perceived to exist from how things actually exist.

25.0 Emptiness And Existence
Emptiness a necessary precondition for the existence of all objects;
otherwise, the object would be impossible. In contemplation, we would find
that emptiness corresponds to two distinct scenarios: -
1. It coincides with the inherent existence due to its immutable nature that all
conventional phenomena are lacking.
2. It corresponds to dependent arising, namely subject to the same lack of
inherent existence as any other object or phenomenon. It is often called the
void of emptiness.
The above scenarios are strange paradoxes, but nevertheless a coherent
whole because of the universal qualities discovered on the emptiness. To
sum up, the emptiness of phenomena is both the cause and the
consequence of the dependent nature of phenomena. It is comparable to
the inherent quality of existence and the discovery of such a truth is a key to
surmounting the ignorant state of the mind.
26.0 A Reflection Of Emptiness
The realisation of emptiness would mean the mind’s progressive knowledge
of the true nature of things or matters. As such, the emptiness can be
realised in stages, as described below: -
Stage 1 Elementary Realisation
• All things and phenomena are lack of core essence.
• Nothing remains constant and permanent.
• Everything is interrelated.
Stage 2 Intermediary Realisation
• Ability to tell the difference between how things are
perceived to exist and how things actually exist.
• See and not believe.

Stage 3 Advanced Realisation
• No dualism of subject and object, and no apparent
multiplicity.
• Everything and phenomena fluctuate in a unique condition.
• Uniformity exists.
Stage 4 Ultimate Realisation
• Dependent arising is completely blown off or extinguished.
• No strings attached, and nothing left.
• Infinite, immutable, permanent, and unconditional.
• Emerges beyond any conventional phenomena.
In essence, the ultimate realisation of emptiness is a phase of perfect
intermediation achieved by the mental consciousness. That means absolute
neutralisation of the conditional phenomena.
27.0 The Emptiness Of Phenomena
For a general understanding, the emptiness of phenomena is both the cause
and consequence of the dependent nature of phenomena. That is the way it
appears in direct perception and without having to refer to another entity. In
other words, it is entirely defined by its own nature, namely an inherent
existence that is indestructible and everlasting.
Moreover, it is unchangeable when seen from the outside and cannot
undergo internal state changes. This means that nothing can be added to it
and that no change in external circumstances can affect it. Ultimately,
emptiness exists in all conditional phenomena, without which the potential
movement of the mind towards enlightenment is considered impossible.
28.0 Mental Transformation From Ignorance Into Realisation
Buddha’s nature exists within the innate faculty of all beings and things. It’s
just a matter of time before we discover such a reality through
enlightenment. For a general understanding, the nature of Buddha may also

be recognised as the black hole of emptiness, as shown in the following
illustrations:
The Black Hole Of Emptiness
Key: -
Wake-up Route Phenomenon
The Deepest Truth Energy
The Individual’s Mind Matter
The Black Hole Of Emptiness Space
The Dependent Phenomena
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p 3
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p 12
p 4
p 11
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p 10
p 9
p 8
p 6
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NIBBĀNA
Singularity & Uniformity
SAMSĀRA
Duality & Multiplicity
Duality & Multiplicity
Dependent
Rising
Imbalanced
Condition
NO MIND
Independent & Permanent
MIND
Dependent
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Balanced
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A Progressive State Of Mind
1. Mind A is somewhat stronger and more agile than Mind B.
Mind A Mind B
2. Mind C is more ignorant than Mind D.
Mind C Mind D
3. Mind E is at peace.
Mind E
(Illuminated Mind)
4. With the surrounding waves of dependent phenomena, the mind is obscured to
discern the deepest truth.
The Presence Of Waves Of The Absence Of Waves Of
Dependent Phenomena Dependent Phenomena

5. Without the waves of dependent phenomena, the mind is capable of discerning
the most profound fact about things in clear crystal.
6. Without phenomena, dependent nature would gradually disappear. The mind is
then completely exposed to the deepest truth.
The Disappearance Of The Mind Is Fully Exposed
Dependent Phenomena To The Deepest Truth
7. In full realisation, the mind is permanently absorbed into the black hole of
emptiness.
The Mind Is Vanishes Into Nibbāna
8. Without the mind, infinite, immutable, and unconditional happiness will rise to
prominence, namely nibbāna.
29.0 Mind’s Proliferation In Dependent Nature
The mind is the precursor for all states. Typically, the mind is obscured from
discerning real circumstances because of the surrounding waves of
dependent phenomena, hence the onset of ignorance. As a result, suffering
occurs in dependent nature with the prevalence of perceptions, designs,
labels, limitations, names, activities, forms, relationships, descriptions,
stereotypes, beginning, end, etc. Let’s look at the illustrations below: -

The Advent Of Dependent Nature The Demise Of Dependent Nature
→ The Continuance of Causality → The Cessation of Causality
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Cause Is Effect, Effect Is Cause
With the mind, the dependent nature arises,
Without the mind, the dependent nature ceases.
30.0 The Prevalence Of The Mind
The mind is defined as memory, remembrance, way of thinking, feeling, wish,
opinion, intention, or purpose. It is commonly referred to as the thinking
subject on the other side of the object or matter, that is, the phenomenon.
Thereafter, the presence of duality or multiple circumstances which are
conditions which appear or are perceived by the senses or more precisely by
the mind. Let’s see the following diagram: -
Key: -
MS = Mind-Subject
MO = Mind-Object
p = Phenomenon
The Subject-Object Relationships
MSA
MOB
MOC
MOD MOE
pAC
pAD pAE
pAB

With the mind, the phenomenon arises,
With the phenomena, the dependent nature arises.
Ultimately, the mind is connected to the phenomenon that, in turn, is
relevant to the dependent nature, just like a shadow follows the body. That
is how conventional reality works.
31.0 Mind...Oh Mind
The mind and body are born from manas,
The manas is born from consciousness,
The consciousness is born from awareness,
The awareness is born from volition,
The volition is born from inkling,
The inkling is born from sparkling,
The sparkling is born from impulse,
The impulse is born from irrationality,
The irrationality is born from confusion,
The confusion is born from disorientation,
The disorientation is born from blindness,
The blindness is born from ignorance,
The ignorance is born from compulsion,
The compulsion is born from memory,
The memory is born from representation,
The representation is born from knowledge,
The knowledge is born from information,
The information is born from agitation,
The agitation is born from aggregation,
The aggregation is born from stability,
The stability is born from equanimity,
The equanimity is born from alignment,
The alignment is born from adjustment,
The adjustment is born from discomposure,
The discomposure is born from diffusion,
The diffusion is born from segregation,

