Explanation of the Third Stage Part 3 | ArticlesBase.com
Posted on October 28, 2009 - Filed Under religion | Leave a Comment
When one does this, one may get a temporary freedom, but only to the extent of freedom from the Corruption-of-Sense' Desires (Kamasava). One still has internal knowledge which is of a subtle nature. This means that when one closes one's eyes, one still sees internally. One sees colours, perhaps black or bright red; whatever one gazes at, one sees that thing in front of one's eyes. This is one's Craving-for-Becoming (Bhava-Tanฺha).
Things which one does not concentrate one's attention upon still give rise to mental-becoming (Manobhava) so that one sees them. One may see animals or people and things which even though one has not concentrated one's attention upon them still arise so that one sees them. Having seen them, consciousness (Vinnana) or knowledge, which is of the nature of subtle forms (Sukhuma rupa) must still accept them and know them.
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Posted on June 26, 2009 - Filed Under religion | Leave a Comment
Paul had been harping on the differences between gospel wisdom and worldly foolishness. In particular, he had been trying to get the Corinthians to see this difference by contrasting the apparent success of the Corinthian church, which had grown large, wealthy and influential, with the apparent poverty of faithfulness experienced by himself and the apostles. It's almost as if he was suggesting that his poverty and difficulties were directly related to the unpopularity of the gospel he preached.
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