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Horoscope readings



No. 10
 You should take out a life-insurance policy immediately!
No. 9
Left turn = live
Right turn = die.
No. 8
Confess your sins today and get a reduced 117,000volts sentence.
Do it not and cop the full 276,000volts.
 No. 7
Your readings are inaccurate, because you&#8217;re a cat.
No. 6
 After a horrifying fatal car accident, you&#8217;ll become famous.
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<h1 style="text-align:center;"><strong>Horoscope readings</strong></h1>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>No. 10</strong><br />
<span style="color:#ffff00;"> You should take out a life-insurance policy immediately!</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>No. 9</strong><br />
Left turn = live<br />
Right turn = die.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>No. 8</strong><br />
<span style="color:#ffff99;"><span style="color:#ffff00;">C</span><span style="color:#ffff00;">onfess your sins today and get a reduced 117,000volts sentence.<br />
Do it not and cop the full 276,000volts.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;"><strong> </strong></span><strong>No. 7</strong><br />
Your readings are inaccurate, because you&#8217;re a cat.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>No. 6</strong><br />
<span style="color:#ffff00;"> After a horrifying fatal car accident, you&#8217;ll become famous.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>No . 5</strong><br />
You&#8217;ll never live to see 2012 the movie.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>No. 4</strong><br />
<span style="color:#ffff00;">You are beautiful, rich, popular and happy&#8230;  you&#8217;re reading the wrong horoscope!</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>No. 3</strong><br />
What flies call poop, you will call food.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>No. 2</strong><br />
<span style="color:#ffff00;"> You&#8217;ll become religious after listening to a 2000 year-old middle-eastern yarn.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>No.1</strong><br />
GOD wants you dead!</p>
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		<title>White-faced Anger</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by Tina&#8217;s &#8220;Red-faced Anger&#8221; blog.
956 days ago&#8230; in a Milkyway galaxy like this one.
I got very angry once in India… “Dishonorable animal from hell bastards!” I said to one of them with intent of killing him on the spot. His call-sign for me changed from dirty-looks and ignorant-grunts to “sir” with a-tail-between-his-legs smile as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phramick.wordpress.com&blog=1626082&post=1426&subd=phramick&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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<p>956 days ago&#8230; in a Milkyway galaxy like this one.</p>
<p>I got very angry once in India… “Dishonorable animal from hell bastards!” I said to one of them with intent of killing him on the spot. His call-sign for me changed from dirty-looks and ignorant-grunts to “sir” with a-tail-between-his-legs smile as he knew his life was in real danger. My friends and dear master Phra Mana were shocked to see my killer eyes for the first time.  According to their recollections, they felt my anger standing from the other side of airport security glass.  My face was white-cold, that of a serial killer with no touch of red.  My posture and behaviors no longer identifiable as Phra Mick.</p>
<p>I literally had enough of India after 3 weeks of constantly running into first-degree graduates of high-precision beggars :- with unparalleled devotion to machination plots, tumbling even those of Batman&#8217;s latest Joker.  I saw the anger built up many times during the trip and I had always been aware of it&#8230; this explosion at Calcutta Airport was no different, but being a little curious about this emotion as it kept knocking on the door for 3 weeks, plus the fact that I had not been angry for 4 years since my monk-hood, I was tired of holding back. So I just let the fire fuel itself and watched what happened.  My senses went from calm to hostile-alert, hot and focused.  Every thought/plot came to mind were uncaring and destructive.  While fixed on the head-gate security I wanted to kill, my eyes quickly swept across the room scanning for weapons and I saw a rifle held by an old guard sitting down.  I hate rifles.  Its long shaped bullets flip and cut through flesh taring off limbs resulting in quick deaths which I did not want him to experience.</p>