The segregation is born from fragility,
The fragility is born from death,
The death is born from draining,
The draining is born from aging,
The aging is born from hauling,
The hauling is born from mobility,
The mobility is born from energising,
The energising is born from birth,
The birth is born from creation,
The creation is born from becoming,
The becoming is born from unsettling,
The unsettling is born from clinging,
The clinging is born from grasping,
The grasping is born from craving,
The craving is born from experience,
The experience is born from feeling,
The feeling is born from stimulation,
The stimulation is born from contact,
The contact is born from conductivity,
The conductivity is born from six sense bases,
The six sense bases are born from sensation,
The sensation is born from mind and body,
The mind and body are born from manas,
ad infinitum.
From the above cycle of Dependent Origination, we would notice that the
mind is dependent which arises according to the principle of emptiness. It
means that all beings or things are formed as intricate continual existences
rather than discrete units. In dependent nature, the mind is the precursor to
every state, that is, it is essential to the prevalence of perceptions,
conceptions, labels, borders, names, activities, forms, relations, descriptions,
stereotypes, beginning, end, etc. The fundamental cause for this recurring
personality is the mental consciousness that remains in ignorance; when
ignorance is removed, rebirth ceases.
In Buddhism, it is revealed that only a human can attain full enlightenment
with the dominant mental consciousnesses that can find a balance between
happiness and suffering through meditation. The dominant mental
consciousness plays a key role in evoking one’s sole determination to end the

state of suffering conclusively. At the time of enlightenment, the mind would
continue to be present, but it simply discerns all things without illusions or
hesitation. This phase is called cessation with the remainder. Cessation
without the remainder is attainable only without a physical body, namely
parinibbāna.
32.0 The State Of The Mind
Generally, the mind consists of an amalgamation of dominant and subtle
aspects that would interact differently in the circumstances, as described
below: -
32.1 Asleep
When we are asleep, the dominant mental consciousness would fall into a
sleepy state. It is because it is apparently linked to the physical body and
there is a biological clock that regulates the length of time to stay awake and
rest. As for subtle-mental consciousness, it has been able to function
independently and would continue to function unpretentiously while the
body is in rest mode.
For example, you still have visions in your dreams, even with your eyes closed
while you sleep. And dreams are a series of images, thoughts, or emotions
that cross the mind during sleep. In other words, we could say that subtle
mental consciousness functions as a VCR – analogue audio and analogue
video recording from broadcast TV so that images and sound can be played
at a more convenient time.
32.2 Near-death Experience (NDE)
We may have heard of a number of reported cases related to impending
death, out-of-body experience, and vision of light at the end of the tunnel.
Typically, the mind is succumbed to an altered condition with the following
illustration: -

Key: -
Dominant Mental Consciousness
Subtle Mental Consciousness
The Clear Light
Observation
The Mind Of A Being In NDE
For NDE, the two distinct mental expressions would interact in a similar way
to joint dislocation. The subtle-mental consciousness has a central role in
discerning the respective external experiences, whereas the dominant
mental consciousness would become temporarily inactive.
Actually, the sight of light at the end of the tunnel is basically Buddha’s
nature, namely the innate state of the mind which is embedded in all sentient
beings (clear light). It is also known as the imperious black hole in the innate
mind of all individuals that is potent and radiant.
32.3 Enlightenment
During enlightenment, the dominant mental consciousness would play a
prominent role in observation, while the subtle mental consciousness would
remain subdued. The dominant mental consciousness is similar to a mind in
command, that is, an influential mind that can direct, take charge, focus,
make decisions, and transmit action.
At this point, it is unfettered by the monkey-like thoughts; a state of pure
observation in itself. It means observing without identifying with the
thoughts that the subtle-consciousness flows. Ultimately, the systemic
migration of thought identification into observation is known as the
progressive manifestation of Buddha’s nature.

Key: -
Subtle Mental Consciousness
Observation by Dominant Mind
Dependent Phenomenon
The Mind Of An Enlightened Being
Essentially, the dominant mind consciousness was able to discern the seed
treasures of karma throughout the series of its past lives in crystalline clarity.
This is primarily due to the elements of memory and information embodied in
the subtle-consciousness. In addition, it could also predict future events that
are commonly referred to as déjà vu.
33.0 The Absence Of The Mind
Without mental consciousness, duality or multiple circumstances would be
hampered. Afterwards, all phenomena would appear according to the
deepest facts, namely without labels, boundaries, names, activities, forms,
descriptions, etc. It means that the ultimate truth exists beyond the mind
and beyond concepts and words in the sense that it is beyond our customary
ways of perceiving things. A clear mind is capable of discerning the most
profound fact on things or matters like a lotus flower that breaks the surface
of the water and blooms without being touched by the mud or soiled water
of the pond.
34.0 What Are Awareness, Consciousness, And Mind?
Awareness is a ground state that sustains consciousness. The nature of
awareness is effulgence and it is in an unconscious condition before the
objects appear. When it touches objects, consciousness springs up. It is in
turn the appearance of objects in the mind, naturally looking outwards for
objects, and flitting all the time. Moreover, consciousness is known by the

name of synergy which implies geometric expansion with the birth of its
dominant and subtle expressions.
On the other hand, the mind is a pattern of consciousness that comes out of
awareness and is known as consciousness in individuality. In other words,
the origin of individuality is identical to the origin of the mind, which is
something more objective and entails clear discrimination. This means that
the mind differentiates and understands the characteristics of objects and is
used to understand things, since it understands the manipulation of
consciousness.
35.0 The Category Of Consciousness
In Buddhism, the stream of mind is characterised by the stream of
consciousness which is composed of a conflation of the dominant and subtle
aspects. More precisely, it can be classified in four layers, namely mental
consciousness, sensory consciousness, storage consciousness, and manas
consciousness.
35.1 Mental Consciousness
The dominant aspect of mental consciousness is seen as a working
consciousness or mind in control, that is, an influential mind that can direct,
take charge, concentrate, make decisions, and transmit action. It is
intimately related to the physical body or more precisely to the brain. That
means there’s a biological clock that regulates how long it takes to stay
awake and get some rest.
35.2 Sensory Consciousness
This is a subtle consciousness that comes from our five senses, which are
sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. It is sometimes called the gate and
always engages with three elements: the sensory organ, the sensory object,
and the experience of what we see, hear, smell, taste, or touch. In other
words, the physical body is a necessary prerequisite for any sensory
consciousness to exist.

