2020/10/19

수식관 - 위키백과, Anapanasati "mindfulness of breathing"

수식관 - 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전



수식관

위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전.
(아나파나사띠에서 넘어옴)
둘러보기로 가기검색하러 가기
수식관(數息觀)은 불교의 명상법 중 하나이다. 수식법안반념법아나파나사띠라고 부른다. 석가모니가 직접 하던 명상법으로, 위파사나에서 가장 중심이 되는 명상법이다. 안반수의경에 수행방법이 전해진다. 37조도품 사념처의 신념처에 해당한다.

37도품[편집]

부처가 되는 37가지 수행법인 37도품에서 제일 처음 하는 수행이 사념처이고, 사념처에서 제일 먼저 하는 수행이 신념처이며, 신념처가 바로 수식관이다.
수식관은 위파사나에서 가장 중요시 하는 호흡명상이다.

다섯가지 명상법[편집]

좌선(坐禪)의 요점이 되는 법에 5문(門)이 있다. 안반문(安般門), 부정문(不淨門), 자심문(慈心門), 관연문(觀緣門), 염불문(念佛門)이다. 이 5문은 중생의 병통에 따라 가르친다.
 즉 
  1. 어지러운 마음이 많은 이에게는 안반문으로 가르치고, 
  2. 탐애(貪愛)가 많은 이에게는 부정문으로 가르치며, 
  3. 분노가 많은 이에게는 자심문으로 가르치고, 
  4. 자기의 집착이 많은 이에게는 인연문으로 가르치며, 
  5. 마음이 멍해진 이에게는 염불문으로 가르친다.[1]


이 다섯가지 좌선법 중에서 호흡법안반문 뿐이다.

대승불교[편집]

수식관은 소승불교의 수행법이라면서, 대승불교에서는 경시하는 풍조가 있다. 
대신 화두를 참구하는 간화선을 중시한다. 
그러나 인도의 석가모니가 하던 명상법은 수식관이지 참선이 아니다. 석가모니는 6년 고행에서 수식관을 하였고, 인도 여름의 장마철 90일 동안에도 수식관을 하였다. 
간화선은 12세기 중국 대혜종고가 만든 명상법이다.

각주[편집]

  1.  오문선경요용법, 한글대장경동국역경원

더 보기[편집]

  • 요가 - 길게 들이쉬며 다섯을 센다. 숨을 참으며 다섯을 센다. 길게 내쉬면서 다섯을 센다. 숨을 멈춘다고 하여 지식법이라고 한다.
  • 단전호흡 - 길게 들이쉬며 다섯을 센다. 길게 내쉬면서 다섯을 센다. 연정원에서는 1분간 내쉬고, 1분간 들이쉬라고 권고한다. 조식법이라고 한다.
  • 요가불교
  • 사티 (불교)

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Anapanasati

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Buddha statue doing anapanasati
Buddha statue doing anapanasati
Ānāpānasati (PaliSanskrit ānāpānasmṛti), meaning "mindfulness of breathing" ("sati" means mindfulness; "ānāpāna" refers to inhalation and exhalation[1]), is a form of Buddhist meditation originally taught by Gautama Buddha in several suttas including the Ānāpānasati Sutta.[2] (MN 118)
Ānāpānasati is now common to TibetanZenTiantai and Theravada Buddhism as well as Western-based mindfulness programs. Simply defined, Anapanasati is to feel the sensations caused by the movements of the breath in the body as is practiced in the context of mindfulness meditation.

Origins in Buddhism[edit]

Anapanasati is a core meditation practice in Theravada, Tiantai and Chan traditions of Buddhism as well as a part of many mindfulness programs. In both ancient and modern times, anapanasati by itself is likely the most widely used Buddhist method for contemplating bodily phenomena.[3]
The Ānāpānasati Sutta specifically concerns mindfulness of inhalation and exhalation, as a part of paying attention to one's body in quietude, and recommends the practice of anapanasati meditation as a means of cultivating the Seven Factors of Enlightenment
  1. sati (mindfulness), 
  2. dhamma vicaya (analysis), 
  3. viriya (persistence), which leads to pīti (rapture), then to 
  4. passaddhi (serenity), which in turn leads to samadhi (concentration) and then to 
  5. upekkhā (equanimity). 


Finally, the Buddha taught that, with these factors developed in this progression, the practice of anapanasati would lead to release (Pali: vimutti; Sanskrit mokṣa) from dukkha (suffering), in which one realizes nibbana.[citation needed]

The practice[edit]

Traditional sources[edit]

A traditional method given by the Buddha in the Anapanasati Sutta is to go into the forest and sit beneath a tree and then to simply watch the breath, if the breath is long, to notice that the breath is long, if the breath is short, to notice that the breath is short.[4][5]
While inhaling and exhaling, the meditator practises:
  • training the mind to be sensitive to one or more of: the entire body, rapture, pleasure, the mind itself, and mental processes
  • training the mind to be focused on one or more of: inconstancy, dispassion, cessation, and relinquishment
  • steadying, satisfying, or releasing the mind.
A popular non-canonical method used today, loosely based on Buddhaghosa's commentary the Visuddhimagga, follows four stages:
  1. repeatedly counting exhalations in cycles of 10
  2. repeatedly counting inhalations in cycles of 10
  3. focusing on the breath without counting
  4. focusing only on the spot where the breath enters and leaves the nostrils (i.e., the nostril and upper lip area).[6]
Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakośakārikā also teaches the counting of breaths to 10 as does the dhyāna sutras translated into Chinese by An Shigao.[7] This is organized into a teaching called "the six aspects" or "the six means" which according to Florin Deleanu:
The practice starts with "counting" (ganana), which consists in counting breathing from one to ten. When this is accomplished without any counting failure (dosha), the practitioner advances to the second step, i.e., "pursuing" (anugama), which means intently following the inhalation as it enters the body and moves from the throat, through the heart, the navel, the kidneys, the thighs to the toes and then the reverse movement of the exhalation until it leaves the body. Next comes "concentration" (sthapana) which denotes focusing one's attention on some part of the body from the tip of the nose to the big toe. In the fourth step, called" observation" (upalaksana), the practitioner discerns that the air breathed in and out as well as form (rupa), mind (citta), and mental functions (caitta) ultimately consists of the four great elements. He thus analyzes all the five aggregates. Next follows "the turning away" (vivarta) which consists of changing the object of observation from the air breathed in and out to "the wholesome roots" of purity (kusalamula) and ultimately to "the highest mundane dharma". The last step is called "purification" (parisuddhi) and it marks entering the stage of "realization of the Way", which in Abhidharma literature denotes the stage of "the stream entry" (Sotāpanna) that will inevitably lead the adept to Nirvana in no more than seven lives.[7]

Anapanasati sutta[edit]

