Claiming Buddhahood, 4th path

Claiming Buddhahood, 4th path Hanjo Youtaku 5/30/22 9:34 PM
RE: Claiming Buddhahood, 4th path Rousseau Matt 1/8/23 4:54 PM
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Hanjo Youtaku, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 9:34 PM
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Hey I am Hanjo Youtaku, Ph.D and I had my first big permanent release of suffering in November 2020. I have now deepened into the present moment to the extent that now if something is not in my present moment experience I am not able to separate myself into experiencing it.  I also have a post here for my siddhi's: https://www.dharmaoverground.org/discussion/-/message_boards/message/23905819

Regarding standard models of attainment on the path of insight, the way I like to express my present state is full non-separation from the present moment.

Articulating into the particular characteristics:
  1. No sense of self whatsoever in body, perception, no doership whatsoever, no separate beings in any part of experience.
  2. A strong experential sense of aliveness corresponding to a granular impermanence wherein there is nothing perceived as a continuous separate object.
  3. No attachment to forms, no attachment to states associated with forms, all states that were separated into dependence on forms available in moment to moment experience.
  4. Everything fully being what it is to the extent that there is no projection or relationship to things or between them, everything self luminous and expressing its own nature perfectly, each thing self aware.
  5. Fully harmonized smoothness to senses sense doors unified and integrated.
  6. Release of fundamental greed and aversion in the present moment, no desire to have something better than the present moment, no desire to avoid something bad in the present moment.
  7. Most recently, fundamental across all experience realization at even the particle level, fine-grained and particular release of 'beingness', 'permanence', etc at even the most specific and small-scale parts of experience. The way this manifests is that my experience is 24/7 a kind of field of awareness (without any separation arising from that awareness or the present moment).
The things that still are in my experience are:
  1. Unconscious habits and karma that immediately release upon being experienced, smooth outflow of karmic patterns and habits.
  2. (And specifically...) Heart-oriented healings that unfold as releases of emotions in alignment with point 1. 
Thankfully have the support structure to deal with these (my wonderful wife).

The curious thing for me is that I have never aroused a state through concentration, a jhana, or had a regular sitting practice. My path was maintaining a 24/7 inquiry into self combined with firm resolution to become fully enlightened as soon as possible for the benefit of all beings, mixed with some shamanism.
Rousseau Matt, modified 1 Year ago at 1/8/23 4:54 PM
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 Congratulations  May I ask about your shaman practice 
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Thank you Matt. My shamanic practice is to be in conversation with the world as full of beings, buddhas, devas, angels, all kinds of beneficial positive spirits that are waiting and willing to aid me if I only ask. This is connected to my resolution practice, inviting various deities and entities I feel connected to to bring about whatever changes I am asking the universe for. For example, I invoke multiple times per day that "I accept any and all aid from any and all positive and higher beings that are here to benefit me". There are similar practices, and this is the main thread. Written intentions before psychedelic usage, specifically asking e.g. the mushroom spirit to connect me with insight into the "no-self" characteristic of reality. 
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In the way that you've done it, do you have instructions into how to inquire into self and how to do it 24/7?
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Thanks for this question Chrollo X. It's a hard one for me to answer, as it's something cultivated unconsciously and unintentionally. My path was one of receiving teachings e.g. from Chinese Zen, and pondering on them for so long that the style of inquiry became enmeshed with my own self. A lot of my post-enlightenment cultivation has been letting go of these conditioned patterns as they are no longer needed, this kind of brutal 24/7 inquiry into everything no matter if it's beneficial or not. If you'd like it not exactly how I did it, but a way that's maybe more beneficial and consciously cultivated, I would take each phenomena and experience as an opportunity to examine it.
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Chris M, modified 1 Year ago at 5/28/22 8:33 AM
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Hello, Hanjo.

I'm curious about the title you chose for this thread as it relates to your practice. You are not, it seems, a Theravada practitioner, yet you chose the words "4th Path" to describe yourself. Why?

Thanks!
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Hi Chris, I found the robust definitions in MCTB to be useful for sharing across what's occurring in my own experience. This thread is also an invitation for people versed in attainment maps to give me their take on where I fit in.