35.3 Storage Consciousness
It is a subtle mental consciousness that is somewhat independent of the
physical body. The stored consciousness would act like a museum where we
could discern the elements of memory and information within the subtle
mental consciousness. In other words, this is a place where one could see
through the treasures of kamma seeds accumulated from the subtle
information retained throughout the series of his past lives.
35.4 Manas Consciousness
Manas that takes place against a background of preliminary consciousness is
an architect or designer who activates the creations of mind and body. It is
also known as the cogitant consciousness which always embraces and clings
to the storage consciousness. Manas grows out of the stored consciousness
and embraces the stored consciousness as its object. The function of manas
is to appropriate storage consciousness as its own.
36.0 The Power Of Still Mind
A still mind is an altered state of consciousness that is composed and
confident. For general comprehension, upekkhā (equanimity) is one of the
brahmavihāras (Buddhist virtues) which is a foundation for wisdom and
liberation. It is about sustaining the innate mind which is exalted, radiant,
and abundant in a circumstance which is neither too tight nor too loose. This
means that upekkhā touches upon the uniformity or impartiality of
consciousness and has become the central point of the Middle Way, which is
to focus on the core, neutrality, balance, and righteousness.
Besides, a still mind is luminous and highly imposing; it can pierce through the
flow of time, space, and planes of existence. This means that the best self-
defence for oneself is within the innate mind. In fact, human thoughts are
the most powerful vibrational energies that can draw in whatever is desired
or wished for. It may even be so powerful to suppress and reverse black
magic spells, and influence the process of becoming. As such, it is imperative
that one meditate diligently to reinforce the innate mind if one wants to
accomplish a myriad of wonders.

37.0 Mind, Brain, And Buddhism
Buddhism often revolves around the mind and the matter, or the mind and
the body. As a result, mind and matter or body should not be assessed
separately. Frankly, mind and body are only two sides of the same coin.
According to Albert Einstein’s equation of relativity, E = mc2
, the only
difference between mind and matter lies in the characteristics of vibrational
energy. The principle applies: a lower frequency and slower vibrations lead to
the formation of the body and the senses; a higher frequency and faster
vibrations lead to the formation of the mind.
This means that mind and body are present in every created thing as an
integral whole. Even an atom has some sort of mind which is unique or
individualised. The nucleus of the atom, around which the electrons vibrate
in standing waves, makes up the individuality of the atom. Consequently,
one atom is distinct from another atom, just like a person is different from
another or like a thing is different from another thing. Essentially, atoms are
held together through covalent chemical bonds, but its synergies evoke the
mind, the consciousness in individuality.
In a sentient being, the nervous system is formed against the backdrop of
sensory consciousness. This is a subtle synergy resulting from the interaction
of subtle mental consciousness, namely the electrochemical transmission
along neurons through the nervous system. During this time, the central
nervous system, particularly the brain, with the highest density of neurons
throughout the nervous system would evoke the dominant mental
consciousness. It is seen as the work consciousness that can drive, take
charge, concentrate, make decisions, and transmit action.
As a rule, the mental consciousness and the brain are in symbiosis; one never
exists without the other. A brain is in fact a coagulated form of the
conjugated dominant and subtle mental consciousnesses, just like water
resembles ice, the mind resembles the brain and the body. With high neural
density, it could perform a variety of complex functions in addition to
transmitting signals and sending messages to other parts of the body. The
main roles include control, regulation, analysis, organisation, wishes,
interpretation, memorisation, etc.

At the end of the day, the physical body, or specifically the brain, is essential
to enlightening individuals. In Buddhism, it is revealed that only humans can
reach full enlightenment and no other beings in other domains of existence.
This is because the brain is a prerequisite for the development of the
dominant mental consciousness that, in turn, generates the full resolution to
end the state of suffering (dukkha). Subsequently, the possibility of inducing
the supreme state known as enlightenment through deep meditation could
be explored.
38.0 Buddhism: A Complete Transformation Of Thought
In Buddhism, the mind is the precursor to every state. This means that the
ultimate responsibility is to interpret duality or multiple circumstances,
namely phenomena. For general comprehension, the mind is also known as
consciousness in the individuality that derives from awareness. When we
refer to the cycle of Dependent Origination, the manas that unfolds on a
background of consciousness (preliminary) is an architect that activates
mental and physical creations.
Generally speaking, Buddhism is a philosophy that explores the luminosity of
the mind. It focuses mainly on the transformation of the ignorant mind, that
is, a prescription to liberate the dominant mental consciousness from
thoughts. This means the perspective is shifted to observe the thoughts that
are agitated by the subtle mental consciousness. The systemic migration
from identifying thought to observation is also known as the gradual
transformation of the mindset into a Buddha-nature.
Last but not least, Buddhism is the quest for eternal, unconditional, and
lasting happiness. While enlightenment is about accomplishment, wisdom is
about applying it to your day-to-day perspectives and making thoughtful
decisions. Therefore, if one wants to acquire enlightenment and wisdom,
one has to put words into action. It means that it is not a question of building
castles in the air, but rather of the only determination to put an end to the
state of suffering once and for all.