Anapanasati is described in detail in the Anapanasati Sutta:
Breathing in long, he discerns, 'I am breathing in long'; or breathing out long, he discerns, 'I am breathing out long.' Or breathing in short, he discerns, 'I am breathing in short'; or breathing out short, he discerns, 'I am breathing out short.' He trains himself, 'I will breathe in sensitive to the entire body.' He trains himself, 'I will breathe out sensitive to the entire body.' He trains himself, 'I will breathe in calming bodily fabrication.' He trains himself, 'I will breathe out calming bodily fabrication.'[8]
If it is pursued and well developed, it is said to bring great benefit: "This is how mindfulness of in-&-out breathing is developed & pursued so as to be of great fruit, of great benefit.[8]" As for the training, the Anapanasati sutta states:
On whatever occasion the monk remains focused on the body in & of itself — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world, on that occasion his mindfulness is steady & without lapse. When his mindfulness is steady & without lapse, then mindfulness as a factor for awakening becomes aroused. He develops it, and for him it goes to the culmination of its development.[8]

Modern sources[edit]

First, for the practice to be successful, one should dedicate the practice, and set out the goal of the meditation session.[9] One may decide to either practice anapanasati while seated or standing or lying down or walking, or to alternate seated, standing, lying down and walking meditation.[10] Then one may concentrate on the breath going through one's nose: the pressure in the nostrils on each inhalation, and the feeling of the breath moving along the upper lip on each exhalation.[10] Other times practitioners are advised to attend to the breath at the tanden, a point slightly below the navel and beneath the surface of the body.[10] Practitioners may choose to count each inhalation, "1, 2, 3,..." and so on, up to 10, and then begin from 1 again. Alternatively people sometimes count the exhalation, "1, 2, 3,...," on both the inhalation and exhalation.[10] If the count is lost then one should start again from the beginning.
The type of practice recommended in The Three Pillars of Zen is for one to count "1, 2, 3,..." on the inhalation for a while, then to eventually switch to counting on the exhalation, then eventually, once one has more consistent success in keeping track of the count, to begin to pay attention to the breath without counting. There are practitioners who count the breath all their lives as well.[11] Beginning students are often advised to keep a brief daily practice of around 10 or 15 minutes a day. Also, a teacher or guide of some sort is often considered to be essential in Buddhist practice, as well as the sangha, or community of Buddhists, for support.
When one becomes distracted from the breath, which happens to both beginning and adept practitioners, either by a thought or something else, then one simply returns their attention back to the breath. Philippe Goldin has said that important "learning" occurs at the moment when practitioners turn their attention back to the object of focus, the breath.[12]

Active breathing, passive breathing[edit]

Anapanasati is most commonly practiced with attention centered on the breath, without any effort to change the breathing.
In the throat singing prevalent amongst the Buddhist monks of Tibet and Mongolia[13] the long and slow outbreath during chanting is the core of the practice. The sound of the chant also serves to focus the mind in one-pointed concentration samadhi, while the sense of self dissolves as awareness becomes absorbed into a realm of pure sound.
In some Japanese Zen meditation, the emphasis is upon maintaining "strength in the abdominal area"[14] (dantian or "tanden") and slow deep breathing during the long outbreath, again to assist the attainment of a mental state of one-pointed concentration. There is also a "bamboo method," during which time one inhales and exhales in punctuated bits, as if running one's hand along the stalk of a bamboo tree.[11]
Alan Watts noted something more in watching the breath with regards to Zen Buddhism. Active or voluntary breathing ("I will breath in" etc.) is clearly something the person is doing. Passive breathing (involuntary daily breathing) is something we imagine is being done, but not by us, it is something that just happens. In a watching-the-breath type of meditation we might experience both types. But suddenly it can dawn upon us that we are doing both: the involuntary breathing also seems to be something we are doing because we experience "being everything"- we are doing everything. And it can flip - both are just happening: the voluntary breathing also seems to be something that just happens, again because we are "being everything" - but now, everything is just happening. Thus we may see our very decisions to do things as just happening, just spontaneously arising - he asks "Do you decide to decide?". Be careful to note that Alan Watts points out that both things are true: we decide (and have free will) and (we don't) decisions just happen. This is the Zen perspective where we embrace this paradox. We might say that, this (or any) paradox exists only as a human thought and in this case, we cannot understand (think) how these opposites can exist together; yet in reality, that is not burdened by thought, this is our experience. Thus watching the breath is one way to experience these things.
Pranayama, or Yogic breath control, is very popular in traditional and modern forms of Yoga.

Scientifically demonstrated benefits[edit]

The practice of focusing one's attention changes the brain in ways to improve that ability over time; the brain grows in response to meditation.[15] Meditation can be thought of as mental training, similar to learning to ride a bike or play a piano.
Meditators experienced in focused attention meditation (anapanasati is a type of focused attention meditation) showed a decrease in habitual responding a 20-minute Stroop test, which, as suggested by Richard Davidson and colleagues, may illustrate a lessening of emotionally reactive and automatic responding behavior.[15] It has been scientifically demonstrated that ānāpānasati enhances connectivity in the brain.[16]

Stages[edit]

Formally, there are sixteen stages – or contemplations – of anapanasati. These are divided into four tetrads (i.e., sets or groups of four). The first four steps involve focusing the mind on breathing, which is the 'body-conditioner' (Palikāya-sankhāra). The second tetrad involves focusing on the feelings (vedanā), which are the 'mind-conditioner' (Palicitta-sankhāra). The third tetrad involves focusing on the mind itself (Palicitta), and the fourth on 'mental qualities' (Palidhamma). (Compare right mindfulness and satipatthana.)
Any anapanasati meditation session should progress through the stages in order, beginning at the first, whether the practitioner has performed all stages in a previous session or not.[citation needed]
SatipaṭṭhānaĀnāpānasatiTetrads
1. Contemplation of the body1. Breathing long (Knowing Breath)First Tetrad
 2. Breathing short (Knowing Breath)
 3. Experiencing the whole body
 4. Tranquillising the bodily activities
2. Contemplation of feelings5. Experiencing raptureSecond Tetrad
 6. Experiencing bliss
 7. Experiencing mental activities
 8. Tranquillising mental activities
3. Contemplation of the mind9. Experiencing the mindThird Tetrad
 10. Gladdening the mind
 11. Centering the mind in samadhi
 12. Releasing the mind
4. Contemplation of Dhammas13. Contemplating impermanenceFourth Tetrad
 14. Contemplating fading of lust
 15. Contemplating cessation
 16. Contemplating relinquishment

In the Theravada tradition[edit]

According to several teachers in Theravada Buddhism, anapanasati alone will lead to the removal of all one's defilements (kilesa) and eventually to enlightenment. According to Roger Bischof, the Ven. Webu Sayadaw said of anapanasati: "This is a shortcut to Nibbana, anyone can use it. It stands up to investigation and is in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha as conserved in the scriptures. It is the straight path to Nibbana."
Anapanasati can also be practised with other traditional meditation subjects including the four frames of reference[17] and mettā bhāvanā,[18] as is done in modern Theravadan Buddhism.