EDIT: Felt into this more. I also respect the proposition that the insight path of moving towards less and less suffering has an end no matter what path you take, and 4th path in this forum is shorthand for end of the insight path.
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Ni Nurta, modified 1 Year ago at 5/28/22 1:26 PM
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4th path aside, what is the reason for out of all things claiming 'buddhahood'?
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The process of entering into what I call Buddhahood came after the release of all suffering and beingness that caused suffering at even the most granular scale. The natural samsaric tension of physicality aside. It was in communion with a variety of Tibetan buddhist teachers energetically who made clear the standard of Buddhahood as a detachment from all forms. With that awareness, I entered into an enlightenment portal via a thangka of the life of Buddha which was proferred to me in that experience as a Buddha portal. (I witnessed a form/structure that had a felt sense of Buddhahood and was resonating that frequency, you could say, and merged with it) From then on, the subtle attachment to any form arising left my experience.

In other words, it's just what came to me as a story/narrative in my own experience. 
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Ni Nurta, modified 1 Year ago at 5/28/22 2:47 PM
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"Detachment from all forms" doesn't to me sound like something you invented hence realizing this idea doesn't in my view qualify you to attaining Buddhahood. Buddhadharma already exists so if you want to become equal to Buddha you need to seek your luck elsewhere. And by elsewhere I mean no other tradition but create everything from ground up.

What you have probably works well with little need to invent new dharma. If you understand it then you should understand why Buddhas come rarely and why you should not claim such things heedlessly.
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Ni Nurta
"Detachment from all forms" doesn't to me sound like something you invented hence realizing this idea doesn't in my view qualify you to attaining Buddhahood. Buddhadharma already exists so if you want to become equal to Buddha you need to seek your luck elsewhere. And by elsewhere I mean no other tradition but create everything from ground up.

What you have probably works well with little need to invent new dharma. If you understand it then you should understand why Buddhas come rarely and why you should not claim such things heedlessly.




To this point, Buddhas are a rare thing apparently, only coming when there is no dharma in the world. No one can claim Buddhhahood. Arhatship sure. But, I think that's a Theravadan view. Mahayanas think everyone can become a Buddha -- I think that's pretty sweet. 
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"Detachment from all forms" doesn't to me sound like something you invented hence realizing this idea doesn't in my view qualify you to attaining Buddhahood. Buddhadharma already exists so if you want to become equal to Buddha you need to seek your luck elsewhere. And by elsewhere I mean no other tradition but create everything from ground up.

What you have probably works well with little need to invent new dharma. If you understand it then you should understand why Buddhas come rarely and why you should not claim such things heedlessly.

The dharma is always the same.
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Ni Nurta
"Detachment from all forms" doesn't to me sound like something you invented hence realizing this idea doesn't in my view qualify you to attaining Buddhahood. Buddhadharma already exists so if you want to become equal to Buddha you need to seek your luck elsewhere. And by elsewhere I mean no other tradition but create everything from ground up.

What you have probably works well with little need to invent new dharma. If you understand it then you should understand why Buddhas come rarely and why you should not claim such things heedlessly.




To this point, Buddhas are a rare thing apparently, only coming when there is no dharma in the world. No one can claim Buddhhahood. Arhatship sure. But, I think that's a Theravadan view. Mahayanas think everyone can become a Buddha -- I think that's pretty sweet. 


In Ch'an, Mind is Buddha
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terry, modified 1 Year ago at 5/29/22 3:25 PM
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aloha hanjo,

   It seems to me that proclaiming one's attainment is essentially egotistical.

   Especially when there is no express point to doing so. No transmission, no dharma.

   "I'm king of the hill." So what? Who cares? What difference does your enlightenment make to the liberation of sentient being(s)?

   Not a rhetorical question, not casting mud or minding someone else's business. This is about the pratyekabuddhas and the bodhisattvas.

   Achievement is not achievement. That's why it is called achievement. It is the stone rejected that is the headstone.

