Wow, science is now playing Catch up with teachings from Daoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, which are THOUSANDS of years old! And they are still way way behind. But it is Good that science is investigating Phenomena which are closely linked to these TEACHINGS, even if they aren’t aware of IT!
So now I want to write a short piece on a scientific phenomena known as Catastrophe theory, Chaos Theory, the Butterfly Effect and how this Affects the practices of Study, meditation, and ACTS of Merit.
The BUTTERFLY EFFECT says the flapping of a Butterfly’s wings can cause a Typhoon in another part of the world. The details I’ll leave for you to investigate.
So, WHAT CAN YOUR ACTS OF KINDNESS, GOOD DEEDS, MERIT MAKING create?! A new Fortune or Destiny! One other than the one which You created for Yourself infinite lives ago. Yes, you CAN change your life now!
The accumulation of Merit means depositing Money or Good Karma into your BANK ACCOUNT or Life Account which You can spend. Small deeds are Powerful too! Look what a Butterfly can do!
When you see a need, take care of it. Yes, a person can even reach High stages of Clarity through acts of kindness, or Generosity ALONE WITHOUT MEDITATION! However, It takes MUCH Much Much longer to reach the levels achieved when mixed with practices like Meditation; Much longer! What is generosity or giving? It’s letting go!
The Three vehicles to get you to your DESTINATION the Fastest are:
Study, Meditation, and Great and Small acts of Merit or GREAT GOOD DEEDS. Remember to use your wisdom, which you get through studying the TEACHINGS in this blog, The Sutras and books recommended in previous POSTS, and also your own PRACTICE of meditation, which OPENS up YOUR mind, Makes it clearer, More Yours!
If all one does is study, one becomes a talking HEAD, one is only able to REPEAT words written or SPOKEN by others.
If all one does is Meditate, they become addicted to states of Bliss at best, or RUN from the responsibilities of making a living and helping others at WORST.
If all one does is Give money, or time and energy to good causes; a philanthropist, One can only progress in Becoming CLEAR Very slowly. It is a LEGIT path towards MASTERY for sure, but it is EXTREMELY SLOW.
Combine these 3 and Your future is Yours TODAY!
Here is a link to the Butterfly Effect’s significance to Your practice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PggnK1FC3o
Remember to read the Sutras which is where all these great Ideas originate from. And PLEASE PLEASE know that Emptiness Meditation ALL the WAY is the Correct way to practice. You must LET GO of IDEAS! All of them. You must! Even teachings like these must be LET GO OF! You must read the Sutras and THE parts on Emptiness. Let go! All teachings are just ways to CALM your mind enough to give you ROOM to breathe, let go, and WORK OUT YOUR LIFE.
Since you will always have thoughts, you will always need to let go! After sometime it becomes effortless. The mind will function and YOU must let it function! You can direct things too! You can shape things too! But you must let the MIND rest also! It should be completely natural and effortless.
Are you REALLY GOOD at something in life like playing a SPORT? It is very natural. I played basketball growing up and was REALLY good! It was very natural to play but I still needed to PRACTICE to become better. After a while you will become this way through the THREE vehicles of Study, Meditation, and Great GOOD DEEDS. But you also Must Make a LIVING to have time to PRACTICE, food to eat to keep living, and so forth. Work is also cultivation. It is where theory and practice become INTIMATE!
The THREE Vehicles MAKE you A player in the Dream called Life. Remember life is only a name. All language are names created by MEN, GREAT MEN! What will You CREATE?!
Let go! Find Your Path.