<p>Annoyingly&#8230; &#8220;Sir please come this way sir. You&#8217;ve been cleared sir, please proceed through the gate sir.  No trouble sir.  Please sir&#8230; this way sir&#8230; no trouble sir.&#8221;  they were all shouting.  For some magical reason, all the fuss and mishaps leading to some overweight luggage fines payable by cash were dismissed and I was free to go.  Fines are a way of life for certain visitors of India, averagely I was fined 0.75 rupee for every breath of air I took.  The shouting triggered a memory of a pre-Phra Mick that carried a barrel-rusted 78 year-old Luger9mm Parabellum German-Nazi for looks with a Glock-17 backup about to do something heart-scaring and regrettably stupid.  The piano fell on the burning anger and I immediately snapped out of it.  I was surprised&#8230; often I would need a straight zen to pry out of something this real and deep.</p>
<p>I was very angry for 3 minutes, but it felt like a day.   The quantum frequencies of Hell.  They say &#8220;Time flies when you&#8217;re having fun&#8221; this was the exact opposite.  My shocked friends and master remained shocked long after the anger subsided.  There were a lot of data to collect from watching the anger.  The fire beautiful, selflessly accelerating towards thoughts of strategy, weaponry and war, similar to Bruce Lee&#8217;s statement &#8220;It hits all by itself&#8221;.  It was making me clear, making me fly but burning holes in my friends&#8217; hearts and not to mention browned up the inner-pants of one Indian man.  The fall from the height of it was painful and the repercussions were long lasting.  However, it would not be the last time I tasted this emotion.</p>
<p>I later found out I was one of the ones who helped invaded and looted the country.  Belittled its people, meddled with their ways of life, conquered them, used them as servants and shitted all over the whole damn place.  A Imperialic Karma paid only a fraction of the price.</p>
<p>So by realising this balance, it was easier for me to understand and let go of future annoyances. It ended the “why me” in the mind.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[continued from Part &#8211; 2
&#8220;The Limits of Maintenance&#8220;
Quite often we&#8217;re told to purify the mind.  To slow down the jumping is to relax, to rest&#8230; then insert some programs like bliss, peace, harmony and some questions leading to acceptance, wisdom, understanding, etc&#8230;  before releasing it back into the wild again.  Every mind needs cleaning.  Even [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phramick.wordpress.com&blog=1626082&post=1393&subd=phramick&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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<p>&#8220;<strong>The Limits of Maintenance</strong>&#8220;</p>
<p>Quite often we&#8217;re told to purify the mind.  To slow down the jumping is to relax, to rest&#8230; then insert some programs like bliss, peace, harmony and some questions leading to acceptance, wisdom, understanding, etc&#8230;  before releasing it back into the wild again.  Every mind needs cleaning.  Even the Mind of an Arahant which has fully realised and accepted its own nature would still need to perform these maintenances &#8211; in order to stay alert, positive and compliance to the traffic laws of karma.</p>
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<p>Cleaning of the mind isn&#8217;t a new concept.  It has been performed for as long as time itself&#8230; with so very few minds ever to realise and accept the truth.  Purification is a tool towards Enlightenment, but it isn&#8217;t <em>THE</em> tool.</p>
<p>Instead&#8230; a realisation that the Mind <em>itself</em> is its own worst enemy&#8230; its very own <strong>engine </strong>of pain and suffering <em>IS </em>the tool.  Because for the first time, &#8220;Good&#8221; isn&#8217;t good.  The light bulb that we have been juggling in our hands is finally HOT!  It is <em>NOT</em> any cooler than before.  It had always been HOT HOT HOT!, but we were eluded to believe that it was good, to hold on to it,  to teach it, clean it and care for it.  But for the first time the Mind realises that IT (the five aggregates) is heavy, suffering and unsatisfiable.</p>
<p>Jump, jump, jump&#8230; eyes =&gt; ears =&gt; emotion =&gt; thought =&gt; emotion =&gt; nose =&gt; emotion =&gt; feel =&gt; thought =&gt; thought =&gt;emotion =&gt; recall =&gt; emotion =&gt; thought =&gt; meditate =&gt; emotion, jump, feel, jump, jump, feel, jump, etc&#8230; never in one state long, constantly changing, jumping, suffering, thinking without order, recalling without command, suffering without anyone&#8217;s authority.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot! Oh boy oh boy oh boy OH BOY AHHHHHHHHHHH!&#8221;  It lets go&#8230; all by itself.</p>
<p>So what now?<br />
Does it cease to function?  No&#8230;<br />
It still sees, hears, smells, touches, tastes, thinks, recalls and feels.<br />
It still calculates, meditates, and cleans.<br />
The difference is that it knows what it is.<br />
It is awake.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continued from Part 1&#8230;
To see&#8230;  to hear&#8230; to smell&#8230; to touch&#8230; to taste&#8230;
to think&#8230; to recall&#8230; to feel&#8230;
to change&#8230; to jump&#8230; and to grasp&#8230;
These are the functions of the mind.
To deny its nature is to look at Universe as controllable, constant and permanent.