   If there is any merit here it belongs to your wife.

terry
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terry, modified 1 Year ago at 5/29/22 3:29 PM
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right on, bra...

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the plus one was supposed to be a reply to ni nurta's observations...
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aloha hanjo,

   It seems to me that proclaiming one's attainment is essentially egotistical.

   Especially when there is no express point to doing so. No transmission, no dharma.

   "I'm king of the hill." So what? Who cares? What difference does your enlightenment make to the liberation of sentient being(s)?

   Not a rhetorical question, not casting mud or minding someone else's business. This is about the pratyekabuddhas and the bodhisattvas.

   Achievement is not achievement. That's why it is called achievement. It is the stone rejected that is the headstone.

   If there is any merit here it belongs to your wife.

terry
Hi Terry, thanks for this message. Certainly confused about the last part, how would the merit belong to my wife if there was merit? Perhaps this is a joke or insult that I'm missing.

Regarding talking about attainments as an inherent 'no-go' or taboo, I certainly disagree. I perceive it as extremely useful to the liberation of all sentient beings to have people articulating their own experience, creating maps for others to evaluate their own awakening. 

This is of course just one part of how my enlightenment benefits all sentient beings. I also teach and create culture.
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Don't mind him. Terry always speaks in some strange riddle and he's completely off the mark sometimes. He thinks you're being cocky for some reason.
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terry, modified 1 Year ago at 5/29/22 7:30 PM
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I don't know how to reply, deathray must have gotten another downgrade...

so I'll cut and paste...


you said:

Hi Terry, thanks for this message. Certainly confused about the last part, how would the merit belong to my wife if there was merit? Perhaps this is a joke or insult that I'm missing.

Regarding talking about attainments as an inherent 'no-go' or taboo, I certainly disagree. I perceive it as extremely useful to the liberation of all sentient beings to have people articulating their own experience, creating maps for others to evaluate their own awakening. 

This is of course just one part of how my enlightenment benefits all sentient beings. I also teach and create culture.


   
As to your confusion, I was referring to this statement:

Thankfully have the support structure to deal with these (my wonderful wife).

   Here is credit given where credit is conceivably due. The rest was self promotion. You reason that such self promotion is good for liberating sentient beings. While there may be a value in telling your story, what good it does you depends on to what degree you assume a cloak of authority. For the most part, people talk up their attainments in order to present themselves as teachers and creators of culture.

   What a crock of shit!

   One needs only examine the motivation. Do you seek to understand and help beings, or to gain the admiration of others? However justified you may imagine that admiration to be.

   When I hear I I I I I... I do this I learned that I achieved this I can do powers I I I I I then I know without looking very far that we are dealing with ego ego ego ego ego.

   But don't mind me, I don't know anything, and certainly don't know you.

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ps   I don't think commenting on a self created teachers lack of authenticity is taboo.
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terry, modified 1 Year ago at 5/29/22 7:34 PM
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and as for chrollo...


Don't mind him. Terry always speaks in some strange riddle and he's completely off the mark sometimes. He thinks you're being cocky for some reason.
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mebbe so

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Adi Vader, modified 1 Year ago at 5/29/22 7:39 PM
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Hello Hanjo

I havent read your work, I am also kind of lazy so I don't read people's stuff unless I need to ..... and now I don't need to.

Generally I have personally taken a lot of inspiration from people who straight up say that they have attained something and use detailed language to describe it. Such public declarations motivate, inspire and educate ... those who want it. There are a lot of people who don't want it! They are free to simply scroll forward. I have also met people who make such declarations in order to feel good about themselves, compensate for something missing in their own lives. It is usually such people that dilute what these words stand for. This dilution leads to other people 'attaining' the same thing and then expressing dissatisfaction, incompleteness and basically devaluing what the attainment stands for. For example I have encountered people who claim very high attainments and in the next sentence they talk about how their lives still have negative emotions (a lot of it).

On the whole though - simple straight forward declarations of victory against the defilements and how it has been achieved is a fantastic thing to do, and a net positive for any community in my honest opinion.