39.0 Buddhism: 31 Planes Of Existence
Buddhism talks about 31 planes of existence which are divided into three
kinds of world as follows: -
1. Kāma-loka or kāmabhava (the sensuous world) – 11 planes
a. Kāmaduggati Bhūmi
- Four states of deprivation (apāya): Niraya (Hell), Tiracchana Yoni
(Animals), Peta Loka (Hungry ghosts), and Asura (Demons).
b. Kāmasugati Bhūmi
- Manussa Loka (Human beings) and Cātumahārājika Heaven,
Tāvatimsa Heaven, Yāma Heaven, Tusita Heaven, Nimmānarati
Heaven, and Paranimmita-vasavatti Heaven (six other planes of
heavenly gods).
2. Rūpa-loka or rūpabhava (the world of form/fine material world) – 16 planes
The different planes of devas: -
a. Pārisajja Brahma - Retinue/Servants of Mahā Brahma.
b. Purohita Brahma - Ministers/Advisors of Mahā Brahma.
c. Mahā Brahma - Great Brahmas.
d. Parittābha Deva - Devas of Limited Radiance.
e. Appamāņābha Deva - Devas of Unbounded Radiance.
f. Ābhassara Deva - Devas of Streaming Radiance.
g. Parittāsubha Deva - Devas of Limited Glory.
h. Appamāņāsubha Deva - Devas of Unbounded Glory.
i. Subhakiņņa Deva - Devas of Radiant Glory.
j. Vehappala Deva - Very Fruitful Devas.
k. Asaňňa Sattā - Mindless beings.
l. Aviha Deva - Devas not Falling Away.
m. Atappa Deva - Untroubled Devas.
n. Sudassa Deva - Beautiful Devas.
o. Sudassi Deva - Clear-sighted Devas.
p. Akanitta Deva - Peerless Devas.
3. Arūpa-loka or arūpabhava (the formless world/immaterial world) – 4 planes
The pure abodes of four realms (the purest of the 31 planes of existence): -

a. Ākāsānaňcāyatanupaga Deva - Sphere of Infinite Space.
b. Viňňaņaňcāyatanupaga Deva - Sphere of Infinite Consciousness.
c. Ākiňcaňňāyatanupaga Deva - Sphere of Nothingness.
d. Nevasaňňānāsaňňāyatanupaga Deva - Sphere of Neither -
perception nor non-perception.
In Buddhism, the mind is the forerunner of all different states. It is said to be
the architect for the 31 planes of existence. This means that the burden of
future openings, as in the next phase of existence, lies in the present trends
of mental consciousness.
40.0 Birth And Rebirth
For general comprehension, rebirth is not transmigration. A single soul does
not migrate from one physical body to another spontaneously as soon as it
matures. In Buddhism, rebirth refers to the evolution of an individual’s
consciousness or stream of consciousness. This means that the new
consciousness that appears in the same person (in the new person after
death) is neither identical nor wholly different from the old consciousness,
but it is part of a continuum of causation or stream with it.
The underlying cause of this persistent reappearance of the personality is the
consciousness that remains in ignorance; when ignorance is eradicated,
rebirth comes to an end. For example, a flame is transferred from one candle
to another, or the fire propagates from one field to another. Just as it
depends upon the original fire, there is a conditioned relationship between
one life and the other; they are not identical, but they are not completely
distinct either.
Meanwhile, the rebirth may take place from a separate source with several
different personalities at some point in time, just as the genetic line changes
from generation to generation. Typically, most individuals were unable to
remember each other’s past lives because of the assimilated heritage of the
myriad of ancestral sources. However, some people vividly remember their
past life and the whole episode depends on the density of legacy elements as
shown below: -

Illustration 1
Key: -
Force Of Ignorance Dominant Mental Consciousness
Force Of Awakening Subtle Mental Consciousness
Dependent Phenomenon
The Mind Of A Living Being The Mind Of A Departing Being
The Subtle Mental Consciousness The Force Of Ignorance Has Outdone
Is Released In Fragments The Force Of Awakening
o
回
光
返
照
A Final Burst Of Energy Before Death

Liberated Subtle Mental Consciousness Fragments From
Various Individuals Under Imbalanced Phenomena
Subtle Mental Consciousness From The Mind Of A New Being Derivative
Various Predecessors Gathered Of Various Predecessors
Under Equilibrated Phenomena

Illustration 2
Key: -
E = Energy M = Matter
Generation 1
Person A Person B Person C
E1-1 E1-2 E1-3 E1-4 E2-1 E2-2 E2-3 E3-1 E3-2 E3-3
E1-5 E1-6 E1-7 E2-4 E2-5 E2-6 E3-4 E3-5
M1-1 M1-2 M1-3 M1-4 M2-1 M2-2 M2-3 M2-4 M3-1 M3-2 M-3-3
M1-5 M1-6 M1-7 M2-5 M2-6 M3-4 M3-5
Disintegrating Process
E1-1 E1-4 E1-3 E1-7 E2-1 E2-2 E2-4 E2-6 E3-1 E3-2 E3-4
E1-5 E1-6
E1-2 M1-1 M1-2 M2-2 M2-3 M2-4 M3-1 M3-2 M3-4 M3-5
M1-7 M1-4 M1-5 M2-5 M2-6 E2-5
M1-6 M1-3 E2-3 M2-1 M-3-3 E3-3 E3-5

An Interval Of Time After The Disintegration Process
M1-2 M1-3 M1-4 M1-5 M2-2 M2-3 M2-4 M2-5 M2-6 M3-1 M3-2 M3-4 M3-5
→ E1-2-1 E1-3-1 E1-4-1 E1-5-1 → E2-2-1 E2-3-1 E2-4-1 E2-5-1 E2-6-1 → E3-1-1 E3-2-1 E3-4-1 E3-5-1
M1-6 M1-3 → E1-6-1 E1-3-1 M2-1 → E2-1-1 M3-3 → E3-3-1
E1-2-1 E1-6 E1-5-1 E2-1-1 E2-4 E2-6-1 E3-1 E3-2-1 E3-5-1 E3-5
→ M1-2-1 M1-6-1 M1-5-1 → M2-1-1 M2-4-1 M2-6-1 → M3-1-1 M3-2-1 M3-5-2 M3-5-1
New Integrating Process
Generation 2
Person A-1 Person B-1 Person C-1
E2-4
E1-1 E1-2 E2-1 E1-3-1 E1-6 E2-2 E2-3 E3-4 E2-5 E2-6 M-2-4-1 M1-2-1
M1-5-1 M2-6-1 M1-3 M3-5-1 M3-2-1 M3-5-2 M3-1-1
Remarks: -
1. Person A, Person B, and Person C are three people who live in different places in
Generation 1.
2. In Generation 2, Person A-1, and Person B-1 are husband and wife; while Person
C-1 is their close friend.
3. If Person A was a fervent pianist, the new bonded being would inherit artistic
talents or something similar.
4. Type of person: Person A-1 is totally normal or healthy, Person B-1 is both
hyperactive and supernatural, and Person C-1 is weak or deficient.
5. Kamma law applies to determine the conditions for revival above.

