![]() ![]() Some emphasize living as monastics, some emphasize chanting etc. Different Buddhist lineages emphasize different things. You might think all Buddhist lineages meditate, and that’s actually not true. So, what it really means is the meditation lineage. Dhyana can be used to refer to either meditation or the stages of spiritual absorption that the mind enters during deep meditation. Dhyana is the original name of this lineage. I felt like I had to explain all of that to come to an understanding of names. We aren’t trying to attain Enlightenment, we are trying to discover the Enlightenment that we have already. That’s a unique way of looking at things. The only thing that keeps us from our Awakening is the fact that our minds are obscured by delusion. The core to this lineage is a specific message: We are Enlightened already. This practice is designed to deepen our experience of existence and to come into an understanding of the essence of our true selves. One does not have to be a Buddhist or even care about Buddhism. This tradition can be joined by anyone and can be practiced by anyone. ![]() This is sometimes referred to as the transmission of the lamp or the transmission of light. Supposedly this mystical tradition has been transmitted from teacher to student since the time of the Buddha (2500 years or so ago), all the way down to me. What we are talking about is a long evolving mystical tradition that exists within Buddhism. And, actually most people with Ch’an lineages that I’ve encountered do the same. This is bound to lead to confusion, but I am having trouble not doing it. By Daniel Scharpenburg Some clarification is necessary, I think. ![]()
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