In the Chinese tradition[edit]

Buddhacinga, a monk who came to China and widely propagated ānāpānasmṛti methods.
In the second century, the Buddhist monk An Shigao came from Northwest India to China and became one of the first translators of Buddhist scriptures into Chinese. He translated a version of the Ānāpānasmṛti Sūtra between 148 and 170 CE. This version is a significantly longer text than what appears in the Ekottara Āgama, and is entitled, "The Great Ānāpānasmṛti Sūtra" (Ch. 大安般守意經) (Taishō Tripiṭaka 602).
At a later date, Buddhacinga, more commonly known as Fotudeng (佛圖澄) (231-349 CE), came from Central Asia to China in 310 and propagated Buddhism widely. He is said to have demonstrated many spiritual powers, and was able to convert the warlords in this region of China over to Buddhism.[19] He is well known for teaching methods of meditation, and especially ānāpānasmṛti. Fotudeng widely taught ānāpānasmṛti through methods of counting breaths, so as to temper to the breathing, simultaneously focusing the mind into a state of peaceful meditative concentration.[20] By teaching meditation methods as well as doctrine, Fotudeng popularized Buddhism quickly. According to Nan Huaijin, "Besides all its theoretical accounts of emptiness and existence, Buddhism also offered methods for genuine realization of spiritual powers and meditative concentration that could be relied upon. This is the reason that Buddhism began to develop so vigorously in China with Fotudeng."[20]
As more monks such as Kumārajīva, Dharmanandi, Gautama Saṃghadeva, and Buddhabhadra came to the East, translations of meditation texts did as well, which often taught various methods of ānāpānasmṛti that were being used in India. These became integrated in various Buddhist traditions, as well as into non-Buddhist traditions such as Daoism.
In the sixth century, the Tiantai school was formed, teaching the One Vehicle (Skt. Ekayāna), the vehicle of attaining Buddhahood, as the main principle, and three forms of śamatha-vipaśyanā correlated with the meditative perspectives of emptiness, provisional existence, and the mean, as the method of cultivating realization.[21] The Tiantai school places emphasis on ānāpānasmṛti in accordance with the principles of śamatha and vipaśyanā. In China, the Tiantai understanding of meditation has had the reputation of being the most systematic and comprehensive of all.[22] The founder of the Tiantai school, Zhiyi, wrote many commentaries and treatises on meditation. Of these texts, Zhiyi's Concise Śamatha-vipaśyanā (小止観 Xiǎo Zhǐguān), his Mahāśamatha Vipaśyanā (摩訶止観 Móhē Zhǐguān), and his Six Subtle Dharma Gates (六妙法門 Liù Miào Fǎmén) are the most widely read in China.[22] Zhiyi classifies breathing into four main categories: panting (喘 "chuǎn"), unhurried breathing (風 "fēng"), deep and quiet breathing (氣 "qì"), and stillness or rest (息 "xi"). Zhiyi holds that the first three kinds of breathing are incorrect, while the fourth is correct, and that the breathing should reach stillness and rest.[23] Venerable Hsuan Hua, who taught Chan and Pure Land Buddhism, also taught that the external breathing reaches a state of stillness in correct meditation:
A practitioner with sufficient skill does not breathe externally. That external breathing has stopped, but the internal breathing functions. With internal breathing there is no exhalation through the nose or mouth, but all pores on the body are breathing. A person who is breathing internally appears to be dead, but actually he has not died. He does not breathe externally, but the internal breathing has come alive.[24]

In the Indo-Tibetan tradition[edit]