41.0 No Reincarnation, Only Rebirth
Buddhism totally rejects the idea of reincarnation because it is impossible for
a single soul or an unchangeable soul to transmigrate from one body to
another. In general, energy would only be constantly transformed and
regenerated in the infinite cosmos. The following principle applies:
transforming is changing, changing is becoming, and becoming is rebirth.
Hence, Buddhism supports rebirth or resurrection over reincarnation.
In the dependent nature there is a constant and continual transformation of
all things or matters through the process of permeation or diffusion. In
rebirth, an individual soul does not move from one physical body into
another. Each individual or everything in existence would not be the same
after all. For example, twins resemble one another, but never the same
people. In the same way, no two minds are the same.
In Buddhism, rebirth refers to the evolution of a person’s consciousness or
stream of consciousness and the new consciousness that arises in the same
person (in the new person on death) is neither identical nor totally different
from the old consciousness, but it is part of a chain of causality or flow with it.
The underlying cause of this persistent reappearance of the personality is the
consciousness that remains in ignorance.
For example, a flame is transferred from one candle to the next, or the fire is
spread from one field to the next. Just as it is dependent on the original fire,
there is a conditioned relation between one life and the other; they are not
identical, but they are not wholly distinct. Besides, it is also possible that
rebirth occurs from a single source in different identities at different times,
just as the genetic lineage changes over generations.
Ultimately, it is Mother Nature’s wonder that each object or thing created is
not the same or completely different from each other. This means that
everything exists conditionally without a perpetual essence and is created as
continually convoluted existences rather than discrete units. The
interdependence of all things is pertinent to the principle of emptiness laid
out by the Buddha.

42.0 The Law Of Vibration And Attraction
Whatever exists according to the perception of the mental consciousness is
only energy, namely the vibrating space. In the material universe, something
does not appear out of thin air, on the contrary, it is born from the energy
which exists in a system. By and large, all existences would derive from the
fundamental elements of energy, matter, and space. Those elements would
inherently vibrate under infinitely conditional phenomena. The following
Under equilibrated phenomena, the basic elements would mingle via the
aggregation process, while it would dissociate via the segregation process
under imbalanced phenomena.
Meanwhile, the law of vibration provides the basis for the law of attraction. It
stipulates that we attract what we send, namely like attracts like, unlike
repels unlike. For example, human thoughts are cosmic waves of energy that
pervade all time, space, and it is the most powerful vibration that can attract
what is desired. This means that other similar frequencies resonate all the
time and are essential to the mechanism of the law of attraction. In other
words, the law of vibration and attraction go together infinitely.
43.0 Ion Drives The World
An ion is an atom or molecule charged as a result of the imbalanced number
of electrons and the number of protons in the atom or molecule. One atom
may become a positive charge or a negative charge depending on whether
the number of electrons within an atom is greater or smaller than the number
of protons within the atom. Also, ion concentrations may vary over short
distances, namely that one end of a room may be found to have an excess of
positive ions and the other end negative.
In essence, positive ions adversely affect humans and animals. Some of the
side effects caused by high positive ion counts are violent behaviour,
depression, lethargy, respiratory symptoms, migraines, etc. On the contrary,
negative ions benefit humans and animals. There is scientific evidence that a
large number of negative ions will reduce fatigue, strengthen the function of

autonomic nerves, strengthen the body immune system, improve
metabolism, lower blood pressures, etc.
On a different front, the defined proportion of ions in the atmosphere is
directly related to the manifestation of spirits in the human domain. Positive
ions can affect human thought or behaviour with negative elements such as
bad will, agitation, pessimism, etc. For example, common areas such as
windowless and closed rooms, abandoned houses, hospitals, factories, old
buildings - derelict and overgrown states have become an ideal gateway for
wandering spirits into the human world.
Furthermore, any spirit close to our physical body could cause severe
headaches, nausea, and unexpected lethargy - an obvious indication of the
high density of positive ions in the surrounding area. Somehow, a human
suffering from mental or physical illness would easily attract spirits due to
more positive ions in the environment. In the long run, the presence of high
negative ions would bring many benefits to man. And ion could be a
determining factor in the mental and physical welfare of individuals.
44.0 The Process Of The New Creation In Samsāra
According to Chinese philosophy, everything is a combination of yin and yang.
Yin and yang are in fact complementary but opposite forces which interact to
form a greater whole than any separate part to produce a harmonised
dynamic system. The visual representation of this concept is well depicted in
the Taijitu symbol or loosely referred to as the yin-yang symbol. Literally, Tai-ji
signifies ultimate supreme that represents a perceptive reality of dependent
nature, underlines many natural dualities like femininity and masculinity,
darkness and light, low and high, cold and hot, water and fire, life and death,
expanding and contracting, etc.
When a quality reaches its peak, it naturally starts to turn into the opposite
quality. The union of the two brings forth things. Yin and yang transform
each other, like a current in the ocean, every advance is completed by a
retreat, and every rise is transformed into a fall. Generally, yin is related to
water, earth, moon, femininity, night, etc. It is characterised as slow, soft,
yielding, diffuse, cool, humid, and passive. Meanwhile, yang is related to fire,
sky, sun, masculinity, day, etc. It is characterised as fast, hard, solid, focused,

