Lesson 6
Cultivation insanity
Death by suggestion
Our space age
- compare with other planets
- ancient Chinese science would've progressed faster. current approach only deals with what can be perceived with 5 senses.
Early in cultivation - thought karma
Main consciousness
Demon of lust
- vital essence of body used to cultivate body
- meditation and sleep can lead to self-induced fantasies.
Rocks and trees can talk to you.
Arhat cultivated
- overjoyed at achievement - complacency appeared.
- had ordinary human feelings - fell in level
Cultivation Way of Shakyamuni
- body not mind
Diletanttes
Present day religions
All religions after original religions are evil. Original religions can save and teach to be good.
Ching Hai
- all of man's misery comes from karma
- sounds noble (saving people)
Why appeared
- enlightened beings saving people whenever civilization occurred.
- no fa left in people's hearts because there is no restraint.
changed December 25, 2007