In addition to The Monkey Buddha Visual Archive, I've now started a YouTube page: Monkey Buddha Vids.
This is my first upload- an animation I made in 2005, using Vue 3D software, with the purpose of uplifting the spirit.
I wanted to create a simple, yet illuminating vision of certain metaphysical & spiritual insights:
• The lotus flower, rising toward the sun from the muck beneath the water, traditionally symbolizes the soul's journey toward enlightenment.
• Gnostics were a tradition with the idea that the physical world is a sort of prison of the spirit or light body.
• Using inward examination & an attitude of awakened consciousness, one can recognize the impermanence & fundamental immateriality of the world we experience.
• Through meditative practice, one can also cultivate an expanded awareness & calmness amidst the chaos of life.
• We are part of a reality with relatively infinite expanse, intricacy, & possibility.
When I was in my early 20's I had a near death experience, where my normal consciousness fell away. Instead of the black of sleep, though, I experienced what I can only compare to the idea of 'Clear Light' consciousness, from certain Buddhist teachings. The experience was just all-encompassing white light. It wasn't Heaven, in the sense of a place with spirits. There was no objective forms or ideas at all. Nothing, but a space of white light. It completely changed my perception of reality and the mind.
What does the mantra "Om Mani Padme Hung" mean?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_Om_Mani_Padme_Hung_mean
Explanation by the Dalai Lama:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/tib/omph.htm
What does the mantra "Om Mani Padme Hung" mean?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_Om_Mani_Padme_Hung_mean
Explanation by the Dalai Lama:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/tib/omph.htm
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