maanantai 10. huhtikuuta 2017

Modes of Intention, Attention and Awareness

Modes of Intention, Attention
and Awareness
Two modes of the natural state

  • Child Awareness* (rigpa, zero dimensional)
  • Mother Awareness** (rigpa, zero dimensional), Child Awareness united with Mother Awareness

*Child Awareness: State of pure awareness related only with one's personal bodymind. When tapped in full equals with the Open Heart-definition of a fully attained arhat, perfection of bhumis 1-6. Subtly dualistic.
**Mother Awareness: State of pure awareness related with one's personal and the larger energy body, extending beyond one's personal aura. When tapped in full equals with the Open Heart-definition of a buddha, perfection of bhumis 1-10. Nondualistic.

Two modes of mindfulness that disregards the natural state

  1. Intention or concentration without Awareness* as the base
  2. Attention (three-dimensional) without Awareness** as the base
    *neither Child or Mother Awareness

*Training in one-pointed concentration where an object is used as a support to one's shamatha meditation that simultaneously disregards three-dimensional space and the natural state or awareness. Dualistic.
**Training in effort-based attention applied to three-dimensional space such as in space gazing which disregards the natural state or awareness. Dualistic.

Two modes of mindfulness that takes the smaller natural state into account

  1. Intention or concentration with Child Awareness as the base
  2. Attention (three-dimensional) with Child Awareness as the base

*Training in one-pointed concentration where an object is used as a support to one's shamatha meditation that simultaneously does not disregard three-dimensional space or the natural state, that is, awareness. Subtly dualistic.
**Training in effort-based attention applied to three-dimensional space such as in space gazing which does not disregard or exclude the natural state, that is, awareness. Subtly dualistic.

Two modes of mindfulness that takes the full natural state into account

  1. Intention or concentration with Mother Awareness* as the base
  2. Attention (three-dimensional) with Mother Awareness** as the base

*Application of one-pointed concentration from within the fullness of the natural state, or Mother Awareness. Nondualistic.
*Application of three-dimensional attention from within the fullnes of the natural state, or Mother Awareness. Nondualistic.