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Student's question about Buddha.... and a response... on importa
nces.
By: Jed McKenna Date: November 29, 2020, 9:50 am
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Dear Jed;
In your second book, at the end your conversation with Julie, I
feel quite concerned, you mentioned leaving groups, and go alone
in this path, I realize I have attachments to the family, I have
belongingness to this community even it’s not strong. Then the
book of Mark “Enlightenment, behind the scene”, he had a job,
had a kid and wife and those didn’t become a blockage to his
search.
Does this mean one doesn’t need necessarily leave physically,
but let go of the identity, therefore the duty, the
obligations.. Then if we don’t need leave physically, why did
the Buddha leave his
palace?________________________________________
Respectfully yours,
Hi Dear;
Good point. One can be the president of a country or a wandering
penniless monk. Neither matters, but what does matter is the
attachment that the president feels for his position, i.e., the
importance he places on it. Also, if the monk is full of pride
about his identity, his beads and saffron robes, he too will
have a significant attachment to such position and items.
The issue is that people almost always think their attachment to
something or someone is love, responsibility, obligation, all
that good stuff. You can never really love someone if you feel
you can't live without them. That's just a form of emotional
jail and burdensome to both parties. You can never live your own
life, free and happy, if you attach importances to anything. In
order to be free, you need to be in the position that if
anything (or everything) was stripped away from you, you would
just shrug and move on. Any distress will be like a passing
cloud on a sunny day.
People unwittingly attach importance to everything, good and
bad. Nothing is important. In the end. You are going to die. You
will lose all that you 'think' you own and everything you think
you have accomplished. Your family and loved ones are going to
die... get injured, go crazy, get old and cranky (with the
exception of me ::)). and on it goes. There is no pain at all in
those events UNLESS you cling to them, make them important. When
you lose them, it has nothing to do with 'them' or 'it'. They
have no intrinsic importance. Of course, the real biggie is the
importance we attach to 1.) our body and 2.) our memories.
The body is just a vehicle which will rot and die. The memories
are a faculty of this mind. The mind hates to think of the
possibility that it will, one day, not exist. It's a matter of
continuity. We want life and memories to continue. We make them
important. Just the thought of losing them is painful for most
folks. That is simply and only because we have attached
importances to them. They are not, in any way, important. If
that statement is irritating, frustrating or induces anger in
you, you have just witnessed an attached importance. The greater
the discomfort, the greater will be your irritation when someone
or some event threatens it.
I realize that what I am saying sounds quite idealistic, perhaps
unachievable. But it is possible because, as mentioned, you are
the one who has attached the importance. Of course, education,
religion, family, lovers, children and the like are going to be
very supportive of your continued importances. They have their
own importances and it is usually threatening to them when you
start to explore the source and sticky nature of importances.
For greater certainty, the focus is on your importance, not
anyone else's. Other than perhaps a little obervation of it in
others.
It's not bad to desire good health and do wise and decent
things. It's quite reasonable. A good job is nice to have, a
good family and the like can be pleasant, and it's inevitable
that you will attach some importance to them. I understand, but
you need not mindlessly attach too much as that becomes your
burden... and to a lesser degree, their burden as well.
You have the tools in your kit, the Collapsing Time and Space
contemplation being the main one. When you have practiced it
enough you will realize why I continually harp on the importance
of importances (yes, I have made importance very important to me
:-\). You have already dissolved many importances, or at least
significantly reduced them. So, instead of a lifelong
unconscious habit of attaching more and more importances… you
can do the opposite. It takes time and dedication as you are
exchanging one habit for another, one that I consider a very
practical habit. You already have a sense of its efficacy. Don't
let up.
So why did the Buddha leave his palatial existence? I don't
know. But I am pretty sure that if you asked him, AFTER
enlightenment, he would tell you that his princely past had
nothing to do with anything. Before his enlightenment, he
realized he was being drawn into an importance that was not for
him. He choose to physically leave, probably to make a clean
get-away. That I totally understand. You can leave anything you
want or stay with anything you choose, nothing will get in your
way except your attachments. There is great freedom in realizing
and doing something about it.
Before T/R, importances are a major roadblock. After
enlightenment, you will see them for the fiction that they
were/are and they will automatically lose their importance, it
just sluffs off like a healing sunburn. But just as acquiring
importances took considerable time, releasing them does require
some serious dedication. But, I know you are dedicated. Let me
know how it goes and if you have any more questions, don't
hesitate to ask me.