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<p>To see&#8230;  to hear&#8230; to smell&#8230; to touch&#8230; to taste&#8230;</p>
<p>to think&#8230; to recall&#8230; to feel&#8230;</p>
<p>to change&#8230; to jump&#8230; and to grasp&#8230;</p>
<p>These are the functions of the mind.</p>
<p>To deny its nature is to look at Universe as controllable, constant and permanent.</p>
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<p>Like Bonsai trees that memorizes each shape of its containment for short periods of time&#8230; several identical shapes later and its memories will strengthen.  Such is called &#8220;Training of the Mind&#8221;.  The new habits gradually encode themselves into the neural-pathways of the brain training the robot as it goes along.  Even hair that gets combed the same way everyday is being trained.  That  said&#8230; all memories are impermanent.</p>
<p>So &#8216;yes&#8217; the mind can be trained&#8230; and all trainings will disintegrate.<br />
Which brings us to our topic.</p>
<p>&#8220;<strong>The Limits of Maintenance</strong>&#8220;</p>
<p><a title="Limits of Maintenance III" href="http://phramick.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/limits-of-maintenance-conclusion/"><span style="color:#ffff00;">Continue to Part 3…</span></a></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should we imagine the mind as a swing&#8230;
from black to white&#8230;
from right to wrong&#8230;
from good to bad&#8230;
back and forth and back and forth&#8230;
The hardest catch is the differentiation of the calculus curve or the middlest point of the swinging motion.
The centre.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1382" title="top" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/top.jpg?w=450&#038;h=151" alt="top" width="450" height="151" />Should we imagine the mind as a swing&#8230;</p>
<p>from black to white&#8230;</p>
<p>from right to wrong&#8230;</p>
<p>from good to bad&#8230;</p>
<p>back and forth and back and forth&#8230;</p>
<p>The hardest catch is the differentiation of the calculus curve or the middlest point of the swinging motion.<br />
The centre.</p>
<p>A common Jedi practitioner would no doubt force himself / herself to veer towards the light, the good and the right &#8211; avoiding the dark, the bad and the wrong.  Same as any other told-tales of heroes vs. villains.  Where there is good, there is bad.</p>
<p>But what is Good and what is Right?<br />
Good and right depend entirely on where you were born, in what group collective and more importantly, when.<br />
To find out&#8230; try asking a few Jews who survived the Holocaust during German Occupation &#8220;Why were the colors of your eyes and hair illegal?  And are they still?&#8221;</p>
<p>Sometimes what we believe to be Good&#8230; isn&#8217;t good.<br />
And here&#8217;s another damn good example:<br />
<em>A great hermit who visited the young prince Sidhatha soon after his birth, looked at him with tears of sorrow.  &#8220;Why are you crying?&#8221;  Asked the King.  &#8220;I cry because I know that I will never hear the teachings of this great master.&#8221;  Said the hermit while staring at the baby prince.  Later after the young prince was enlightened, he went searching for his teachers whom he compelled to repay for their kindness and compassion (one of them happened to be the above mentioned hermit), and discovered that they have both passed away, entering into a heaven frequency called &#8220;The Aru-pa-jhanna&#8221; dimension.  &#8220;Goodness me!&#8221;  Said the Buddha.  &#8220;Both of my teachers are totally screwed!&#8221;</em></p>
<p>The Aru-pa-jhanna frequency is classified as a heaven dimension of anti-matter existence.  Triggered by the same idea as Nibbana, the practice is to evade becoming.  To meditate on nothing.  To become nothing.  To no longer exist.  But the self and the NEED TO BE weren&#8217;t dealt with in its entirety, and therefore still rooted.  In other words&#8230; they will attached to <em>Nothing</em>.  The extensive  time one gets caught in this temporal Nexus plus the total failure of communication in said dimension meant that the Buddha could never reach any of his teachers in his lifetime.  Hence he slanged the term &#8220;totally screwed!&#8221; (<em>ship-hai-lawe</em> in Thai)</p>
<p>One should think all Heavens are good for you eh?&#8230; apparently not so.</p>
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<p>Just as we are powerless in commanding a mango tree to ripen its fruits, the skies to pour down rain, ordering a Lotus to blossom or bending laws of nature to our liking.  The consequences and outcomes of Universe are often unknown to us.  An old monk was once invited to give a talk on the subject at Buddhist University, Bangkok.</p>
<p>His talks were quite fast, spontaneous, non-stop and based entirely on his own experiences.  Half way through the talk however, he lost his frame of thought and a lengthy awkward silent filled the entire lecture hall.  Realising his derailment, he looked up at the audiences  who stared back at him in surprise.  &#8220;<em>What the hell was I babbling about just then?</em>&#8220;</p>
<p>Right there and then his mouth stretched out a smile and tears rolled down his eyes.  &#8220;I&#8217;m freed.&#8221; he whispered&#8230; then went on to finish up his talk.</p>
<p>&#8220;You never know when or where it will happen.&#8221;  He said.  &#8220;Because as a Buddhist, we can only plant the seed, pave the path and set the course.  The moments of the accorded effects are not up to us.&#8221;</p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
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 Eyes give me the best sense of authentication when it comes to the practice.