In short - I am very happy to know that you have found something that you set out to achieve, and hope that it stands the test of time.
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Hello Hanjo

I havent read your work, I am also kind of lazy so I don't read people's stuff unless I need to ..... and now I don't need to.

Generally I have personally taken a lot of inspiration from people who straight up say that they have attained something and use detailed language to describe it. Such public declarations motivate, inspire and educate ... those who want it. There are a lot of people who don't want it! They are free to simply scroll forward. I have also met people who make such declarations in order to feel good about themselves, compensate for something missing in their own lives. It is usually such people that dilute what these words stand for. This dilution leads to other people 'attaining' the same thing and then expressing dissatisfaction, incompleteness and basically devaluing what the attainment stands for. For example I have encountered people who claim very high attainments and in the next sentence they talk about how their lives still have negative emotions (a lot of it).

On the whole though - simple straight forward declarations of victory against the defilements and how it has been achieved is a fantastic thing to do, and a net positive for any community in my honest opinion.

In short - I am very happy to know that you have found something that you set out to achieve, and hope that it stands the test of time.

Thanks Adi, I've only listed the things that have been the most stable in my experience. Regarding negative emotions and general life experience, it's absolutely buzzing with peace, happiness and joy.
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I don't know how to reply, deathray must have gotten another downgrade...

so I'll cut and paste...


you said:

Hi Terry, thanks for this message. Certainly confused about the last part, how would the merit belong to my wife if there was merit? Perhaps this is a joke or insult that I'm missing.

Regarding talking about attainments as an inherent 'no-go' or taboo, I certainly disagree. I perceive it as extremely useful to the liberation of all sentient beings to have people articulating their own experience, creating maps for others to evaluate their own awakening. 

This is of course just one part of how my enlightenment benefits all sentient beings. I also teach and create culture.


   
As to your confusion, I was referring to this statement:

Thankfully have the support structure to deal with these (my wonderful wife).

   Here is credit given where credit is conceivably due. The rest was self promotion. You reason that such self promotion is good for liberating sentient beings. While there may be a value in telling your story, what good it does you depends on to what degree you assume a cloak of authority. For the most part, people talk up their attainments in order to present themselves as teachers and creators of culture.

   What a crock of shit!

   One needs only examine the motivation. Do you seek to understand and help beings, or to gain the admiration of others? However justified you may imagine that admiration to be.

   When I hear I I I I I... I do this I learned that I achieved this I can do powers I I I I I then I know without looking very far that we are dealing with ego ego ego ego ego.

   But don't mind me, I don't know anything, and certainly don't know you.

​​​​​​​terry


ps   I don't think commenting on a self created teachers lack of authenticity is taboo.

Hi Terry, I don't need admiration or to present myself as anything. Regarding my work in the world, it's doing very well without this post on dharmaoverground. Not to say this hasn't been a wonderful experience, the questions and comments here have felt very rewarding to answer and discuss. I'll admit I find broad ungrounded skepticism to draw me in less, it often feels like negating a bunch of assumptions, but it's not bad at all. Happy to receive it.
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I still find it odd to see people having difficulty with what I'm saying most times. My wife told me she was completely taken aback by my presentation of myself but after getting to know me, realized I was actually directly saying exactly what I was and that was inherently confusing. Seems like a pattern across? Plenty of things get projected on me that are not in my experience at all (pretty much exclusively in response to text posts in online communities I am new to). I am plenty satisfied emotionally, in community, etc. Would not be online otherwise. I've also noticed people generally have no idea what to do with posts like this one being written right now where I am just writing what my experience is. Nevertheless, I usually find it useful.
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May your liberation benefit all sentient beings! 
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Thank you Linda. May all beings be happy.
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Ni Nurta, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 1:06 PM
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There are many claims like this on this site, from random people who read more books than they had actual thoughts about how all of this might work. There being one dharma, one rightful path - and of course the path they took - is very common theme too, especially among these people. If they had more exposure they might start thinking and they know thinking hurts so they do not.

And the less person seem to actually understand what they are claiming the more full, complete and done it all according to them is. Like if their mind thrived on absolute and complete lack of thinking. There is of course explanation why that works to eliminate suffering and while I understand why people might go this way and prevent themselves from digging in too deep I do not respect such people when they make ridiculous claims.