Love ya and stay healthy,
Jed
P.S. Apologies to Buddha if my speculation is off-the-mark.
#Post#: 42573--------------------------------------------------
Re: Student's question about Buddha.... and a response... on imp
ortances.
By: Parsley Date: November 29, 2020, 12:32 pm
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Your clear words touch something inside of me, Jed. All my
experiences confirm them. No turning back, further!
#Post#: 42574--------------------------------------------------
Re: Student's question about Buddha.... and a response... on imp
ortances.
By: jcsjacekj Date: November 30, 2020, 3:39 am
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Hi Jed (+All)!
Just checking if my understanding follows - It is not really
important what you do, where you live, id you have family or you
are single man living in forrest - what I understand is crucial
- is the state of mind. By the state of mind I mean your
perception of world, your emotions, what you want, what you
don't want, what is IMPORTANT for you, to whom you are attached
(you want to be attached)?
What I try to practice is to keep my mental freedom - to check
if I'm ready to do what i feel I need to do and "break the
rules". I try to look everyday how my menthol habits
(constructs) limits me and make we be like robot (I see fat lady
- POP - automatic criticism starts in my mind - what is
hilarious). Sometimes I found very funny when I think how much
energy people (whole country) spend on building, creating, doing
... and at the end the whole result is small grave on cemetery
:) Why to bother, why to care :) So I found many unproductive
actions which make my live "pleasant" - like singing, playing
guitar. Playing music nothing "creates", nothing "builds" - just
emits some energy (sound waves) and disappear :)
Cheers!
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Re: Student's question about Buddha.... and a response... on imp
ortances.
By: Jed McKenna Date: November 30, 2020, 6:22 am
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Hi Jc:
Thanks for your post. You have got the right idea... but don't
too attached to your guitar... it too will go someday.
Much love and enjoy the show.
Jed.
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Re: Student's question about Buddha.... and a response... on imp
ortances.
By: Dreamstate Date: December 1, 2020, 7:34 pm
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Hey Jed!
Just reading now “Enlightenment, behind the scene”...what a pure
and detailed journey ::)
Is the Collapsing Time and Space contemplation still available
only for your students?)
Thanks for all! ;)
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Re: Student's question about Buddha.... and a response... on imp
ortances.
By: Jed McKenna Date: December 1, 2020, 9:38 pm
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Dear DS:
Yes, Mark has written a great little book. I commend him for it.
Regarding Collapsing Time and Space, it is very effective and
quite unique. Because it is so different and counter-intuitive,
it requires some serious time and dedictation from the student
and also from myself. It is totally visual and to really be a
complete package, it requires learning the balancing Vanishing
Identities contemplation. The total course can take anywhere
from four to six months, but I have students who still come to
me now and then, after almost a decade. If you aren't prepared
to collapse/vanish the vast majority of your importances and
identities, it's not for you. And, just an added point, your
importances and identities are the prime barriers to H/A, and
the last task the one completes, either prior to T/R and at the
moment T/R arises. In the latter case, it can be very traumatic
to self and your relationships.
Take care and stay healthy,
Love ya, Jed
#Post#: 42590--------------------------------------------------
Re: Student's question about Buddha.... and a response... on imp
ortances.
By: zd15 Date: December 3, 2020, 6:52 pm
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Thank you,Jed. Can I ask how to be your student? Should I buy
the Collapsing Time and Space pdf book on any website?
Thanks a lot.
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Re: Student's question about Buddha.... and a response... on imp
ortances.
By: Jed McKenna Date: December 3, 2020, 10:02 pm
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Hi Z;
Thank you for your email. Please write me at
cambodianashram@gmail.com.
Take care, love ya,
Jed.
#Post#: 42610--------------------------------------------------
Re: Student's question about Buddha.... and a response... on imp
ortances.
By: Guy Ponders Date: December 11, 2020, 2:07 am
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Words of power, thank you for them.
#Post#: 42616--------------------------------------------------
Re: Student's question about Buddha.... and a response... on imp
ortances.
By: Jed McKenna Date: December 13, 2020, 11:20 pm
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No, the thanks goes to you for creating me... in my current
form.
Much love, Jed.
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