Nondual Guided Meditation with Michael Taft
In keeping with Buddhist cosmology, the world of existence is split into six sorts of beings. As one who’s trapped in Samsara (i.e. ‘the world”) you may be reborn in any considered one of these six realms or classes.
- Deva (“gods/angels”)
- Asura (“demigods/titans”)
- Human (us)
- Animal
- Hungry Ghosts
- Naraka (“the damned”)
These six realms are fairly completely different than their counterparts in Western religions, as a result of you aren’t “assigned” there completely. However reasonably stay a complete life in that realm earlier than dying there after which being reborn. The place you might be reborn depends upon your karma, which suggests your good or unhealthy actions.
Whereas the six realms are historically taken at face worth, we are able to additionally use them as a psychological map to help in meditation. Psychologically, these are the thoughts states related to every kind of being:
- Pleasure, pleasure, indifference to others
- Jealousy, domination, ego, aggression
- Any thoughts state
- Sleepiness, ignorance, urge for food, comfort-seeking
- Frustration, neediness, can’t be glad
- Anger, hatred, excessive discomfort
Once we discover ourselves coming into into considered one of these thoughts states (apart from human), we speak in confidence to that and settle for it, permitting it to easily be in consciousness. This finally permits us to metaphorically die to that delivery, go into the bardo, and be reborn once more as a human being; i.e. not caught up in some emotional disturbance. This model of this meditation impressed by my pal Kenneth Folks.
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