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<p><span style="color:#ffff99;"> </span>Eyes give me the best sense of authentication when it comes to the practice.<br />
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<p>Because evidently, our monkey eyes operate automatically and constantly.  As much as some audiences I have encountered in the past denied this idea, claiming that their eyes do not move at all during open-eyed meditation.  I am however, more fortunate that I have an eye injury.</p>
<p>Eyes have the function to scan for new and fun things, while the mind picks up information and perceive, experience, feel, pass judgment, scrutinize, move-towards or run-away.  Luckily for me&#8230; on my last trip to Maylaysia, while sitting on the plane I saw some beautiful clouds in the sky.  Staring at them from my window I noticed something strange in my vision.  Worms!</p>
<p>Ever tried staring at something for so long you feel like your eyes haven&#8217;t moved?  Like in open-eye meditation?  Well our eyes may appear that way, but the very TINY movements which escapes human detection still exist (check out the video).   At first I thought the parasites were throwing a party  in my eyeballs&#8230; but as I looked out of the plane&#8217;s window and kept my vision locked tight at the clouds, I recalled who the three disco worms were.</p>
<p>You see, during my time in the workforce, I picked up three scratches in my right retina and I had forgotten about them, but apparently something cotton-candy blue like the clouds &amp; skies bring them to light.  I experimented further with more controlled-staring and eyeball-locking.  And finally I thanked the three dancing worms (retinal scratches).</p>
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<p>Wanna see your own eyes move by themselves even when you thought you had them under your control?  Put 3 scratches in your retina (DON&#8217;T DO THAT) and find out the hard way.</p>
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Another old master of my teacher once entered the forest to meditate.  He refrained from food and intentionally tortured his body by putting it through excessive bush trekking.  He became lost in the woods after 3 days, having been constantly exposed to forestial monsoon, a serious cold and a life threatening lung infection overwhelmed him.
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<p>Another old master of my teacher once entered the forest to meditate.  He refrained from food and intentionally tortured his body by putting it through excessive bush trekking.  He became lost in the woods after 3 days, having been constantly exposed to forestial monsoon, a serious cold and a life threatening lung infection overwhelmed him.</p>
<p>Retreating into a cave, believing his death was imminent&#8230; he contemplated on his final attachments.  He was not attached to worldly possessions, family, worry nor fear.  He felt at peace.  However, deep down, he also did feel a struggle within that peace.  Spending what he believed to be the last moment of his life monitoring his mental activities, he realized he was attached to Nothing.  Not wanting this&#8230; nor that… but wanting [<strong>Nothing</strong>].  A clear intent and struggle, a figment of delusion and Self.</p>
<p>“Enlightenment cannot be made happen by you” said the master who survived his lung infection.  “Since no one is enlightened, but the mind.  Therefore it is not ‘you’ who sees truth of nature, but it is the mind that realizes it.”</p>
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During Phra Mick&#8217;s visit in Penang&#8230; Kean Beng Tan helped him obtain this beautiful &#8216;Life of the Buddha&#8217; pictorial book from Dhammikarama Burmese temple.  The Abbot was extremely kind to me and this book was donated by the monastery&#8217;s gift shop.
Sadhu!  Sadhu!  Sadhu!

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<p style="text-align:center;">During Phra Mick&#8217;s visit in Penang&#8230; Kean Beng Tan helped him obtain this beautiful &#8216;Life of the Buddha&#8217; pictorial book from Dhammikarama Burmese temple.  The Abbot was extremely kind to me and this book was donated by the monastery&#8217;s gift shop.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Sadhu!  Sadhu!  Sadhu!</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">SUMEDHA, the wise man inherited a vast fortune from his parents who left them upon their deaths. Realizing the unsatisfactoriness he gave away his fortune and became an ascetic in the forest. He soon gained mastery in meditation and was well known for his supernormal powers.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1302" title="Life of Buddha (4)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-4.jpg?w=477&#038;h=277" alt="Life of Buddha (4)" width="477" height="277" /></a>When ascetic Sumedha knew of the coming of Dipankara Buddha to the city of Rammavati, he took part in preparing the road for the Buddha. He was still repairing it when the Buddha arrived but he was determined to complete it by prostrating himself into the muddy hollow, in fulfillment of his vow to become a Buddha. Beside him was a young lady named Sumitta bearing eight stalks of lotus flowers. She gave the Ascetic five stalks and kept for herself three stalks for her own aspiration.  When the Buddha Dipankara saw this, He omnisciently declared the Ascetic Sumedha a future Buddha, while He stated that the aspiring young lady Sumitta would be his constant companion and helpmate.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1303" title="Life of Buddha (6)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-6.jpg?w=477&#038;h=278" alt="Life of Buddha (6)" width="477" height="278" /></a>The Devas (Gods) imploring the Bodhisatta Santussita Deva (whose real name was Setaketu) in Tusita heaven to be reborn on earth to become a Buddha. He accepted their request after viewing the Five Great Considerations (Panca Maha Vilokana); which are appropriate time, Island-continent, country, clan and life-span of mother.