hot, dry, and aggressive. The conventional principle is: “Yin creates yang and
yang activates yin”.
Based on the cycle of Dependent Origination, manas that unfolds on a
background of preliminary consciousness is an architect or designer that
activates the creations of mind and body. Mind and body are just two facets
of the same thing. Manas would vibrate within a unique frequency pattern: a
wave of high and low vibrations. This pattern of vibrations would eventually
result in a conflation between mind and body. The principle is that the lower
the frequency, the slower the vibration and vice versa. A slower vibration
would lead to body and sensory base formation and a faster vibration would
lead to mental formation.
Collectively, it gives birth to a new life existence with a unique individuality
which would not allow disruption by any external interference whatsoever;
thus, it maintains its own identity. That is, the mind and the body are present
in everything created as an integrated whole. Even an atom has a kind of
uniqueness or individuality. The nucleus of the atom, around which the
electrons vibrate in standing waves, makes up the individuality of the atom.
As a consequence, one atom distinguishes from another atom; just as one
person is different from another person or as one thing is different from
another thing.
Moreover, it is the mind, the consciousness in individuality, that holds
together atoms and molecules as a single body integrated into a life.
Scientifically, atoms are maintained together by covalent chemical bonds, but
its synergies will give birth to the dominant and subtle mental consciousness.
For general information, subtle mental consciousness can process and store
information without much work or intervention by the dominant mental
consciousness. This means it could work with the lowest amount of power
consumption 24 hours a day, 365 days a year unlike the dominant mental
consciousness that is bound with a biological clock.
At maturity, the mind and body would be subjected to a process of
disintegration, with the dominant mental consciousness weakening and
collapsing. This event may lead to an impulsive event with display of a final
energy explosion in the phases of death (回光返照). Thereafter, the
segregation process would take place intensely with more subtle mental
consciousness leaving the body. At that time, subtle-mental consciousness

would retain in temporarily liberated forms before subscribing to the next
process of becoming when the situation allows. The infinite repetitions of
birth, life, death, and rebirth in the realms of existence are called samsāra.
45.0 The Reproductive Process In Samsāra
The process of sexual procreation begins with the aggregation of sperm and
eggs that are electrically neutral structures with an equal quantity of positive
and negative charges. During fertilisation, sperm are temperature-controlled
as they pass through most of the fallopian tube and navigate by tuning the
chemical call of the egg as it nears the fertilisation site. When a sperm
merges with an egg to form a zygote, it would lead to energy being absorbed
inside the egg structure. This means that the electron bound to an atom of
the egg absorbs the right amount of energy, primarily from the potential
(stored) energy of the sperm.
Thereafter, the energy absorbed would exceed the electric potential barrier
that initially held it, breaking the connection and releasing it to move. The
electron is then released like a free electron of the zygote structure. When
an atom loses an electron, it turns into a charged particle called an ion that
will then take or release an electron to restore equilibrium. This means that
an embryo is a newly formed being with positively charged ions and
continues to attract surrounding negative ions to enhance the metabolism of
cell membranes, accelerating the mitosis process and the delivery of oxygen
to inner cells and tissues.
Gradually, it would grow into an embryo only with the presence of
compatible negative and positive ions, and subtle mental consciousnesses
acting as catalysts. At the same time, mental and sensory consciousness
would be formed through a sustained energy-producing fusion reaction in the
embryo. The embryo would then continue to grow to become a fetus, as
would the development of the nervous system, which is a system dependent
on the electric impulse that requires the existence of imbalanced ion
particles. In the meantime, the emerging mind and body are analogous to
the origin of the fire.
From an article pulled out from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, the origin of
the fire is described as follows: -

“Fires start when a flammable and/or combustible material, in combination
with a sufficient quantity of an oxidizer such as oxygen gas or another
oxygen-rich compound (though non-oxygen oxidizers exist that can replace
oxygen), is exposed to a source of heat or ambient temperature above the
flashpoint for the fuel/oxidizer mix and is able to sustain a rate of rapid
oxidation that produces a chain reaction. This is commonly called the fire
tetrahedron. Fire cannot exist without all these elements in place and in the
right proportions. For example, a flammable liquid will start burning only if
the fuel and oxygen are in the right proportions. Some fuel-oxygen mixes
may require a catalyst, a substance that is not directly involved in any
chemical reaction during combustion, but which enables the reactants to
combust more readily. Once ignited, a chain reaction must take place
whereby fires can sustain their own heat by the further release of heat energy
in the process of combustion and may propagate, provided there is a
continuous supply of an oxidizer and fuel.”
The comparison referred to can be illustrated below: -
Combustion → Sparkling process
Fire → Sentient being
Flame → Dominant mental consciousness
Fuel/combustible material → Sentient body
Oxidiser → Oxygen intake
Heat → Subtle mental consciousness
Chain reaction → Electrochemical impulse/transmission
Catalyst → Free-flow subtle mental consciousness
The applicable principle: when the flame goes out, the chain reaction stops,
and the fire vanishes. However, the ambient temperature (heat) remains
temporary, but below the flashpoint for the fuel/oxidiser mix and waiting for
all the right elements in place and in the right proportions. Similarly, when a
sentient being is past, the dominant mental consciousness and
electrochemical impulse/transmission would die out. Yet the subtle-mental
consciousness would remain temporarily before participating in the next
process of becoming. It remains an important part of the ongoing process of
birth, life, death, and rebirth known as samsāra.

46.0 Samsāra: Why Is There Something Instead Of Nothing?
Firstly, there is always something there in the field of something and also,
there is nothing there in the field of nothing. Perhaps we’ve all heard the
question, “Is it half empty or half full?” If you focus on the more visible part,
you’ll see it’s half full. Similarly, if you notice the invisible part first, you have a
better chance to see what is lacking. Either way, you only see half the image.
The interesting dichotomy between something and nothing looks pretty
much like the dualism between yin and yang. In the end, it is a simplistic
understanding of the complex relationship between thoughts, perceptions,
and realities.
Fundamentally, the field of something refers to the orienting energy in the
sphere of time and the principle of absence, balance, and constant (ABC).
The Energy Conservation Law stipulated that energy cannot be created or
destroyed and the sum of all energies in a system is constant. If a scene is
provoked, the natural law that governs the balance would take effect
through time and the planes of existence, just as the rock hit the water and
caused a ring of waves to spread and reverberate around. Furthermore,
energy is an element that implies the motion of translation, rotation, and
vibration that become the key components of universal laws.
In the field of something, the mind is the precursor of every state. That is, the
object or matter must appear within the range of the mental frequency
horizon; if not, observation is impossible. The relevant principle: the
elements of awareness would discern some simple and variable frequencies
based on information and memory. This would give birth to consciousness
(e.g. 1, 2, 3, etc.), commonly called soul. Consciousness would then progress
in a manipulative mind (e.g. 1+2, 8-6, 5x7, 3/4, etc.) that can distinguish and
understand the features of objects or matters like the dichotomy between
something and nothing. Let’s review this illustration below: -
Both Sides To Mother Nature
The two sides will exist simultaneously and can be illustrated in a mathematical
equation, as described below: -