Like if you could not say "I seems to have attained Stream Entry" and instead of complete elimination of all suffering say how it really is, that its all so much less bothersome that its as if all suffering seemed to be decision and you just do not have make that choice.

But then it wouldn't be as grandiose, wouldn't it?
Guess what, then if you did just that people might actually admire you. Just a little bit but way more than they do now emoticon



Anyways, I do not believe in your claims and I do not respect you as a person proportionally to your clinging to these claims.
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Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 3:14 PM
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NiNurta, haven't you said many times that you are a Buddha? So where does that put you on your map here? emoticon
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terry, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 3:17 PM
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the loyal wife who sees only the good in one is perhaps the real source, the maker...


   If enlightenment is looked at as attaining a nondual standpoiht, the transcendence of good and evil is not achieved by proclaiming oneself to be entirely good and  completely free from defilements.  Such a proclamation simply leads to lots of useless discussion about whether someone has achieved what is not only impossible, but what is also a false goal entirely. The wrong direction. Weighing oneself down not only with iron chains but far heavier golden ones.

as dylan says:

Advertising signs that con you
Into thinking you're the one
That can do what's never been done
That can win what's never been won
Meantime life outside goes on
All around you.

   The difference between the pratyeka buddha, one who is enlightened for their self, and the bodhisattva, one who foregos enlightenment until all beings are liberated, is significant in all forms of buddhism. Stream enterers and arhats are not buddhas.

   Concern over one's status in terms of advancement on the path is completely delusionary. If you are concerned about your place in the great chain of being, that concern is an impediment on the way and should be given up. You have no status, as your ego-being is a delusion. Your assertions confirm your existence as an individual being and this is why your ego is enhanced and made large by engaging in large public discussions of your ego and its imaginary "achievements."

   Better to be off the mark and speak in riddles. Then it is the mark and the riddle which are attended to, not some delusionary chimera of an individual identity.

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terry, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 3:24 PM
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I see our moderaators still making ad hominem attacks where they dare...

more individual identity delusions more politics

there are only ideas


all phenomena are metaphors

​​​​​​​all are empty of existence
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terry, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 3:27 PM
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guy told a joke in line at ace hardware in ocean view just the other day


this guy robs a bank
turns to the next guy in line and says
"did you see me rob this bank?"
"yes I did"
blam! the robber shoots him dead
he asks the next guy in line,
"did you see me rob this bank?"
"no, but my wife here did"
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Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 3:36 PM
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terry
I see our moderaators still making ad hominem attacks where they dare...

more individual identity delusions more politics

there are only ideas


all phenomena are metaphors

​​​​​​​all are empty of existence


If you have a problem with our comments, you can say so in a straightforward manner and with evidence backing it up instead of implying things.
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terry, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 3:36 PM
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advice to moderators:

one shouldn't expect people to be consistent

we're all trying to learn and grow and improve

if we are expected to be consistent it tends to encourage us to stick to old outmoded ideas

even good old ideas get stale sometimes
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Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 3:38 PM
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Advice to terry: one shouldn't take people's hearty jokes in-between friends too seriously. 
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terry, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 3:40 PM
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I could not possibly be more straightforward...

​​​​​​​you could try putting words in my mouth
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Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 3:43 PM
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You have a lot to learn about being straightforward, terry. You are one of the least straightforward persons I have ever encountered.
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terry, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 3:46 PM
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it's about ideas, not about personalities

repeat x100
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terry, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 3:47 PM
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you've not encountered me yet
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terry, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 3:48 PM
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and you are still thinking in terms of personalities, LINDA
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Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 3:57 PM
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Terry, if you haven't got anything substantial to protest about, but are just implying things about the ideas of moderators, then forgive me if I'll just ignore it. 
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Chris M, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 4:32 PM
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... ad hominem attacks...

Attacks? Good heavens, terry. You seem a bit out of sorts today. Is everything okay?