In the Tibetan Buddhist lineage, ānāpānasmṛti is done to calm the mind in order to prepare one for various other practices.
Two of the most important Mahāyāna philosophers, Asaṅga and Vasubandhu, in the Śrāvakabhūmi chapter of the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra and the Abhidharma-kośa, respectively, make it clear that they consider ānāpānasmṛti a profound practice leading to vipaśyanā (in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha in the Sutra pitika).[25] However, as scholar Leah Zahler has demonstrated, "the practice traditions related to Vasubandhu's or Asaṅga's presentations of breath meditation were probably not transmitted to Tibet."[26] Asaṅga correlates the sixteen stages of ānāpānasmṛti with the four smṛtyupasthānas in the same way that the Ānāpānasmṛti Sutra does, but because he does not make this explicit the point was lost on later Tibetan commentators.[27]
As a result, the largest Tibetan lineage, the Gelug, came to view ānāpānasmṛti as a mere preparatory practice useful for settling the mind but nothing more.[28] Zahler writes:
The practice tradition suggested by the Treasury itself--and also by Asaṅga's Grounds of Hearers--is one in which mindfulness of breathing becomes a basis for inductive reasoning on such topics as the five aggregates; as a result of such inductive reasoning, the meditator progresses through the Hearer paths of preparation, seeing, and meditation. It seems at least possible that both Vasubandhu and Asaṅga presented their respective versions of such a method, analogous to but different from modern Theravāda insight meditation, and that Gelukpa scholars were unable to reconstruct it in the absence of a practice tradition because of the great difference between this type of inductive meditative reasoning based on observation and the types of meditative reasoning using consequences (thal 'gyur, prasaanga) or syllogisms (sbyor ba, prayoga) with which Gelukpas were familiar. Thus, although Gelukpa scholars give detailed interpretations of the systems of breath meditation set forth in Vasubandu's and Asaṅga's texts, they may not fully account for the higher stages of breath meditation set forth in those texts. . . it appears that neither the Gelukpa textbook writers nor modern scholars such as Lati Rinpoche and Gendun Lodro were in a position to conclude that the first moment of the fifth stage of Vasubandhu's system of breath meditation coincides with the attainment of special insight and that, therefore, the first four stages must be a method for cultivating special insight.[29]
Zahler continues,
[I]t appears . .that a meditative tradition consisting of analysis based on observation—inductive reasoning within meditation—was not transmitted to Tibet; what Gelukpa writers call analytical meditation is syllogistic reasoning within meditation. Thus, Jamyang Shaypa fails to recognize the possibility of an 'analytical meditation' based on observation, even when he cites passages on breath meditation from Vasubandhu's Treasury of Manifest Knowledge and, especially, Asaṅga's Grounds of Hearers that appear to describe it.[30]
Stephen Batchelor, who for years was monk in the Gelukpa lineage, experienced this firsthand. He writes, "such systematic practice of mindfulness was not preserved in the Tibetan traditions. The Gelugpa lamas know about such methods and can point to long descriptions of mindfulness in their Abhidharma works, but the living application of the practice has largely been lost. (Only in dzog-chen, with the idea of 'awareness' [rig pa] do we find something similar.) For many Tibetans the very term 'mindfulness' (sati in Pali, rendered in Tibetan by dran pa) has come to be understood almost exclusively as 'memory' or 'recollection.'"[31]
As Batchelor noted, however, in other traditions, particularly the Kagyu and Nyingma, mindfulness based on ānāpānasmṛti practice is considered to be quite profound means of calming the mind to prepare it for the higher practices of Dzogchen and Mahamudra. For the Kagyupa, in the context of mahāmudrā, ānāpānasmṛti is thought to be the ideal way for the meditator to transition into taking the mind itself as the object of meditation and generating vipaśyanā on that basis.[32] The prominent contemporary Kagyu/Nyingma master Chogyam Trungpa, echoing the Kagyu Mahāmudrā view, wrote, "your breathing is the closest you can come to a picture of your mind. It is the portrait of your mind in some sense. . .The traditional recommendation in the lineage of meditators that developed in the Kagyu-Nyingma tradition is based on the idea of mixing mind and breath."[33] The Gelukpa allow that it is possible to take the mind itself as the object of meditation, however, Zahler reports, the Gelukpa discourage it with "what seems to be thinly disguised sectarian polemics against the Nyingma Great Completeness [Dzogchen] and Kagyu Great Seal [mahāmudrā] meditations."[34]
In the Pañcakrama tantric tradition ascribed to (the Vajrayana) Nagarjuna, ānāpānasmṛti counting breaths is said to be sufficient to provoke an experience of vipaśyanā (although it occurs in the context of "formal tantric practice of the completion stage in highest yogatantra").[35][36]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ānāpāna"The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary. Digital Dictionaries of South Asia, University of Chicago.
  2. ^ In the Pali canon, the instructions for anapanasati are presented as either one tetrad (four instructions) or four tetrads (16 instructions). The most famous exposition of four tetrads – after which Theravada countries have a national holiday (see uposatha) – is the Anapanasati Sutta, found in the Majjhima Nikaya sutta 118 (for instance, see Thanissaro, 2006). Other discourses which describe the full four tetrads can be found in the Samyutta Nikaya's Anapana-samyutta (Ch. 54), such as SN 54.6 (Thanissaro, 2006a), SN 54.8 (Thanissaro, 2006b) and SN 54.13 (Thanissaro, 1995a). The one-tetrad exposition of anapanasati is found, for instance, in the Kayagata-sati Sutta (MN 119; Thanissaro, 1997), the Maha-satipatthana Sutta (DN 22; Thanissaro, 2000) and the Satipatthana Sutta (MN 10; Thanissaro, 1995b).
  3. ^ Anālayo 2003, p. 125.
  4. ^ Majjhima Nikaya, Sutta No. 118, Section No. 2, translated from the Pali
  5. ^ Satipatthana Sutta
  6. ^ Kamalashila (2004). Meditation: The Buddhist Way of Tranquillity and Insight. Birmingham: Windhorse Publications; 2r.e. edition. ISBN 1-899579-05-2.. Regarding this list's items, the use of counting methods is not found in the Pali Canon and is attributed to the Buddhaghosa in his Visuddhimagga. According to the Visuddhimagga, counting breath (Pali: gaṇanā) is a preliminary technique, sensitizing one to the breath's arising and ceasing, to be abandoned once one has consistent mindful connection (anubandhā) with in- and out-breaths (Vsm VIII, 195-196). Sustainedbreath-counting can be soporific or cause thought proliferation (see, e.g., Anālayo, 2006, p. 133, n. 68).
  7. Jump up to:a b Deleanu, Florin; Mindfulness of Breathing in the Dhyāna Sūtras. Transactions of the International Conference of Orientalists in Japan (TICOJ) 37, 1992, 42-57. https://ahandfulofleaves.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/mindfulness-of-breathing-in-the-dhayana-sutra_florin-deleanu_1992.pdf
  8. Jump up to:a b c this is cited from Anapanasati sutta translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu(2006)
  9. ^ John Dunne talks on Buddhist phenomenology from the Indo-Tibetan textual point of view at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  10. Jump up to:a b c d The Three Pillars of Zen (New York: Anchor Books, 2000) ISBN 0-385-26093-8
  11. Jump up to:a b "Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy" by Katsuki Sekida
  12. ^ Philippe Goldin in Cognitive Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf6Q0G1iHBI
  13. ^ "The One Voice Chord". Archived from the original on 2007-01-17. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
  14. ^ "Tanden: Source of Spiritual Strength". Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  15. Jump up to:a b Lutz, A; Slagter, HA; Dunne, JD; Davidson, RJ (April 2008). "Attention regulation and monitoring in meditation"Trends Cogn. Sci. (Regul. Ed.)12 (4): 163–9. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2008.01.005PMC 2693206PMID 18329323.
  16. ^ Luders, Eileen; Clark, Kristi; Narr, Katherine L.; Toga, Arthur W. (2011). "Enhanced brain connectivity in long-term meditation practitioners"NeuroImage57 (4): 1308–1316. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.05.075PMC 3176828PMID 21664467.
  17. ^ In regards to practicing anapanasati in tandem with other frames of reference (satipatthana), Thanissaro (2000) writes:
    At first glance, the four frames of reference for satipatthana practice sound like four different meditation exercises, but MN 118 [the Anapanasati Sutta] makes clear that they can all center on a single practice: keeping the breath in mind. When the mind is with the breath, all four frames of reference are right there. The difference lies simply in the subtlety of one's focus.... [A]s a meditator get more skilled in staying with the breath, the practice of satipatthana gives greater sensitivity in peeling away ever more subtle layers of participation in the present moment until nothing is left standing in the way of total release.

  18. ^ According to Kamalashila (2004), one practices anapanasati with mettā bhāvanā in order to prevent withdrawal from the world and the loss of compassion.

  19. ^ Nan, Huai-Chin. Basic Buddhism: Exploring Buddhism and Zen. 1997. pp. 80-81

  20. Jump up to:a b Nan, Huai-Chin. Basic Buddhism: Exploring Buddhism and Zen. 1997. p. 81

  21. ^ Nan, Huai-Chin. Basic Buddhism: Exploring Buddhism and Zen. 1997. p. 91

  22. Jump up to:a b Luk, Charles. The Secrets of Chinese Meditation. 1964. p. 110

  23. ^ Luk, Charles. The Secrets of Chinese Meditation. 1964. p. 125

  24. ^ Hsuan Hua. The Chan Handbook. 2004. p. 44

  25. ^ Study and Practice of Meditation: Tibetan Interpretations of the Concentrations and Formless Absorptions by Leah Zahler. Snow Lion Publications: 2009 pg 107-108)

  26. ^ Study and Practice of Meditation: Tibetan Interpretations of the Concentrations and Formless Absorptions by Leah Zahler. Snow Lion Publications: 2009 pg 108)

  27. ^ Zahler 119-126

  28. ^ Zahler 108

  29. ^ Zahler 108, 113

  30. ^ Zahler 306

  31. ^ The Faith to Doubt: Glimpses of Buddhist Uncertainty. by Stephen Batchelor. Parallax Press Berkeley: 1990 pg 8

  32. ^ Pointing Out the Great Way: The Stages of Meditation in the Mahamudratradition by Dan Brown. Wisdom Publications: 2006 pg 221-34

  33. ^ The Path is the Goal, in The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Vol Two. Shambhala Publications. pgs 49, 51

  34. ^ (Zahler 131-2)

  35. ^ Brown 2006, p. 221.