Facet 1 Facet 2
The Realm Of Something The Realm Of Nothing
(Dependent Arising) (Inherent Existence)
… (-2+2) + (-16+16) + (-133+133) + (0) + (-54+54) …, etc. = 0
At the end of the day, the field of something comes in when you have mental
energy. This is because the mind is the architect for discriminating all
existences by manipulative distinction. Like the famous quote from Brian G.
Dyson (former CEO of Coca Cola), “Value has value only when its value is
valued”. Without mental consciousness, everything would appear as the
deepest facts in itself, namely no label, no boundary, no name, no activity, no
description, etc. (as the field of nothing). In Buddhism, enlightenment
emphasises the full realisation of the modus operandi of Mother Nature and
her liberation with an absolute and permanent neutrality.
47.0 Nibbāna: How Does This Get Described?
Nibbāna is not categorically a state of paradise or a sort of celestial realm, but
a completely neutralised state of things. This contrasts with the conventional
phenomenon of conditionality. Basically, in deep meditation, there would be
a slower process of becoming with the vibrating energy stretching away from
the central point of the source at a slower pace. As the process of becoming
ceases, so does the energy. It’s literally a frozen state of energy.
In Buddhism, the mind is the precursor to every state. During enlightenment,
the complete absence of circumstances is realised by the mind, which is akin
to a state of equilibrium. This is also called full neutralisation of conditional
phenomena. But absence does not mean nothingness, it means no-
This arising, that arises. This ceasing, that ceases. Zero = A mathematical value
intermediate between
positive and negative values.
= The absence of any or all
units under consideration.

thingness. Ultimately, the lack of vibration would halt the process of
becoming and the mental consciousness. The following principle applies: -
No-thing would mean no becoming,
No becoming would mean no suffering,
No suffering would mean no mind,
No mind would be a complete neutrality,
and it’s called nibbāna.
48.0 Does No-thing Exist?
If we were to divide the word “nothing”, it would become two words: “no
and thing”. Literally, no-thing signifies a lack in the process of becoming.
When a person goes into deep meditation, the process of becoming slows,
that is, the energy moves away from the central point of the source at a
slower pace. As the process of becoming ceases, the energy also ceases to
vibrate. This means it just froze, namely the cessation of any changing
activity. When the total lack of circumstances is achieved, it is known as a
blown-off state of things. Hence, absence is not about nothingness, but
rather about no-thingness. The following principle is applicable: -
No-thing would mean no becoming,
No changing would mean no suffering,
No suffering would mean no mind,
No mind would mean no existence.
The mind is the forerunner of every state: no mind would mean a fully
neutralised state of affairs, which means no-thing.
49.0 Vijja
Vijja refers to the superior or pure knowledge obtained by the mind following
the attainment of the different stages of jhāna. In general, jhāna is an altered
state of consciousness with profound calmness and concentration. There are
eight types of vijja described hereunder: -

1. Knowledge of contemplation.
- knowledge of mind and body interdependence (mentality-
materiality or nama-rupa).
2. Mind created body.
- astral projection (out-of-body experience).
3. Psychokinesis.
- the various workings of psychic power.
4. Clairaudience.
- the ability to hear into the celestial conversation.
5. Knowledge of the other’s mind.
- the ability to know what other people are thinking.
6. Knowledge of the past lives.
- the ability to review into the events of past lives.
7. Clairvoyance.
- the ability to see into devas, ghosts, spirits, etc.
- have celestial eyes, but not equal with yin-yang eyes.
8. Knowledge of the destruction of the āsavas.
- āsava refers to the uncontrolled mental outflow (consciousness).
- the attainment of cessation (Nirodha Samāpatti).
- when consciousness ceases, all suffering and existences cease.
At the end of the day, vijja would reflect the awakening state realised by the
mental consciousness through deep meditation.
50.0 Kamma-vipaka
In Buddhism, kamma is described as a volitional activity, while vipaka refers to
its later outcome. This means that there is a deliberate action that provokes
a powerful reaction. To better understand kamma-vipaka, it is necessary to
study the mind as it is a forerunner of all states. By nature, the mind is a
pattern of consciousness composed of a combination of dominant and

subtle aspects. The dominant mental consciousness is like a controlling mind
that can direct and convey action; unlike the subtle mental consciousness
that looks like a herd of wild horses that wander instinctively.
For general comprehension, the dominant mental consciousness is a
prerequisite to kamma-vipaka, otherwise the so-called volition would cease
to exist. That is to say, any thought or action involving the dominant mental
consciousness would be sensitive to kamma-vipaka influences. It is because
volitional human thought or action would produce the most powerful
vibration that permeates all time, space, and attracts that which is desired or
wished for. Just like swelling large waves with huge energy would produce a
visible and lasting implication for the environment.
At the end of the day, favourable energies attract favourable energies and
vice versa. In Buddhism, the human world is a central plane for kamma-
vipaka because of the presence of dominant and subtle mental
consciousnesses. The means of initiation of new volitional kamma arises in
the human domain if compared with other fields of existence. As such, it is
imperative that we nurture the innate mental consciousness while living in
the human domain. It is because our next phase of existence resides in the
tendencies of today’s mental consciousness.
51.0 Kamma And Wishes
In Buddhism, kamma refers to volitional action, but by definition, it means
action. Therefore, to have a glimpse of kamma and its consequences
(kamma-vipāka), it is vital to understand the laws of motion. Let us consider
Newton’s laws of motion as shown below: -
1st
Law Of Motion
Every object in a coherent state of motion tends to remain in this state of
movement unless an external force is applied.
2nd
Law Of Motion
It has to do with the relationship between the mass of an object, its
acceleration, and the applied force. Under this law, the direction of the force
vector is identical to the direction of the acceleration vector.