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-8.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1304" title="Life of Buddha (8)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-8.jpg?w=476&#038;h=276" alt="Life of Buddha (8)" width="476" height="276" /></a>At Lumbini Park in Nepal, on Vesakha Full Moon Day, the newly born Prince walked seven steps on the lotus flowers and pointing to the North said, &#8220;AGGOHAM ASMI LOKASSA&#8221; meaning &#8220;Chief Am I in this world&#8221;. The birth of this baby Prince brought great joy to his royal parents, King Suddhodana and Queen Maha Maya as well as all beings!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-10.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1305" title="Life of Buddha (10)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-10.jpg?w=476&#038;h=277" alt="Life of Buddha (10)" width="476" height="277" /></a>The marriage of Prince Siddhattha and Princess Yasodhara (whose real name was BaddaCancana ) took place at the Golden Palace which was presented by his father, King Suddhodana. It was a luxurious palace full of comforts of life . The celebration lasted many days.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-12.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1306" title="Life of Buddha (12)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-12.jpg?w=477&#038;h=286" alt="Life of Buddha (12)" width="477" height="286" /></a>During his visit to the Royal park, Prince Siddhattha saw the Four Great Signs, namely — an old man, a sick man, a corpse and a serene mendicant. These made the Prince to realize the unsatisfactoriness of life and urged him to ponder deeply about renunciation.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-14.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1307" title="Life of Buddha (14)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-14.jpg?w=477&#038;h=273" alt="Life of Buddha (14)" width="477" height="273" /></a>Mara (the Evil One), with his host tried without success to prevent Prince Siddhattha from his Great Renunciation at midnight . Prince Siddhattha was riding on Kanthaka his fovourite stallion and followed by Channa his loyal charioteer. Mara said that if the prince did not proceed on his renunciation, he would become a Universal Monarch on the seventh day.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-16.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1308" title="Life of Buddha (16)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-16.jpg?w=476&#038;h=278" alt="Life of Buddha (16)" width="476" height="278" /></a>Prince Siddhattha cut off his hair to renounce the worldly life at the bank of the Anoma River. Ghatikara Maha Brahma presented the Monk&#8217;s Eight Requisites to Ascetic Siddhattha, who commanded his charioteer Channa to take his royal chattels back to the palace.<br />
His hair was received by Sakka, King of Gods and enshirned in CULAMANI CETI (pagoda) in his celestial abode in TAVATIMSA. Similarly, Ghatikara Maha Brahma bore his princely clothes to his higher celestial abode, Akanittha and enshrined them in the pagoda known as DUSSA CETI.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-18.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1309" title="Life of Buddha (18)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-18.jpg?w=476&#038;h=278" alt="Life of Buddha (18)" width="476" height="278" /></a>The ascetic Bodhisatta spent six years practising austerity and meditation with steadfastness as well as earnestness, prior to his attainment. Even though he was reduced to a mere skeleton, he did not give up practising.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-20.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1310" title="Life of Buddha (20)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-20.jpg?w=476&#038;h=283" alt="Life of Buddha (20)" width="476" height="283" /></a>The Bodhisatta was sitting on a Golden Throne under a Bodhi tree and being challenged by Mara (the Evil One) riding on the ferocious elephant Girimekhala. Mara with host tried to capture the Golen Throne just before the Bodhistta&#8217;s Enlightenment.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-22.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1311" title="Life of Buddha (22)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-22.jpg?w=477&#038;h=276" alt="Life of Buddha (22)" width="477" height="276" /></a>On Vesakha Full Moon day, Bodhisatta Siddhattha seated under a Bodhi tree at Gaya, attained Supreme Enlightement. On the first watch of the night he gained knowledge by which He remembered past lives. On the second watch of the night he was able to see into the future including the birth and death of other beings. On the third watch of the night, He destroyed all defilements and became a Fully Enlightened One (Samma-Sambuddha).</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-24.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1313" title="Life of Buddha (24)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-24.jpg?w=477&#038;h=282" alt="Life of Buddha (24)" width="477" height="282" /></a>It was in the final week (7th week) after his Enlightenment, when the two merchant brothers Tapussa and Bhallika from Ukkalapa passed by the spot and saw the Buddha. They offered the Buddha their own provision; then the Buddha gave eight strands of hairs from His head for them to worship as sacred objects of veneration.The hair relics are now enshrined in the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-26.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1314" title="Life of Buddha (26)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-26.jpg?w=476&#038;h=278" alt="Life of Buddha (26)" width="476" height="278" /></a>At the Deer Park at Varanasi, the Buddha met the five ascetics, Kondanna, Vappa, Bhaddiya, Mahanama and Assaji all of whom He had known before .He delivered His first sermon to them. It is called the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta which sets the wheel of the Dhamma in motion. The ascetic Kondanna who was at His childhood Name-giving Ceremony became the first to see light in the Dhamma and attained Sotapanna, the first stage of Sainhood.<br />