By the way, I'll be coming your way again in the not too distant future. Shall we try to do a meetup? We failed miserably last time.
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Chris M, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 4:36 PM
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My comment to Ni Nurta was, upon reflection and a re-reading, snarky. Not an attack, but definitely snarky.

My apologies, Ni.
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Chris M, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 4:48 PM
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I once had a coworker who had an ability to push my buttons in a way that I found irresistible not to reply to. Best thing I ever did was stop replying. The button pushing stopped not too long after that.

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Hanjo Youtaku, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 9:27 PM
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There are many claims like this on this site, from random people who read more books than they had actual thoughts about how all of this might work. There being one dharma, one rightful path - and of course the path they took - is very common theme too, especially among these people. If they had more exposure they might start thinking and they know thinking hurts so they do not.

And the less person seem to actually understand what they are claiming the more full, complete and done it all according to them is. Like if their mind thrived on absolute and complete lack of thinking. There is of course explanation why that works to eliminate suffering and while I understand why people might go this way and prevent themselves from digging in too deep I do not respect such people when they make ridiculous claims.

Thanks for this comment Ni Nurta. I see you have put a substantial amount of work into observing general trends of claiming attainments.

Like if you could not say "I seems to have attained Stream Entry" and instead of complete elimination of all suffering say how it really is

I have certainly been liberated from all suffering related to 'being' for at least 6 months now. This is one of my most consistent and steadfast liberations. Wishing you happiness.
Hanjo Youtaku, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 9:17 PM
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terry
Your assertions confirm your existence as an individual being and this is why your ego is enhanced and made large by engaging in large public discussions of your ego and its imaginary "achievements."
The assumption that speaking with an I pronoun and describing your own experience by necessity means you are contained within paradigms like ego, achievements, or seeking admiration is simply not true (and this is a core insight of Buddhism). Interested to explore this pattern generally. Would you consider Daniel Ingram to be doing the same thing when he talks about his own attainments and describes what 4th path is for him? 
Hanjo Youtaku, modified 1 Year ago at 5/30/22 9:21 PM
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Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö
Terry, if you haven't got anything substantial to protest about, but are just implying things about the ideas of moderators, then forgive me if I'll just ignore it. 

Wishing you happiness Linda. Being a moderator is hard and substantially giving. May your path of service benefit you.
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Papa Che Dusko, modified 1 Year ago at 5/31/22 5:21 AM
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For all involved

I have spare toilet paper in case someone needs it! emoticon You can see it as Dana offering! emoticon

May all ... dandy and all that! emoticon
Adi Vader, modified 1 Year ago at 5/31/22 10:46 AM
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Hi Ni

Love your map!

I personally have transcended all maps, in fact I am so freakin woke I am thinking of selling Adi mirrors emoticon emoticon

Every time I open DhO, I think of the Preeti mirror, I double over in laughter. My kids think I have gone bonkers emoticon

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Hanjo Youtaku, modified 1 Year ago at 5/31/22 12:53 PM
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Adi Vader
Hi Ni

Love your map!

I personally have transcended all maps, in fact I am so freakin woke I am thinking of selling Adi mirrors emoticon emoticon

Every time I open DhO, I think of the Preeti mirror, I double over in laughter. My kids think I have gone bonkers emoticon

Edit: Hanjo, sorry for derailing the thread
That's okay, always interesting to see how communities react to stuff like this.
Michael Taylor, modified 1 Year ago at 6/1/22 9:48 PM
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Dear sir,
I'm curious as to why you have chosen or embraced the 4th path mode of enlightenment. Did your past include experiences that coincided with written works from that tradition? From reading through both of your threads on this forum, I see you have listed attainments and experiences of being your reason to claim attainment of 4th path. But none of them seem to relate to the traditional model of what it means to have entered that stage of liberation. Would you mind elaborating as to why you have placed yourself in this tradition or paradigm? I ask as someone who most assuredly is NOT at that level.
But I do believe Mr. Ingram has a hot tub that you will be asked to sit in soon.
Thanks for posting,
Michael
Michael Taylor, modified 1 Year ago at 6/1/22 9:53 PM
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Just reread this thread and noticed that you did say "release from all suffering and beingness attached with suffering" and then answered this question in relation to Mr Ingrams work.
Hanjo Youtaku, modified 1 Year ago at 6/1/22 10:05 PM
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Michael Taylor Dear sir, I'm curious as to why you have chosen or embraced the 4th path mode of enlightenment. Did your past include experiences that coincided with written works from that tradition? From reading through both of your threads on this forum, I see you have listed attainments and experiences of being your reason to claim attainment of 4th path. But none of them seem to relate to the traditional model of what it means to have entered that stage of liberation. Would you mind elaborating as to why you have placed yourself in this tradition or paradigm? I ask as someone who most assuredly is NOT at that level. But I do believe Mr. Ingram has a hot tub that you will be asked to sit in soon. Thanks for posting, Michael