3rd
Law Of Motion
Every action leads to an equal and opposing reaction.
In a nutshell, Newton’s third law of motion would fall into constant motion.
This means that we can assume that the incoming factor is the same as the
becoming factor. However, the opposing forces would indicate a single
harmonising mechanism under a variable motion, as shown below: -
Scenario 1 - Acceleration
When the incoming factor accelerates, the relative becoming factor
decelerates: -
Force A incoming↑ Force A becoming↓
For example, a twin who flies off in a spaceship travelling near the speed of
light and comes back to find out her twin is a lot older. That’s because the
twin inside the spaceship would meet the deceleration process of becoming.
It describes time dilation based on Einstein’s special theory of relativity.
Scenario 2 - Deceleration
When the incoming factor decelerates, the relative becoming factor
accelerates: -
Force A incoming↓ Force A becoming↑
For example, if the speed of the car drops, it is literally decelerating;
mathematically, it is an acceleration in the opposite direction to that of
motion and vice versa. This scenario also explains why the process of
recovering people would accelerate after taking a cool vacation.
For the general understanding, human thoughts are cosmic waves of energy
that pervade all time, space, and it is the most powerful vibration that can
attract what is desired or wished for. This means we attract what we send
(like draws like) but the timeline for the end result always depends on the
performer’s skills. Given this, every desire for happiness and well-being of
oneself and others must be carried out in a meditative state with full
concentration and awareness, that is, in a slow-paced recitation. It is mainly a
question of using deceleration factors to accelerate the final result.

In Buddhism, the mettā bhavana (cultivation of loving-kindness) is regarded
as one of the powerful antidotes to relieve immeasurable suffering in
samsāra. It is a potent antidote that accelerates the realisation of emptiness
and the enlightenment of individuals. Ultimately, all wishes should be
expressed not only in a clear and slow discrete tempo, but also in full
concentration and mindfulness. This allows you to gain insight into
immediate outcomes. Unfortunately, most people don’t always get what
they want, primarily because of improper enforcement.
52.0 Everything Is One And One Is The Whole
Through direct experience, we know that humans and things cause pleasure,
pain, and that they can help and hurt. Hence, the phenomena definitely
exist, but the question is how? The fact is that they do not exist in their own
quality, but only have an existence that depends on many factors, including a
consciousness that conceptualises them. Simply put, a cause is never
sufficient to produce an effect. A cause must, at the same time, be an effect,
and each effect must be the cause of something else as well.
In dependent nature, we know something that is always constant, which is
the process of becoming. It would then evoke the energy that is just the
vibrant space. Fundamentally, the alternating motion of the opposing forces
would generate a continuum of the wavy model swinging back and forth. It
is for this reason that activities fluctuate infinitely. Indeed, one could acquire
new knowledge about Mother Nature by understanding the characteristics of
energy. Let’s see the illustration below: -
A Gravity Pendulum In Action

At the end of the day, we could witness the duality or multiplicity of
circumstances as simple side effects of vibratory energy. It is similar to a
single gravity pendulum in play, that is to say a weight suspended from a
hinge that could swing freely when moved laterally from its equilibrium
position to rest. This means that all phenomena, the subject-object
relationships, are created as continually convoluted existences rather than as
discrete units.
53.0 Cause And Condition
To be honest, any phenomenal existence is the product of the right
combination of causes and conditions. For example, in the yin-yang
philosophy, our body consists of the combination of the four major elements
of earth, water, fire, and wind. If some of these elements are not in an
orderly orientation, physically we would be taken ill. Ultimately, the four
major elements may be characterised as the causes, while the harmonious
orientation between these elements constituted the conditions. The
following principle applies: -
This arising (the cause and condition), that arises (the result),
This ceasing (the cause and condition), that ceases (the result).
In other words, everything that’s out there comes from various causes and
conditions. Each case would require other causes to be present and their
respective conditions. Just like for a new home to exist, we need bricks,
cement, wood, iron bars, roof tiles, plastic hoses, and other materials.
Construction can only be completed if all essential materials are available and
all prerequisites are met, such as workers’ skills, time allocation, etc. The
chain of links: wood needs forest, sunlight, rain, etc., and workers need their
parents, food, clothing, shelter, etc.
Through contemplation, we would realise that everything in the cosmos is
attributed to the existence of the new home; without it, the new home
would be impossible. This means that no single cause is ever sufficient to
produce an effect. A cause should simultaneously be an effect, and every
effect should also be the cause of something else. In other words, the cause-
effect relationship is just two sides of the same thing. Ultimately, all things or

matters in the cosmos are interdependent co-arising infinitely. The following
principle is applicable: -
Cause 1 evokes Effect 1,
Effect 1 evokes Cause 1-1,
Cause 1-1 evokes Effect 1-1,
Effect 1-1 evokes Cause 1-1-1,
etc.
54.0 Understanding Of Dependent Origination
In Buddhism, Dependent Origination is referred to as a principle of
interrelated causality. It explicates that all phenomenal existences are
products of the proper combination of causes and conditions. Each of the
causes would need other causes to be present together with their respective
conditions. Let’s look at these causal relationships: -
Equanimity (E0) leads to stability. Stability leads to aggregation. Aggregation
leads to agitation. Agitation leads to information. Information leads to
knowledge. Knowledge leads to representation. Representation leads to
memory. Memory leads to compulsion. Compulsion leads to ignorance.
Ignorance leads to blindness. Blindness leads to disorientation.
Disorientation leads to confusion. Confusion leads to irrationality.
Irrationality leads to impulse. Impulse leads to sparkling. Sparkling leads to
inkling. Inkling leads to volition. Volition leads to awareness. Awareness
leads to consciousness. Consciousness leads to manas. Manas leads to mind
and body. Mind and body lead to sensation. Sensation leads to six sense
bases. Six sense bases lead to conductivity. Conductivity leads to contact.
Contact leads to stimulation. Stimulation leads to feeling. Feeling leads to
experience. Experience leads to craving. Craving leads to grasping. Grasping
leads to clinging. Clinging leads to unsettling. Unsettling leads to becoming.
Becoming leads to creation. Creation leads to birth. Birth leads to energising.
Energising leads to mobility. Mobility leads to hauling. Hauling leads to aging.
Aging leads to draining. Draining leads to death. Death leads to fragility.
Fragility leads to segregation. Segregation leads to diffusion. Diffusion leads
to discomposure. Discomposure leads to adjustment. Adjustment leads to
alignment. Alignment leads to equanimity (E1).

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