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just to ease his hunger. By the time he got to the base of the mountain he was very hungry and had begun to gnaw the cord and by the time he was half way up the mountain he was chewing hard. Little by little he chewed-up and swallowed the cord. Poor Coyote! He never noticed how much he had eaten. When he got to the top of the mountain he discovered that the pouch had opened and all the precious stones were gone. He was so ashamed. "I ate the cord," he confessed. "I'm so sorry." Great Spirit was very angry. "Do you see what your disobedience has caused?" Coyote cried and begged for forgiveness. When Great Spirit saw that Coyote was truly repentant he took pity on him. "I will forgive you but I never want you to forget the lesson you learned here tonight!" And saying this he waved his hand and all the sparkling stones that had been lost on the mountain flew up into the sky. And that is how the stars were created. And to this day, every evening as the stars come out Coyote is reminded of his mistake and you can hear him cry, "Oooooooooh... I'm sorry! Oh..Oooooooooh I'm sooooo sorry!" Legends, myths, and fairy tales do not merely entertain. They instruct, encourage and reassure. They tell the child that mother and father know how hard it is to become responsible. They let him know that when he errs, if he is repentant and sincerely tries to improve, he will always be forgiven. Such stories are lessons in social awareness and in expanding consciousness. Throughout his life, tales of the Hero will inspire him to greatness. Without these role models, maturity is difficult if not impossible to attain. As the child grows, the Hero stories change. He has learned obedience. Now he needs courage and skill. He next learns about the second Hero figure, the Superman, that half-man, half-god creature who protects the good and summarily vanquishes the evil. These superhuman Hero figures have extraordinary powers - sometimes they can fly, see through solids or swim underwater without needing air. At the very least, they can jump higher, throw farther, run and swim faster, shoot their arrows more accurately and outwit anybody else. Their exploits excite and inspire. Father now begins to teach the child how to farm, fish, hunt, and fight. He instructs him in the use of the ax, knife, net, bow and spear. He has a very willing pupil. Our child is infatuated with his heroes and eagerly tries to imitate them. The Enemy Shadow has also grown in stature. The boy is capable of much greater mischief. He can be duplicitous, dishonest, lazy, irresponsible, and selfish - qualities which will be neatly balanced by his increasing ability to pretend to their opposite. As the boy's horizons expand and he encounters new and incomprehensible phenomena, he relies upon his Heroes. Supermen know how to deal with all things fabulous and real. Since the skills that Father teaches must be practiced, the child now develops a particularly close friendship: his best friend or benign alter ego. Such a friend has enormous CHAPTER 7 A WORKING MODEL OF THE PSYCHE S EVENTH W ORLD O F C HAN B UDDHISM 80
survival value. With this friend the child can practice his lessons without fear of being mocked or punished for error. He can try out new techniques and engage in constructive competition. The benefits of the Confessional are also his: he can reveal his most personal secrets, fears and aspirations. But above all, whenever he explores new territory or goes adventuring he enjoys the safety of the Buddy system. He and his Best Friend are supportive partners, a team. As our child, now a boy of ten or so, acquires the virtues of loyalty, trust, and a cooperative attitude, he learns to hunt and kill for food and protection. Animals are not the only threats. There are people whose interests his family regards as being inimical to theirs. He must possess enough anger and aggression in his heart to defend his home, to drive off or kill those who threaten. The Enemy Shadow, rising to the occasion, reduces any human being upon which is it projected to the level of dangerous, irritating, or contemptible animal - one that can be exterminated not only with impunity but with honor. (Three thousand years later even the most sophisticated soul amongst us calls someone he dislikes a rat, skunk, snake, louse, bitch, etc.) In a world of predators, animal and human, this survival strategy is a categorical imperative. The Enemy Shadow, then, defends our ego from immobilizing disgrace, justifies us in the acquisition of our desires, instructs us in the ways of deceit, keeps us on our guard, and gives us the will and the power to kill in fear and anger. Unfortunately, when the Shadow contaminates another instinct, we have an abusive mother, a sadistic lover, a back-stabbing friend. 6. PERSONA, THE INSTINCT TO CONFORM As the child becomes a young man he is initiated into a rule-filled society. Every activity has its standard of behavior and he must learn how to conduct himself accordingly. He may carouse at a fiesta and play the clown, but when he's selling vegetables in the market, he must at least appear to be sober, honest, and pleasant. In any stressful encounter, people are reassured by sameness and are uncomfortable when confronted by atypical behavior. Whether our young man is participating in a military exercise, selling shoes, or courting a young lady - an instinctive imperative which will soon manifest itself - he will behave differently according to the role he is playing. He will strive to behave in ways that are calculated to foster social acceptance. The instinct of conformity is also known as the Persona, a term which originated in ancient Greece when actors wore masks, called personas, that varied according to the role being played. When the performance was finished, the masks were removed. A Persona, like a uniform worn in specific occupations, is supposed to be shed when its user is not engaged in the occupation for which it was designed. CHAPTER 7 A WORKING MODEL OF THE PSYCHE S EVENTH W ORLD O F C HAN B UDDHISM 81
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THE SEVENTH WORLD OF CHAN BUDDHISM
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Table of Contents PART I: ORIGINS C
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As their population increased, so d
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from the womb of their Holy Mother
