Post by kirtaniya on Dec 10, 2021 3:48:54 GMT -6
A few more statements.
Not only astrology, but also religion in its life-affirming aspiration, spirit, the study of deep archetypes in culture, the study of the dead ends of modern natural science - all this gives a hint of how materialistic views are limited to sensory perception and cannot say anything about what is outside of it.
In the most generalized way, I can say that the entire universe is the consciousness of distinguishing features, and the very consciousness of distinguishing features is only their combination. The hardest thing to understand is how there might not be some kind of external executive mechanism of this consciousness, but this is already attachment to the idea of a material basis (substantialism).
Astrology gives an idea of the law governing certain states of consciousness. But this is not at all about astrology. You gotta see the variety of situations, not just agree with it. In hell bodily and mental torments are more varied, in paradise bodily and mental pleasures are more varied. The karma of the being contains all this variety, but from this state, in this birth, it is more likely to pass into a limited circle of states and births.
Just as a person can think about the good and perceive the world as good, he can think about the bad and perceive the world as bad, think about the non-worldly and perceive the world as insignificant, so he can cut thoughts and go beyond the perception of the world. Right now, having cut off any thought, the mind for a moment finds itself in emptiness, overcomes the movement of thought. But then thoughts arise again. These thoughts are habitual, this is a direct and visible manifestation of karma. The world unfolds in the mind, this is the nidana of birth (jati). Outside of this unfolding of the aggregates of form, feeling, perception, impulses and consciousness, there is no need to talk about any worlds.
It is very important to grasp this principle. Birth leaves karma out of the habitual perception. Because karma is the essence of habitual, and perception is always habitual. The born considers itself to be a given. And this reality grows old and dies. Karma works from outside of what is habitualy real. Karma simply manifesting over and over again in habitual intentions and aspirations (sanskara upadana skandha).
Not only astrology, but also religion in its life-affirming aspiration, spirit, the study of deep archetypes in culture, the study of the dead ends of modern natural science - all this gives a hint of how materialistic views are limited to sensory perception and cannot say anything about what is outside of it.
In the most generalized way, I can say that the entire universe is the consciousness of distinguishing features, and the very consciousness of distinguishing features is only their combination. The hardest thing to understand is how there might not be some kind of external executive mechanism of this consciousness, but this is already attachment to the idea of a material basis (substantialism).
Astrology gives an idea of the law governing certain states of consciousness. But this is not at all about astrology. You gotta see the variety of situations, not just agree with it. In hell bodily and mental torments are more varied, in paradise bodily and mental pleasures are more varied. The karma of the being contains all this variety, but from this state, in this birth, it is more likely to pass into a limited circle of states and births.
Just as a person can think about the good and perceive the world as good, he can think about the bad and perceive the world as bad, think about the non-worldly and perceive the world as insignificant, so he can cut thoughts and go beyond the perception of the world. Right now, having cut off any thought, the mind for a moment finds itself in emptiness, overcomes the movement of thought. But then thoughts arise again. These thoughts are habitual, this is a direct and visible manifestation of karma. The world unfolds in the mind, this is the nidana of birth (jati). Outside of this unfolding of the aggregates of form, feeling, perception, impulses and consciousness, there is no need to talk about any worlds.
It is very important to grasp this principle. Birth leaves karma out of the habitual perception. Because karma is the essence of habitual, and perception is always habitual. The born considers itself to be a given. And this reality grows old and dies. Karma works from outside of what is habitualy real. Karma simply manifesting over and over again in habitual intentions and aspirations (sanskara upadana skandha).