Hi Michael, thanks for the question. 4th path is congruent with my present moment to experience as described in MCTB, and the book itself was powerful in that it gave me the opportunity to integrate magic into my day-to-day 24/7 inquiry by repeating resolutions out loud to become fully enlightened as soon as possible for the benefit of all beings. Also gathered from it was a good understanding of ethics and consent in spirituality (among others). 
Jack Farrell, modified 1 Year ago at 7/19/22 10:01 AM
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This was a very interesting thread to read, first time here. Thank you for sharing your attainments! I have no personal attachment to the words used to describe it, personally I would be skeptical of something as potentially grandiose as Buddhahood and whatnot, but, describing your path and the results you've found from it was an inspiration.

Some people seem very reactive to such claims, as if there is a tarnishable quality to the truth of awakening that needs protection. Wishing you all well!
Val Keinen, modified 1 Year ago at 8/20/22 5:27 PM
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Hey Hanjo,

Did I understand correctly that Ramana Maharshi style self-inquiry was your primary practice?
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Robert PASHAYAN, modified 10 Months ago at 5/11/23 9:00 AM
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Hi Hanjo,
I'm completly new here, and your post is the first thing I'm commenting on, 
First thank you for sharing your experience, I think as a modern sangha it's important to have these discussions and be able to share our attainements.

I'm wondering what's your primary insight to claim full Buddhahood, instead of let's saying a high Bhumi ?

I'm a Dzogchen and Mahamudra practitioner, and from your description it seems you can be anywhere from 6th Bhumi up to 8th.
According to Dzogchen if you still have habitual tendencies arising, your mind is not yet fully purified.
Of course I'm not making any claims in regard to where you are, what you achieved is already extremly noble and amazing anyway.

Sarva Mangalam
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Ni Nurta, modified 10 Months ago at 5/11/23 11:55 AM
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To this point, Buddhas are a rare thing apparently, only coming when there is no dharma in the world. No one can claim Buddhhahood.

Anyone can claim Buddhahood but it would be nice to first define what criteria were used and showcase superior insight rather than just list things like from the books.

To me Buddha is one who "wakes up dharma" (its in the name even...) and this of course gives rise to credibility of Buddhas arising when there is no dharma in the world but this gloomy condition doesn't need to be true to have new buddhas because imho dharma is not set in stone and new dharma can be developed.

Usually people are just lazy enough to not bother inventing any dharma and just read few books, maybe go to retreat, find monastery if no books/retreats are available, etc. do some repetitive practices and call it a day while spouting nonsense. Technically to feel good takes so little actual knowledge people can develop nice mind states without having idea about anything, especially if they are being led by other people who did the same.

It is a way to live, maybe even good way but to then come and expect people to be impressed by repeating books and then on top of that say words like "Claiming Buddhahood" knowing all too well that being Buddha is very big shoes to fill... so it makes sense to just call it BS.


Arhatship sure. But, I think that's a Theravadan view. Mahayanas think everyone can become a Buddha -- I think that's pretty sweet. 

Mahayana's whole gig is about belittling "Hinayana" so I would not take them too seriously emoticon

Theravada is at least dead honest.

Stream Enterer - already pretty rare sight - which I totally agree with and disagree with fruition being 1st path. It is just workaround to generate bazzilions of stream enterers and with it generate more interest in meditation, for better or for worse...

