Meditation and Enlightenment

Author(s): Chandraprabh
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation

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Meditation : Nature and Application/79
Innumerable seeds spread from it, but it is a seed after all. That, which was the first is the last too. How can I forget that friend of mine who was alone at the time of death, who bloomed and bore fruits well, spread love, and was totally neutral at the time of death.
The seed did not consider itself a seed-this very thing was its deviation from the Centre and unawareness. Remembering of seed in the tree is not only the foundation stone of propriety and rational awareness, but also the return towards the origin.
Seed is the symbol of 'mool' (root) and tree symbolizes 'tool (exaggeration). Just as there are scandals of a fact, banyan of a seed, so also there is exaggeration of root. 'Mool' means Centre, and 'tool' means expansion. Turning of 'tool towards 'mool' is 'pratikraman' (crossing over), while adoption of 'tool' by 'mool' is trespassing. For those living in the atmosphere of trespassing the application/awareness of crossing is a correct step at the door of life.
The occurrence of awareness of seed is in fact 'sambodhi' (rational awareness). Meaning of 'sambodhi' is attainment of awareness, becoming a 'Buddha'. Gautama became a 'Buddha'. Attained awareness, hence he is hailed as the Buddha. Every body can be a Buddha. The rational totality of awareness is but the foundation of the Buddha form.
The prior step leading to awareness is curiosity. Curiosity and awareness accord a person the company any nearness of truth. The trust that is done without awareness, in a state of non-awareness, is the formation of a blind establishment. That trust is worse than non-trust which repeats the prayer of devotion externally, and nurtures distrust in the womb within. The trust done without questioning and awareness, remedially makes him a believer in the existence of God but non-belief in God remains, incarnate in his inner conscience. The person standing on the suspected brink of trust and distrust in God) is ‘abhavya' (non-grand).