  36. ^ Mathes (2013), p. 378.

Bibliography[edit]

Primary sources[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Mindfulness with Breathing by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu. Wisdom Publications, Boston, 1996. ISBN 0-86171-111-4.
  • Breath by Breath by Larry Rosenberg. Shambhala Classics, Boston, 1998. ISBN 1-59030-136-6.
  • Tranquillity and Insight by Amadeo Sole-Leris. Shambhala, 1986. ISBN 0-87773-385-6.
  • "The Anapanasati Sutta / A Practical Guide to Mindfulness of Breathing and Tranquil Wisdom Meditation" by Bhante Vimalaramsi. Yin Shun Foundation, January 1999; First edition (1999). ASIN: B00183T9XW

External links[edit]

[고전의 발자취] 논어. 학이시습지(學而時習之) 불역열호(不亦說乎)

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2017. 4. 18. 16:33 by 설아. 대학생활

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‘子曰(자왈) “學而時習之(학이시습지)면 不亦說乎(불역열호)아



有朋自遠方來(유붕자원방래)면 不亦樂乎(불역락호)아



人不知而不溫(인부지이불온)이면 不亦君子乎(불역군자호)아”



<學而(학이)>’







뜻 풀이



공자께서 말씀하시기를



 “배우고 때때로 그것을(배운 것을) 익힌다면 즐겁지 아니한가?



먼 곳에서 찾아오는 벗이 있다면 즐겁지 아니한가?



사람들이 알아주지 않아도 서운해하지 않는다면 군자가 아니겠는가?”







의문점: 개인적으로 논어를 해석하기 위해 필자는 여러 가지 자료를 많이 검색하고 찾아보았다. 논어에서 ‘자왈’이 왜 사용되는가 궁금했었다. 그 이유는 중세 말기 유럽에서 ‘철학자’라고만 칭하면 ‘아리스토텔레스’로 통했다. 중국에서도 마찬가지로 ‘자’라고만 칭하면 공자, 선생님으로 통용되었기 때문이다. 그만큼 공자의 위상을 나타내는 증거 중 하나가 아닐까 싶다.





 ‘학이시습지 불역열호’,



  • 이 구절에 대해 생각을 해보면 공부를 하는 게 기쁜 일인가 싶다. 
  • 아마 세상 어디에도 공부를 좋아하는 사람은 없을 것으로 생각한다. 
  • 그렇다면 공자가 이렇게 말한 까닭은 무엇일까? 
  • 아마도 공부를 하는 것이 기쁜 게 아니라 공부를 통해 기쁨을 얻는다는 의미인 것 같다고 생각한다. 
  • 공부하는 것은 즐겁지 않지만, 공부를 하다가 무언가 깨달을 때는 기뻐하지 않을 사람이 없을 것이다.




'유붕자원방래 불역락호’,



  • 공자의 주변에는 공자에게 가르침을 받으러 찾아오는 제자들이 있었다.
  •  이 구절에서 말하는 ‘먼 곳에서 오는 벗’이 친구를 뜻하는 게 아니라 제자. 즉, 가르침을 받으러 오는 사람, 같이 학습을 하는 사람을 뜻하는 것으로 생각한다. 
  • 내가 학습에 능하여 먼 곳에서까지 제자들이 (학문에 뜻이 같은 사람) 찾아온다면 그것만큼 기쁜 일이 있을까. 




'인부지이불온 불역군자호’,



  • 공자가 노나라를 떠나 각 나라를 돌아다니며 도덕 정치를 위해 군주들을 설득하였으나 모두 거절당하였던 때가 있다. 
  • 아마 그때 공자조차도 본인을 알아주지 못함에 서운하여 성찰의 시간을 가져 성인이 되어 후에 남긴 말일 것으로 생각한다. 
  • 내가 열심히 무엇을 한들 아무도 알아주지 않더라도 화내지(서운해하지) 않고 그저 묵묵히 열심히 한다면 대단한(성공한) 사람이다. 






본 해석은 필자의 주관적인 생각이 들어가 있으므로 참고 바람.





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2020/10/18

The Master Game: Pathways to Higher Consciousness

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The Master Game: Pathways to Higher Consciousness
byRobert S De Ropp

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Michael A Holden

5.0 out of 5 stars Is Cosmic Consciousness the only game worth playing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 March 2013

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This book is about the different ways in which we can raise our consciousness. De Ropp describes the 5 levels of consciousness as 1. Deep Sleep, 2. Dreaming sleep 3. Waking sleep (aka normal everyday consciousness) 4. Self-transendance (bliss) 5. Cosmic Consciousness.

Written in the 1960s, the book does go into a lot of detail into the various ways in which people use pyschadelic drugs to reach level 5. We are left in no doubt, however, that 'Creative Pyschology' is the only way. ie Go into the silence as much as possible and for as long as possible - stops thoughts. Secondly know what you are doing and why - mindfulness.

I'll be honest in that I will need to re-read this book several times, but isn't that the case with books that are worthwhile.

I would recommend that anyone on a spiritual journey add this to their collection.

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wacrompton

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for those who know what they're doing.

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For those who have done a little work on themselves, and would like to see how some of the cults, gurus, phoney teachers, tricksters (yes, and even genuine 'teachers') act, this book will be a help. I read it and loved it.

The more you discriminate on the different kinds of advice given, the better. Expensive, but in MHO, worth the dosh.

Warning. Don't fall for Gurdjieff rubbish. It's years out of date, and the likelihood is, the man lost his way years before he setled in Paris.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book which ties in with Gurdjieff

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Very good book which ties in with Gurdjieff, Bennett and most other "systems" out there but this is very clear and he writes like he knows what he's talking about! Good Book!!

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David Farmer

5.0 out of 5 stars excellant

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brilliant book every home should have a copy.makes adifficult suject easy,simplyfied and possible to under-stand.would not live with out it.

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M. Clifford

5.0 out of 5 stars Holds up well over time

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First, I should disclose that I am currently living in the house that deRopp built on Sonoma Mountain as the Church of the Earth. I learned this a couple of years after I moved in, when my landlord showed me a copy of the "Church of the Earth"), a book by deRopp with great stories and photos of the process of building this place. That book, which seems to be unavailable currently, also details deRopp's "Three Pillars" philosophy of community: the Garden, the Temple, and the University). It was an experiment to try to create a community united by spiritual principles living in sustainable harmony with the earth. It failed after deRopp drowned on one of his sea kayaking trips, during which he would gather food from the ocean for the community. (disclaimer: the story of deRopp's drowning is based on oral tradition told among long-term residents of the North slope of Sonoma Mountain. I have not fact-checked it.)



There was a powerful synchronicity in learning this. After living here for a year--before I learned about the origins of this place--one day a flood of ideas came to me about a new religion; I wrote the ideas as they came in a composition book. The religion was called "The Church of the Earth is God" and it's main premise was that the religion our species needs now should be based on the premise that the Earth is God... and that this should not be held in the way that we think of "ultimate creator God" but instead as a way to cultivate reverence and respect for the earth. Was I channeling deRopp? Who knows. But I digress.