Later, all attained Arahantship after hearing the Anatalakkhana Sutta (the Discourse which deals with No-Self)</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-28.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1315" title="Life of Buddha (28)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-28.jpg?w=477&#038;h=282" alt="Life of Buddha (28)" width="477" height="282" /></a>The Buddha exhorted His first sixty Arahant disciples to go forth in different directions to preach the Doctrine, using these famous words: &#8211; &#8220;Go ye, 0 bhikkhus and wander forth for the gain of many, for the welfare of the many, in compassion for the world, for the good, for the gain, for the welfare of the Devas (Gods) and men . Proclaim ye, 0 Bhikkhus! The Doctrine that is glorious and preach ye a life of holiness, perfect and pure!&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-30.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1316" title="Life of Buddha (30)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-30.jpg?w=477&#038;h=276" alt="Life of Buddha (30)" width="477" height="276" /></a>When the Bodhisatta visited Rajagaha, the capital of Magadha, King Bimbisara offered his Kingdom to the Bodhisatta. But He did not accept it because of the worldly pleasures. After listening to the preaching of Buddha, the King attained the first stage of Sainthood (Sotapanna). He then dedicated his Royal park known as Veluvana (Bamboo Grove) to the Buddha and His disciples.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-32.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1317" title="Life of Buddha (32)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-32.jpg?w=476&#038;h=276" alt="Life of Buddha (32)" width="476" height="276" /></a>The Buddha performed the Twin Miracles of emitting fire and water simultaneously from His body, to subdue the pride of his older relatives who had erroneously thought that the Buddha being the younger would have to show respects to them.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-34.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1318" title="Life of Buddha (34)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-34.jpg?w=477&#038;h=275" alt="Life of Buddha (34)" width="477" height="275" /></a>On the seventh day after his arrival in Kapilavatthu, Princess Yasodhara dressed up Prince Rahula and pointing to the Buddha said, &#8220;Behold, son, the great Ascetic of majestic appearance is your father. Go up to him and ask for your inheritance!&#8221;<br />
As advised by his mother, young Rahula came to His presence and asked for his inheritance. Instead, the Buddha told Venerable Sariputta to ordain Prince Rahula , giving him a spiritual inheritance better than the one he asked for.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-36.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1319" title="Life of Buddha (36)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-36.jpg?w=477&#038;h=278" alt="Life of Buddha (36)" width="477" height="278" /></a>During a subsequent visit to Rajagaha City, the Buddha went for alms-round in the company of His Chief Disciples and other monks. Along the way King Bimbisara and his royal family paid repects to the Buddha and His disciples.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-38.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1320" title="Life of Buddha (38)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-38.jpg?w=477&#038;h=276" alt="Life of Buddha (38)" width="477" height="276" /></a>The Buddha delivering a sermon of peace to two powerful warning armies of Kapilavatthu and Koliya at the opposite banks of the Rohini river before the two countries started fighting for the water supply of the river, for pastoral use.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-40.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1321" title="Life of Buddha (40)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-40.jpg?w=477&#038;h=276" alt="Life of Buddha (40)" width="477" height="276" /></a>The Order of Nuns (Bhikkhuni Sasana) was founded in the fifth year of the Buddha&#8217;s Enlightenment. After the death of King Suddhodana, Maha Pajapati Gotami , who was His former foster mother desirous of joining the Order ,approached the Buddha who was then, residing at Kapilavathu and begged permission for women to be admitted into the Order. After hearing and turning down their pleas, Buddha returned to Vesali for the Rains Retreat . Undaunted by the rebuff, Maha Pajapati Gotami cut off her hair and wearing yellow garments went on foot to Vesali, accompanied by many other Sakyan ladies. They stood outside the porch of the Pinnacled Great Hall in Mahayana where the Buddha was residing. Interceded by Venerable Ananda , the Buddha finally consented to establish the Bhikkhuni Sasana when Maha Pajapati Gotami and other Sakyan ladies agreed to observe the Eight Disciplinary Rules for nuns. Henceforth Maha Pajapati Gotami and other Sakyan ladies were admitted into the Order.<br />
