ธรรมะจากแดนไกล: center of the body

วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 2 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2561

CENTER OF THE BODY (ศูนย์กลางกาย) :: Every object in nature has its center of gravity, the point where it keeps its balance.

CENTER

OF THE BODY

(ศูนย์กลางกาย)

Every object

in nature has its

center of gravity, the point

where it keeps its balance.

For example,

the center of gravity

for a cup

is at the center point of the cup;

The center gravity
for a stick
is at the middle point
of the stick, etc.

If you place a cup
or a stick sideways
or off the center of gravity,
it will fall
because it is out of balance.

The center of the body
is the central point of
our stream of consciousness,
and also the inner source
of happiness and wisdom.

It is the natural home
of the mind.
Its location is two finger-widths
above the navel.

In the middle
of the abdomen,
this is known as
the seventh base of the mind.

The goal of meditator
is to "tune" or adjust the mind
through a single point
of concentration,

And to arrive
at the point
of balance
at the center of the body.

When the mind reaches
its perfect point of balance,
it will have a clear-seeing quality
that enables it to penetrate into
a higher form of knowledge,
and wisdom.

Think of the mind
as the lens of the camera
or the dial of a radio receiver.
You can adjust the focus
of the lens of the camera
to capture the clearest picture;

You can tune
the dial of the radio
to find the right wave-range
in order to reach a desire station.

The same principle
apply to the mind--
when the "focus"
or "wave-length" of the mind
is adjusted to the right point,
it become the most powerful.

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