I first read The Master Game in the late 1970's. It made a lot of sense to me then. It's been good to revisit it in this new edition. I can see how deRopp's ideas have influenced me over the years. The writing style is very much of the period in which it was written, which to me feels like a sweet contrast in tone with more current pop psychology/spiritual guidance/self-help books (it's all three of those categories, in my opinion). It is hard for me to sort out how much of my enjoyment of it is sentimental, and how much is based on its objective qualities; therefore I have not been recommending it to my friends and students---just quietly enjoying it on my own while I sit under the Oak Tree where the residents of the Church of the Earth eventually learned to make peace with the bees.



That said, I acknowledge that Robert deRopp has a place among the ancestors of the various lineages that have guided my development, and for this I am grateful to him.

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David Getzschman

5.0 out of 5 stars Relevant, full of insight and speaks to our need to evolve as a species

Reviewed in the United States on 16 April 2016

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"The Master Game: Pathways to Higher Consciousness" may have been written in the 1950s, but it is astonishing in its relevance to the present.



de Ropp frames human existence in terms of the games man plays, grouping them into object games (the pursuit of wealth, fame, and resources) and meta games (the pursuit of beauty and truth), and identifying the Master Game (the pursuit of enlightenment) as the only one worth playing.



I've found his candor and utter disdain for object games and organized religion really refreshing, and he is as eloquent on the drug experience as he is honest about how it will not lead to enlightenment.



I haven't read anything with this much enthusiasm in years!

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Thomas M. Mcgovern

5.0 out of 5 stars Self-realization 101

Reviewed in the United States on 26 September 2015

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This is the book that I read in 1970 that started me on the path of self-development. It was written by a bio-chemist and is based loosely on the Gurdjieff system, but it includes information from many traditions. You might think of it as a "Self-realization 101" book.

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Jennifer Wherrett

5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend it, although it is not light reading

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He's absolutely right! This book is extraordinarily revealing and provides valuable insight into human psychology and the human psyche. I highly recommend it, although it is not light reading. You can actually look back over human history and see the different, often dangerous games that have been played out. This book provides the insight into those different games humans play and the reasons for those games. More importantly, though, which game do we, as individuals, tend to play? And why?

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kirtida gautam

4.0 out of 5 stars Really good book on Creative Psychology

Reviewed in the United States on 22 September 2017

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This is not some stupid new age BS book. It is one of the best books on Creative Psychology. The author knows his subject and presents it in matter-of-fact manner.

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Joshua

5.0 out of 5 stars Time well spent

Reviewed in the United States on 24 October 2014

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I believe this is worth reading no matter how advanced your practice is. Ideas influencing your practice compound over time and this has become one of my favorite books ever. I've read a lot of Trungpa and his teachings utilized external theater, but i've always had a hard time integrating such teachings due to a resentment of not feeling genuine. This book has given me a better perspective on the subject and one that i can more readily utilize daily.

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The Master Game (Consciousness Classics)
by Robert S. de Ropp, Iven Lourie
 4.22  ·   Rating details ·  176 ratings  ·  15 reviews
s/t: Pathways to Higher Consciousness
This book is a compelling exploration of the human psyche and of the specific techniques through which man can achieve the highest possible levels of consciousness. This exploration, which involves every aspect of human behavior--the instinctive, motor, emotional, and intellectual--is, in the words of the author, "the only game worth playing"--the Master Game. This best-known consciousness classic by Robert S. de Ropp sold more than 200,000 copies in the '60's and '70's and influenced two generations of readers on their spiritual paths. Scientist de Ropp's summary provides a fine introduction to the various practices of meditation, yoga, Fourth Way, and other paths. (less)

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Johanna
Aug 16, 2013Johanna rated it it was amazing
Excellent read for any Seeker or anyone who is interested in the topic. The book covered several areas of discussion on consciousness, and delves into some of the reasons why human beings have struggled to reach levels of higher consciousness in their lives. To me, it is a must read!
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Zendali
Dec 01, 2011Zendali rated it it was amazing
Shelves: religion-life-philosophies-etc
I can see why this is a classic and a bestseller.
This book has a lot of good ideas to give some thought to, I’ll come back to this book many times.
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Ed
Nov 06, 2012Ed rated it it was amazing


This book was recommended to me as an introduction to the Gurdjieff work. Splendid. It remains prominent on my bookshelf today and I often refer to it.
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Whoof
Sep 21, 2013Whoof added it  ·  review of another edition
Flippin great
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Erik Graff
Feb 06, 2011Erik Graff rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Recommends it for: everyone
Recommended to Erik by: no one
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One social current central to "the sixties", a current in addition to the political, was what may be called "the human potential" movement. For me it began with a public speaking course taken during summer school at Maine Township High School South. Among other research projects, inspired by articles in Life Magazine, I did one on psychedelic drugs. The owners of Time-Life themselves were, as the CIA put it in those days, "experienced" and the articles were generally very positive, alluring even. I hadn't taken any drugs whatsoever at that point, but the study of them and of the persons who took and studied them got me to continue such researches and to begin experimenting myself soon thereafter.
De Ropp's book was one of many I read on the subject of consciousness enhancing drugs. It also discusses other methods of expanding the boundaries of human being such as various yogic disciplines and encouraged me to experiment with them in college. (less)
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David Hamilton
Mar 27, 2008David Hamilton rated it it was amazing
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This book comports very well with early, Oriental Christianity.

It was the finest and most advanced of the "games people play" or "transactional analysis" genre of books that came out in the late 60's toward the end of the Vietnam War. It has frequent references to the social pathology of warmongers, while offering devotees of the Way a rewarding, yet difficult path to higher consciousness and being. (Devotees will be largely scorned by modern society.)

The author is an exceptional biochemist.
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Pax Analog
Jan 05, 2010Pax Analog rated it it was amazing
I re-read the earlier edition of this text, as I was interested in all game tropes, adding it to Finite and Infinite Games, by James P. Carse, and Gamer Theory, by McKenzie Wark. This text is an excellent reminder of the neglected seniority of the rigor of Consciousness, a la Zen, Gurdjieff, and other sources. Contrasted with other life games, it stands out in bold relief. I was particularly struck by the inadequacy of the Art game divorced from the Master game, and the efficacy of the two in tandem. (less)
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Kirtida Gautam
Sep 21, 2017Kirtida Gautam rated it really liked it
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This is not some stupid new age BS book. It is one of the best books on Creative Psychology. The author knows his subject and presents it in matter-of-fact manner.
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Ray Greenberg
Dec 07, 2011Ray Greenberg rated it liked it

Great concept, well executed. Some ideas a little scary but a lot that rang true also....
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James Hockings
Aug 23, 2011James Hockings rated it really liked it
Dated now, but the aim is still true.
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David Hunter
Aug 24, 2020David Hunter rated it really liked it
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I feel like this book might have started the trend of "self-help" books that include the really useful advice and exercises in appendices. Smarter, Faster, Better does this, as does another book by Duhigg. Why do authors put the really helpful pieces in the area after the main text? It makes no sense.