Later, the Nuns Khema and Uppalavanna were appointed the two Chief female Disciples; as were Sariputta and Moggalana the two Chief Male Disciples.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-42.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1322" title="Life of Buddha (42)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-42.jpg?w=477&#038;h=285" alt="Life of Buddha (42)" width="477" height="285" /></a>After losing in lively debate, the haughty hermit Saccaka refused to answer accordingly when the Buddha asked a question. Only when he was threatened to be beaten up by a celestial demon for arrogance, only then did he finally realize his own folly and listened to the Buddha&#8217;s preaching meekly. This wholesome action of his would augur well for his future.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-44.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1323" title="Life of Buddha (44)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-44.jpg?w=477&#038;h=274" alt="Life of Buddha (44)" width="477" height="274" /></a>On the seventh year after His Enlightenment, the Buddha preached the Abhidhamma (higher Doctrine) in Tavatimsa Heaven. As a fulfillment of gratitude to his former mother, now a Santussita deva, the Buddha then delivered a sermon on the Higher Doctrine to thousands of Devas (Gods) and Brahmas (higher celestial beings) who attained the various stages of Noble Sainthood.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-46.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1324" title="Life of Buddha (46)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-46.jpg?w=477&#038;h=275" alt="Life of Buddha (46)" width="477" height="275" /></a>The non Buddhist sectarians grudgingly wanted to ruin the Buddha&#8217;s reputation. They told Cinca Manvika , a beautiful girl to falsely accuse the Buddha for her shamed, pregnancy in a big and august assembly. King of Devas (Gods) dispatched some Deities disguised as mice to gnaw through the strings holding a block of wood under her garment. Her plot was exposed when the wood fell on her feet. When the people saw that, they threw stones and chased her away. As she was walking away, the earth spilt open and a flame sprang up to envelop and drag her down to Avici (deepest and worst) Hell.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-48.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1326" title="Life of Buddha (48)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-48.jpg?w=477&#038;h=276" alt="Life of Buddha (48)" width="477" height="276" /></a>On the sixteenth year of His Enlightment, the Buddha tamed the carnivorous Demon King , Alavaka who feasted on human flesh, to give up his habit on devouring at least one human being everyday. After hearing the Buddha&#8217;s Teaching, he henceforth gave up his habit, thus sparing the small child offered to him as food on that day.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-50.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1327" title="Life of Buddha (50)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-50.jpg?w=477&#038;h=275" alt="Life of Buddha (50)" width="477" height="275" /></a>There was a young harmless student at TAKKASILA University called Ahimsa. His jealous fellow students poisoned the mind of their teacher against him. As a result the teacher asked Ahimsa for a garland of one thousand right index fingers as tuition fee. Eager to discharge his obligation, he went into the Jalini forest in Kosala and started to waylay the passing travellers to collect an index finger from the right hand of each victim. The garland was almost completed except for one more single finger. Ahimsa decided to kill even his own mother for the sake of completing the one thousandth finger in the garland. However, Ahimsa was intercepted by the Compassionate Buddha who came to his aid. After listening to His preaching and being convinced, Ahimsa now known as Angulimala (garland of fingers ) joined the Sangha and became a Bhikkhu (monk) . The Angulimala Sutta, a discourse ascribed to this Thera (elder/monk) and connected to this event, is well-known in Buddhist countries and often used by pregnant ladies in travail for easy and safe delivery.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-52.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1328" title="Life of Buddha (52)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-52.jpg?w=477&#038;h=282" alt="Life of Buddha (52)" width="477" height="282" /></a>Once the Buddha and His Disciples went to Lake Anotatta passing by the mansion of Nandopananda the dragon king who was enjoying himself with his retinue. Angry at the apparent trespassing, Nandopananda coiled itself seven times round Mount Meru, covered the summit with its hood and spewing hot poisonous smoke to prevent the Buddha and his disciples from reaching lake Anotatta. Thereupon Maha Moggalana, (the second Chief Disciple) at once transformed himself into a dragon and likewise coiled round the mountain, crushing Nandopananda. Watched by the Buddha and His disciples, Maha Moggalana too began spewing hot poisonous smoke which greatly distressed Nandopananda who soon lost the challenge and upon realization of his folly, sought refuge in the Triple Gem of Buddhism.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-54.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1329" title="Life of Buddha (54)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-54.jpg?w=476&#038;h=276" alt="Life of Buddha (54)" width="476" height="276" /></a>The Buddha taking care of a sick monk, named Tissa who had been neglected by his unthoughtful fellow monks. By so doing, the Buddha wanted to foster mutual care and welfare amongst the Bhikkhus as well as others.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-56.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1330" title="Life of Buddha (56)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-56.jpg?w=477&#038;h=276" alt="Life of Buddha (56)" width="477" height="276" /></a>Baka Brahma, who was bitten by the snake of tenacious heresay (in believing that the Brahma Loka is the best and everlasting world in existence) , was duly defeated by the Buddha in a mutual contest to show power. On hearing the Buddha&#8217;s profound expounding of the Dhamma (Buddhist Doctrine), he became enlightened along with many other Brahmas (higher celestial beings).