Ahrat - statistical error even among people who put their whole heart in this... many of them not even attaining Stream Entery doesn't exactly help improve these already sad statistics emoticon

Buddha - LOL
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Robert PASHAYAN, modified 10 Months ago at 5/11/23 12:26 PM
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Mahayana's whole gig is about belittling "Hinayana" so I would not take them too seriously emoticon
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That's a very tribalistic view of Mahayana. ^^

Mahayana's main 2 differences are, postulating the emptyness of all dharmas not only Atman, and seeking Bodhi for everyone and not only for onself. 

According your view what's so special about the Buddhas that you can't attain it?
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Ni Nurta, modified 10 Months ago at 5/11/23 3:13 PM
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According your view what's so special about the Buddhas that you can't attain it?

I gave you my definition - you are supposed to come up with new dharma to get Buddha badge.
If you redefine your definition to mean something else then conditions will be different but all sentient beings would need to agree. They want new dharmas so either you provide or you do not get the badge. Cannot put it simpler than that.

That's a very tribalistic view of Mahayana. ^^

Mahayana's main 2 differences are, postulating the emptyness of all dharmas not only Atman, and seeking Bodhi for everyone and not only for onself.

Actually I am kinda-mahayana myself because I had Bodhicitta awakening and made Bodhisattva Vow and then took it very seriously. Even got golden pure abode pass for my efforts. I just do not subscribe to any traditions because there is too much clinging to rites and rituals, no faith in Buddha and too much focus on existence of self. All of this is extremely incompatible with my delicate stream enterer sensibilities. All sentient beings are already my shangha anyways.

Guess what I do for living... empty dharmas emoticon

Here is one for you: Suffering is caused by existing within mind pleasure but which is not being experienced.
You can stretch this dharma to the size of the whole universe and beyond and it will always hold true.

It doesn't sound anything like buddhadharma because it is not Siddhartha Gautama who woke that one up.

If you are however not convinced by my leet dharma which requires experience of all experiences at all times to work (it comes with the package really) then take example of Amitabha. He is exactly buddha-class being and has his buddha badge because of creation of Sukhavati - pure abode so easy to experience because of all the effort he put in this dharma to make it so. If all he did was pondering about emptiness of all dharmas he would be still pondering about that, procrastinating to delay inevitable reality of having to make up on his vow... ;)
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Robert PASHAYAN, modified 10 Months ago at 5/12/23 7:21 AM
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I gave you my definition - you are supposed to come up with new dharma to get Buddha badge. If you redefine your definition to mean something else then conditions will be different but all sentient beings would need to agree. They want new dharmas so either you provide or you do not get the badge.
 

So basically according to you any religious leader is a buddha ?
And also if any sentient being doesn't agree that that person come up with a dharma then he's not a buddha ?
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Ni Nurta, modified 10 Months ago at 5/13/23 1:04 AM
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So basically according to you any religious leader is a buddha ?

Did all religious leaders wake up dharma?


And also if any sentient being doesn't agree that that person come up with a dharma then he's not a buddha ?

It doesn't work that way. If you talk about definitions of who should be considered Buddha you are involving all Buddhas and all their dharmas and all sentient beings which liked said dharmas.

Do you think every single sentient beings would agree that eg. one specific dharma should be considered true and only worthy dharma and all the rest are bleh because you who are not even aware of them think they must be worse?
Not gonna happen.

Besides communication and through words especially is flaved by what is called binary thinking.
With definition you can take reality and generate shadow but this image it is not reality.
In either case imho budda is one who wakes up dharma - what it means to wake up dharma and what dharma even means is... also subject to definitions.

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BTW. Regarding all dharmas being empty.

If you define emptiness of dharma as something lacking the kind of essence people involved with Buddha's creating these kind of statements had in mind (by triggering him emoticon) it doesn't mean that Buddha said that Atman or even multiple Atmans do not exist. It only means dharmas which Buddha had in mind do not conatain such "Atman" entities.

It is logic 101.
Hope this dharma is more useful that the last ;)

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