Still, a very interesting read, and I think very helpful as well, if you read the appendices.
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Tony Buckland
Dec 19, 2018Tony Buckland rated it really liked it
Exceptional guide to the young man planning his life. I intend now to refer to the book to determine if the outcomes of my life have gone as planned through this book and other readings by re reading it.
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John Sidwell
Jul 15, 2015John Sidwell rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Of occasional insight and interest but basically a self help book framed as something much more. The deployment of Sheldon's typology is particularly dubious as are the author's endeavours to reduce historical error to immature consciousness.

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이 책은 세계 10대 영적 지도자이며, 세계 종교 의회 부의장인 인도 출신의 여성 영적 멘토 다디 장키의 메시지를 국내 최초로 소개한다. 달라이 라마와 틱낫한이 각각 티베트와 베트남 출신의 비구 승려라면, 다디 장키는 인도 출신의 여성 요가 수행자라는 점이 다르지만, 모두 참여 영성가라는 점에서 공통점이 있다. 작년 한국에 내한하여 <변화하는 시대 속에서의 평화, 힘, 그리고 지혜>는 제목으로 강연한 바 있는 다디는 현재 90대에 이르렀는데, 평생을 사랑과 봉사로 헌신의 삶을 살며, 요가의 깊은 명상을 조화시킨 참여 영성가이다.



지금도 세계 각국을 돌아다니며 지혜와 사랑을 전하는 그는 이 책에서 사람들이 살아가면서 꼭 깨달아야 할 것들을 간결하며, 감동적이며, 영혼을 울리는 문장으로 적어내려 갔다. 인류가 지구 학교에서 배워야할 과목들은 많고 많지만 궁극적인 가치는 바로 사랑이다. 지구 학교의 최고 학점은 바로 사랑의 과목인 것이다. 다디 장키는 사랑의 본질과 사랑의 에너지를 통해서 모두 천사의 삶을 사는 평화롭고 조화로운 세상을 만들기를 바란다. 그리고 우리가 살아가면서 꼭 깨달아야 할 사랑, 관계, 평화, 행복, 진실, 용기, 순수, 깨달음 등을 노래한다.



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우리가 사랑에 눈뜰 때 슬픔은 멈추고 가슴은 춤출 것이다



1. 특별 주문 가르침

여기 천사가 있네

믿음으로 돕는 법

누구하고도 잘 지내려면

문제를 아름답게 해결하는 방법

영적인 학교

훌륭한 전사

가장 강력한 신뢰

관용

친구들과 친척들

길에서의 장애물

신중하게 쇼핑하는 법

남들과 비교하기

우정

남을 가르칠 때

생각 바꾸기

내면의 장애

특별 주문 가르침



2. 영혼의 처방전

용기

슬픔은 끝나고 가슴을 춤출 것이다

마음 가라앉히기

빛나는 별인 당신

행복해지려면

용서의 전문가

고통의 감정

세 개의 열쇠

생각의 두 얼굴

영혼의 처방전

초연함

신과 사귀는 법

사랑

자존감

침묵 비타민

걱정에게 자리를 내주지 않기

강인함



3. 감출 수 없는 행복

순수한 영혼

우리가 시험에 드는 이유

성취

세상에 대한 봉사

생각이 곧 당신

평화 만들기

원자폭탄보다 더 힘 센 것

평화 종교



속죄 이후에 해야 할 일

끔찍한 습관

자신과 행복하게 대화하는 법

자아의 통치자가 되는 길

존경 받고 싶다는 것

당신이 충만해 있을 때

무지

영적인 건강

단호함

겸손의 미덕

감출 수 없는 행복



4. 참사랑의 기쁨

신은 과연 전능한가?

사랑의 경험

유일한 소망

불필요한 변명

참된 지식

관대한 마음

욕망 vs 충족감

병에 대한 이해

배움

성공의 참뜻

생각의 힘

행복

여성 봉사자의 삶

축복

평화를 창조하는 법

세 가지 수준의 관용



5. 삶이라는 드라마

연출자로서의 신

실수

신과 연결될 때

신을 돕는 것

닮아가는 것

자아 정기검진

삶이라는 드라마

내향성

영적 관용

마음의 여과기

자기 역할 하기

인내심

영적인 묘약

헌신과 지혜

이른 아침의 사색

새로움

영원한 행복

인생 학교의 우등생

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저자 소개 (1명)

역 : 문진희 관심작가 알림신청 작가 파일

명상가이자 구도자. 1980년 인도유학을 시작으로 많은 스승과 성인을 만났다. 달라이 라마 승왕부터 라다 소아미까지 40여 년에 걸쳐 스승의 가르침을 받으며 명상 수행에 집중했다. 로나발라Lonavala, 비하르Bihar 대학교에서 고대 경전을 공부하고, 펀자브Punjab 대학교에서 요가 철학으로 박사학위를 받았다. 성인들과의 만남을 통해 에고의 한계를 초월하는 방법으로 명상을 선택했다. 영성과 의식에 대한 이해...



저자 : 다디 장키 (Dadi Janki)

다디 장키는 영적 진리를 이해함으로써 내면의 평화와 힘을 찾은 자리에 도달한 지혜로운 여성이다. 이제 90대에 이른 다디 장키는 평화와 조화를 갈망하는 세계의 많은 사람들에게 영감을 불어넣어 주는 위대한 스승이자 멘토로 알려져 있다. 그녀는 1937년 21세에 영적 수행을 시작했고, 브라마 쿠마리스 세계영성대학교BKWSU의 창설멤버이며, 현재 공동 책임자로 활동하고 있다. 다디는 모든 사람들이 자신의 영적 자아에 진실하도록, 또 미래 세대들을 위해 가치 있는 세계를 창조하는 드라마에서 각자 자신의 고유하고 개별적인 역할을 하도록 사랑으로 고무한다. 그의 가장 순수한 소망은 모든 사람이 자신의 내재된 영성을 발견하고 참사랑에 눈을 떠, 지고의 영혼인 신과 직접적인 관계를 맺을 수 있는 잠재력을 실현하는 것이다.

다디가 국제적으로 인정받기 시작한 것은 1992년 ‘10명의 지혜의 보고10 Keepers of Wisdom’ 중의 한 사람으로 초대되었을 때부터였다. ‘지혜의 보고’는 전세계적인 환경문제의 근간을 이루는 근본적 영적인 딜레마에 대해 ‘브라질 지구 정상회의’에 자문을 제공하도록 소집된 탁월한 세계 영성지도자들의 그룹이다. 그녀의 평화와 사랑이 충만한 삶은 과학적으로도 증명되기에 이르렀다. 1978년 미국 텍사스 대학교의 의학연구소Medical Science Research Institute, University of Texas 과학자들은 그녀의 뇌파가 보여 준 안정도를 측정하여 “세계에서 가장 안정된 마음의 소유자The most stable mind in the world”로 평가했다.