</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-58.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1331" title="Life of Buddha (58)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-58.jpg?w=477&#038;h=275" alt="Life of Buddha (58)" width="477" height="275" /></a>When the Buddha was on his way to the city of Rajagaha, Devadatta ordered the release of the fierce elephant, Nalagiri, to harm Him. As the elephant charged towards the Buddha, everyone ran away leaving a mother and her baby on the ground. The Buddha radiated His infinite Compassion to calm and subdued the elephant before it could trample the helpless baby.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-601.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1332" title="Life of Buddha (60)" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/life-of-buddha-601.jpg?w=477&#038;h=278" alt="Life of Buddha (60)" width="477" height="278" /></a>1.  The Buddha at Kusinara laid himself between two Sal trees with his head to the North, determined not to rise again. He them delivered his last admonition, &#8220;Behold, 0 Disciples! I exhort you ! Subject to change are all component things! Strive on with Diligence !&#8221; before He entered Maha parinibbana (attainment of Final Emancipation).<br />
2.  Dona , the Brahman divided the Buddha&#8217;s relics into eight equal portions and distributed each of them to the Rulers of the eight countries. Then Dona decided that the golden container be kept for himself as an object of respectful veneration.</p>
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Recently Phra Mick went to the land of Oz, and he promised a group of very special sentient that he&#8217;d upload the astrology chart together with various elaborations of the twelve animals on this website.  So here they are!
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<p style="text-align:center;">Recently Phra Mick went to the land of Oz, and he promised a group of very special sentient that he&#8217;d upload the astrology chart together with various elaborations of the twelve animals on this website.  So here they are!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Quick Notes: </strong> There are at least 3 animals in each person&#8230; residing in Year, Month &amp; Hour of birth.  Year of each animal begins in March.  Therefore should your year land on 1984 (which is Rat), but if your month is February (Tiger), then your ACTUAL animal would be Bore (Pig).</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a class="aligncenter" title="Wheel of Annoyance" href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/phra-micks-zodiac-2880x1800.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1286" title="Phra Mick's Zodiac 2880x1800" src="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/phra-micks-zodiac-2880x1800.jpg?w=247&#038;h=153" alt="Phra Mick's Zodiac 2880x1800" width="247" height="153" /></a>To <strong>see </strong>the Year, Month &amp; Time of Birth Wheel,<br />
<a class="aligncenter" title="Astro Wheel" href="http://phramick.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/phra-micks-zodiac-2880x1800.jpg" target="_blank">Click HERE.</a></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">To <strong>download </strong>Animal Explaination Chart,<br />
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<p style="text-align:center;">Bare in mind the paramount objectives of this exercise is to grasp the nature of this Selfless Universe.   Not to better nor change what we are, but rather to understand &amp; accept nature&#8217;s laws in its perfect and harmonious mathematical precision, thus accomplishing peace within its conflicting laws.  Often test these theories on the walks of life &amp; questioning ourselves whether these behaviors represent self.</p>
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All human beings have love in their hearts&#8230;
They disguise it in many ways.
And the longer they disguise it&#8230;
The easier it is to become truly lost.
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<h2 style="text-align:center;">All human beings have love in their hearts&#8230;<br />
They disguise it in many ways.</h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;">And the longer they disguise it&#8230;<br />
The easier it is to become truly lost.</h2>
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What does the Mind aim to see in this self-automated Galaxy?
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It watches body &#38; mind&#8230;
carrying on its usual functions&#8230;
and witnessing the usual phenomena;
It follows every action like a good detective at work.
And like clockwork&#8230; it ticks forward happily&#8230;
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<p>What does the Mind aim to see in this self-automated Galaxy?</p>
<p><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></p>
<p>It watches body &amp; mind&#8230;<br />
carrying on its usual functions&#8230;<br />
and witnessing the usual phenomena;</p>
<p>It follows every action like a good detective at work.<br />
And like clockwork&#8230; it ticks forward happily&#8230;<br />
at every task it&#8217;s been trained to perform.<br />
It even works while the body&#8217;s sleeping.<br />
It watches the dreams.<br />
It moves by itself&#8230;<br />
It misses no beat.<br />
Or so it thought.<br />
It is satisfied.<br />
Until&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8220;<strong>That was a gooood meditation&#8230;&#8221;<br />
&#8220;Things were clear and definitive!</strong>&#8220;<br />
<strong>&#8220;I am  H a p p y  !</strong>&#8220;</p>
<p>There!<br />
It sees the Natural Phenomenon&#8230;</p>
<p>Now it can finally answer the question &#8220;<strong>Who am I?</strong>&#8220;</p>
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