A Question for Buddhists?

Question

I recieve daily Buddhist wisdom in my email and I got one that I don't quite understand. Any thoughts?

Do you want to understand? The whole world is one of your eyes, the body produced by your parents is a cataract. All ordinary people ignore the indestructible, marvelously clear, unfailingly mirroring eye, and cling fast to the dust cataract produced by the relationship of their father and mother. Therefore they take illusions for realities, and grasp at reflections as the physical forms themselves.

-P'u-an

Obviously this is a question for Buddhists. If you have a serious answer then please go ahead but remember, I don't believe in God, Jesus, or the bible. So if you post about that I'm just going to ignore you.

And please post well written answers only. I don't need illiterate people posting.

Sure. Here's the link :
http://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_10001.html
Down at the right hand corner there is a place you can sign up to recieve daily Buddhist Wisdom.

Answer 1

Well - the whole world is one of your eyes - obviously not true - I have just had a look and there was no Sweeden . The body a cataract - hmmm , in other words the body is a nasty thing growing off the world - a bit like The Isle of Wight . People ignore the indestructable - I don;t think so - I used to watch Captain Scarlet religiously - ah marvellously clear etc - ok we ignore our eye ( try buying a mirror ) Ah ha - grasping at reflections - I have been caught out . Basically this is saying that the real you is within your eye and not the physical form we have grown to understand - the one created by our parents . There is some great Buddhist advice out there - but I would bin this one - it's very obvious that the real you is within but really look after and respect your old mum and dad - it's important

Answer 2

You have become so used to functioning with the "I" and "mine," so used to thinking your "self" is real, that it is naturally difficult to understand the Buddhist way of thinking. The "I" and "mine," being illusions themselves, survive only by clinging to illusions of their own making. They cling to all
kinds of mental possessions - be they power, wealth, status or whatever - which are themselves conceptual creations of the mind with no substantial reality. In short, they are also illusions.
You have to understand that what you lose is merely an illusion. It never was. You empty the mind of illusion about self. Just let go of the illusion.

In fact, you are not losing anything. You just remove an imaginary screen before your eyes. In the process you gain wisdom, or pañña. From this wisdom unfold the four virtues of unconditional love, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. These virtues manifest themselves as concern, humanness and sensitivity to others. When you have pañña you can fully experience the beauty and warmth that is within all human relationships.
That is why letting go is not losing your illusory ego. You are actually uncovering a great treasure.

Answer 3

This quote that you received discusses how our two eyes give us an illusory and unreal view of our world-hence we live in delusion, and that ordinary people ignore (or can't use) their Celestial eye (sometimes called Third eye) Ordinary people cling to these illusions they see with their flesh eyes and take them as reality.

The following quotes are from a most pecious book called 'Zhuan Falun' (Turning the Law Wheel). This book is available for free online and discusses all the important aspects of cultivation practice. http://www.falundafa.org/eng/books.htm...

"we will first talk about this pair of physical human eyes. Nowadays, some people think that this pair of eyes can see any matter or object in this world. Therefore, some people have developed the stubborn notion that only what one can see through the eyes is real and concrete." "Let me give you an example. In Buddhism, it is said that every phenomenon in human society is illusory and unreal. How are they illusions? Real and concrete physical objects are placed right here, so who would claim that they are false? A physical object’s form of existence appears like this, but the way it actually manifests is not. Our eyes, nonetheless, have the capability to stabilize physical objects in our physical dimension to the state that we can see now. The objects are not actually in this state, and they are not in this state even in our dimension. For instance, what does a person look like under a microscope? The whole body is made of loose, tiny molecules, just like grains of sand that are in motion. Electrons orbit nuclei, and the whole body is squirming and moving. The surface of the body is neither smooth nor regular. Any matter in the universe, such as steel, iron, and rock are the same, and inside, all of their molecular elements are in motion. You cannot see their entire form, and they are actually not stable. This table is also squirming, yet your eyes cannot see the truth. This pair of eyes can give one a false impression like that. "

Regarding the Celestial eye: "This eye does not create false images like our pair of physical eyes, as it sees both the nature of matter and the essence of matter."

Answer 4

Well, I'm not strictly a Buddhist but -
the physical form that you have by being in the body is an obstruction to seeing the direct nature of reality. Further, the material world, in addition to being the obstruction to clear seeing of reality, is itself a shadow or illusion taken as real by the flawed perception.

Answer 5

Speaking as a buddhist....ummmm...well.......I dont know. I will say someone took a complicated way to describe a lesson that is hard to understand to begin with. As long as you study the lessons (here he is taking about emptiness and no-self) and always strive to better yourself and drop ignorance, you'll be fine. Not all lessons are meant to be understood by all. The same lesson can be taught a million different ways in hopes that ONE of these ways will shatter our illusion. Best of luck!
Metta

Answer 6

I think the eye here means two things. one is your mind and the other is reality. the gist of it is that we as ordinary human beings are ignorant of the reality of our true selves.we ignore the fact that things we grasp and crave in life to satisfy this "body" are only temporary and go on like all these things matters.If we really open our eyes(mind) see through these illusions (things we do to satisfy our bodily needs), we will accept the fact that in this life span what really matters is concurring ones inner self and working towards a path that will shorten your journey in sansara.
we are caught up in an evolving journey becasue of our cravings.
cravings that satisfy us temporary ,which we seldom see as temporary and believe them to be the forever reality.

I hope this makes sense to you.

Rgds
Chaz

ps.btw could you please tell me how I can subscribe for same

Answer 7

I think it is saying that your soul is more important than your physical Body. most people can't see beyond their physical looks, or anyone else's superficial beauty, and in doing that, you never know a person. You would never know what it feels like to experience the TRUE beauty of life, if looks were your main concern. I'm not sure though. Do you go to temple? if you do, you could ask someone there, too.

Answer 8

Even The Buddha himself reflected on the meaning of life. If you search the truths carefully and with love for all life and I mean all life, facing your illusions, you will move closer and closer to the one we strive to be like..

Answer 9

just like the Buddha said ..
"go for yourself to find wether it's truth or not, don't blindly believe .. "
so i guess that's mean to meditate ...

but you know what ?!
check about science saying about quantum physics.. all things are made from atoms, nothing different.. your body with your computer, your table, ALL arounds you according to physics are all just atoms.
isn't it cool ?

Answer 10

maybe it want to tell u that u suck