무엇보다도 다디 장키는 남달리 굽힘 없는 낙관주의와 온정이 넘치는 마음을 가진 이상주의자다. 그녀는 달성 가능한 것에 한계를 두고 경계선을 긋기를 거부하는 영혼이며, 그리하여 남들도 불가능을 가능하게 만들 수 있다는 믿음을 갖도록 고취시킨다.

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책 속으로

사랑에 눈뜰 때 슬픔은 멈추고 가슴은 춤출 것입니다.

사랑이 무엇인지 이해하기 위해 시간을 내고, 노력하는 것 자체가 사랑의 행위입니다.

우리의 사랑이 아주 진실해서, 설사 남들이 적이 된다 할지라도 그들에 대한 사랑을 멈추지 않을 정도가 되어야 합니다.

신을 이해하고 사랑에 눈뜨게 되면 우리는 천사가 됨을 경험합니다.

고향으로 가서 신과 함께 있는 법을 배우면, 우리도 한결같이 고요해집니다.

삶의 드라마는 영원하고, 예정되어 있으며, 어김없습니다.

우리는 거듭거듭 머리를 숙여야 합니다. 머리 숙이고, 머리 숙이고, 머리 숙이십시오.

우리가 자기 내면으로 들어가면 사랑이 무엇인지 알게 됩니다. 만일 그것을 밖에서 찾는다면 끝없이 방황하게 될 것입니다.



--- 본문 중에서

출판사 리뷰

출간 의의

● 세계 10대 영적 지도자, 세계 종교 의회 부의장인 인도 출신의 90대에 이른 여성 영적 멘토 다디 장키의 메시지를 국내 최초로 소개.

● 평생을 사랑과 봉사로 헌신의 삶을 살며, 요가의 깊은 명상을 조화시킨 참여 영성가로서, 일반 사 람들이 살아가면서 꼭 깨달아야 할 것들을 간결하며, 감동적이며, 영혼을 울리는 문장으로 적어내 려간 책.

● 달라이 라마, 틱 낫한에 이어 한국에 세 번째로 소개되는 우리시대의 영혼의 스승으로 특히 건강 한 삶을 찾기 위해 요가나 명상을 찾는 이들에게 그 궁극의 의미를 생각게 해주는 명상 에세이.

● 간결한 산문과 조화를 이루는 흑백 사진(평화의 섬 제주도의 풍경)들을 수록하여, 읽고 생각하고, 느끼고, 변화하게 만든 책.

● ‘사랑’이라는 누구나 공감하는 내용을 주요 컨셉으로, 특히 여성 영적 멘토인 저자의 자애로운 메 시지를 담아, 아름다운 삶을 찾고자 하는 이들을 감동시킬 주목할 만한 비소설 신간!



세계 10대 영성 지도자인 인도의 여성 영적 멘토 다디 장키가 사랑, 관계, 평화, 행복, 진실, 용기, 순수, 깨달음을 노래한다!

세상에서 가장 안정된 마음의 소유자이며, 세계 종교 의회 부의장인 여성 영성가 다디 장키. 인도의 여성으로 태어나 차별의 한계를 뛰어넘어 20세에 영적 여정에 올라 현재 90세에 이르도록 오직 신과 인류에 대한 사랑과 봉사의 길을 가고 있는 요가 정신의 어머니. 그녀가 노래하는 인생의 목적, 그리고 살아가면서 꼭 깨달아야 할 사랑, 관계, 평화, 행복, 진실, 용기, 순수에 관한 보석 같은 이야기!

우리가 사랑에 눈뜰 때 슬픔은 멈추고 가슴은 춤출 것이다!



당신은 오늘 무엇을 위해 살았는가?

인생의 목적은 오직 사랑에 눈뜨기 위함이다. 이 얼마나 명쾌하고 단순하면서도 아름다운 진리인가? 우리는 사랑 아닌 것, 즉 두려움 때문에 영혼의 눈을 뜨지 못하고, 평생을 허비할 수도 있다. 다디 장키는 노래한다. 신과 나를 포함한 ‘우리’를 향한 참사랑에 눈 뜰 때, 슬픔은 멈추고 가슴은 춤출 것이라고. 당신은 오늘 무엇을 위해 살았는가? 대답하라. “나는 오늘 사랑에 눈 뜨기 위해서 살았으며, 진정 내가 사랑에 눈 뜰 때 온 우주는 축복할 것이다.”라고!



세계에서 가장 안정된 마음의 소유자가 들려주는 사랑의 메시지

다디 장키는 책 속에서 이렇게 말한다. “현대인의 사랑은 가슴에서 빠져나와 머리로 들어가 버렸습니다. 그래서 우리는 두통을 갖게 되었습니다. 왜냐하면 가슴 대신에 머리로 사랑을 찾기 시작했기 때문입니다. 불쌍한 가슴은 사랑을 잃었고, 행복을 잃었습니다. 나이가 몇이든, 젊은이나 늙은이나, 심지어 어린아이들까지, 모두 사랑을 찾고 있습니다.” 이렇게 사랑의 참된 가치와 그 힘을 되찾고자 하는 인간 본래의 심성에 다디 장키는 불을 지핀다. 그리고 이렇게 노래한다.



우리의 사랑이 아주 진실해서,

설사 남들이 우리의 적이 된다 할지라도

그들에 대한 사랑을 멈추지 않을 정도가 되어야 합니다.

우리는 가슴으로부터 신실하게

사랑을 주어야 합니다.

우리의 사랑은 가슴에 손을 얹었을 때

자신이 주는 사랑이 참된 것임을 알 수 있을

그런 사랑이어야 합니다.

진실한 사랑은 모든 사람이 원하는 것이므로,

우리는 그것을 나누어야 합니다.



우리가 자기 내면으로 들어가면

사랑이 무엇인지 알게 될 것입니다.

만일 그것을 밖에서 찾는다면,

끝없이 계속 방황하게 될 것입니다.

오직 기만과 슬픔만을 보게 될 것이기 때문입니다.

사랑을 찾으려면 안으로 들어가야 합니다.

접어보기

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추천평

이 책은 오늘날 가장 절실하게 필요한, 단순하지만 심오한 메시지다! - 우르줄라 킹



다디 장키는 우리 시대의 가장 위대한 영적 지도자 중의 한 분이다. - 피터 휀윅



이 여성은 그 깊이와 지혜의 끝을 알 수 없는 실천하는 영성가이다. - 루비 왝스



처음 다디 장키를 만난 나는 이런 느낌이었다. 사랑이라는 바탕에 안정성의 집을 짓고, 순결의 등을 단 빛이었다. 여성 구도자들의 경계선을 넘어선 경륜과 경계도 없는 세계의 그녀의 독특한 안정감은 실로 나에게 놀라운 희망이었고 경이로움이었다. - 문진희