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fade quickly in early morning body-
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doctrine of Karma meant nothing les
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The other method of salvation, the
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As H.G. Wells reconstructs Siddarth
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CHAPTER 2 CHINA How wonderful! How
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in its concealed vitality, a new mo
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favor. (Unhappily, as we shall see,
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demand, or, perhaps, respectfully r
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demonstrated divine affection; and
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Believing that human nature was inh
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Page 31 and 32: The Confucians also mocked the old
Page 33 and 34: Preferring to be absolutely certain
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Page 37 and 38: As farmers, they of course studied
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Page 41 and 42: Again, as there is no willful, exte
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Page 45 and 46: ecstatic beggars ambling through th
Page 47 and 48: As monasteries and shrines competed
Page 49 and 50: Though he could see Infinity in a s
Page 51 and 52: When, however, the fellow failed to
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Page 55 and 56: intelligentsia sought refuge in Con
Page 57 and 58: She must have paid a fortune for it
Page 59 and 60: Even though Titans are noticeably h
Page 61 and 62: with the cosmos - encounters which
Page 63 and 64: The name Devil comes from the wretc
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Page 75 and 76: that because something conforms to
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Page 83 and 84: Even today, a man will spend consid
Page 85 and 86: CROSS-SECTION: MODEL OF PSYCHE The
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Page 95 and 96: CHAPTER 9 HIGH PRICE OF DESIRE It s
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Page 99 and 100: the legend, "Even when you're baaaa
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Page 103 and 104: Since his ex-wife and kids live in
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Page 107 and 108: When evaluating dreams we must reca
Page 109 and 110: PART III: PRACTICE CHAPTER 10 FIRST
Page 111 and 112: Again, meditation requires that the
Page 113 and 114: Some people find it easier to count
Page 115 and 116: Zen is a branch of the Mahayana, an
Page 117 and 118: FIRST STEP ON THE EIGHTFOLD PATH CH
Page 119 and 120: Now, the question is this: Which ba
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and death' the moment we enter Nirv
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Insofar as these events concern our
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adiant, humble, compassionate, joyf
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Usually our love-affairs with thing
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The chronic annoyance of trivialiti
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After Dad has sympathized with Sonn
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conviction, "The friend of my frien
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Chan requires us not only to analyz
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Of all the projections one individu
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ego is so important." The layman, l
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Of greater importance to the person
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Buddhists because it is virtually i
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1. Non-killing 2. Non-stealing 3. N
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Salesmen frequently have difficulty
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would not be able to perform such g
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CHAPTER 15 RIGHT LIVELIHOOD "The pr
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killing of animals being unambiguou
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SIXTH STEP ON THE PATH CHAPTER 16 R
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What if we don't have a whole house
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When we finally decide to get in sh
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By Right Effort we mean that we cre
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sanitized in translation and appear
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men and women involved would have q
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the gentle monk came outside and sa
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There is another revolving sensatio
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length of time he'll require. He pe
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Eventually he realizes that he is b
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"Are there any teachings which go b
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The rules which govern eating defy
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CHAPTER 19 RIGHT MEDITATION EIGHTH
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cannot describe either the rush of
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The hands may either be held high a
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for as long as possible - the durat
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OTHER FORMS OF MEDITATION The word
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Pay attention to one clock only. As
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volume and harmony until it seemed
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Fasting, never a gentle exercise, c
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So far, so good. The characters and
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What type of prayer is permissible?
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CONCLUSION I remember once being ta
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