Thursday, April 23, 2015

Learning process from sufferings to the enlightenment

1. Sufferings
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2. Recognize it ← Mindfulness
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3. Accept it (don't run away and consume toxin)
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4. Embrace it
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5. Relieve it
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6. Look deeply into it ← Concentration
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7. Understand it (root cause) ← Insight
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8. Generate love and compassion (transform sufferings)
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9. Loving speech
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10. Restore communication
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11. Deep listening (compassionate listening) ← Concentration
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12. Understand the root cause ← Insight
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13. Generate love and compassion (transform sufferings)
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14. Peace (calm mind)
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15. Freedom and solidity
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16. Joy and happiness
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17. Understand interdependent co-arising (emptiness) ← Insight
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18. Transcend duality (non-duality)
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19. Extinction of all notions
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20. Enlightenment (nirvana) ← Insight

* 1 ⇒ 8: within oneself,  9 ⇒ 13: between oneself and others, 
  14 ⇒ 17: within oneself, 18 ⇒ 20: non-separation

* 1 : Ego, 2 ⇒ 17: Temporary true self, 18 ⇒ 20: Full time true self
(Cf. 1) http://www.slideshare.net/compassion5151/3-versions-of-oneself

* 2 ⇒ 8: Unconditional self-acceptance (self-love), 
  9 ⇒ 13: Unconditional love to others
 14 ⇒ 16: Unconditional love from others

(Cf. 2) http://compassion5151.blogspot.jp/2015/04/enlightenment-steps.html

Capeweed-flower Photo by Joel Bramley