Highest Yoga Tantra and Mahamudra By Master
Sheng-yen Lu This was translated from Grandmaster Lu's 51st book, 無上密與大手印. CHAPTER 19 - The Samadhi of Observation What exactly is the Samadhi of Observation? It is the partial or total spiritual sensation as experienced by the `I` when the individual self is infused with the cosmic spirit during his or her meditative absorption in Mahamudra. My friend, I have long attained these spiritual states. My many years of effort and my cultivation while living in the United States have placed me on a journey in which I walk the supreme `path of joy and happiness`. Many secular monks and masters have condemned me verbally and in writing. They believe that by doing this Master Sheng-yen Lu would either be petrified or forced into a state of insomnia. But they are wrong. I have become one with the Supreme Consciousness. Their attempts to condemn and belittle me are tantamount to condemning and belittling the Supreme One. I have long gained the state of the unimpeded mind. All forms of verbal attack and slander have no effect on me. I am aware of all practices of inner cultivation and diligently cultivate myself daily. By employing the Asana techniques of Mahamudra and breath control, I entered into a spiritual state where all my six senses are focussed as one. I have thus unfolded and expressed all practices of Mahamudra, and enter into the Samadhi state of meditative absorption. My spiritual level is simply beyond anyone`s ability to fathom. My undivided intimate relationship with the Supreme One has rendered even the most powerful `centrifugal force` in the universe helpless against me, the power of the deva mara that draws beings towards grossness and degradation. The Supreme One is omnipresent, and humans are originally part of the Supreme One. By means of inner cultivation and meditation, we can transform our gross nature into a refined state. All means of cultivation serve to help us abide by spiritual laws and partake in the true path of joy and happiness, beginning with devotion and giving, and moving on to the practice of inner cultivation and meditation. Everything in this universe is created and evolved by the spiritual current of creation, and works in a cycle. What was once gross and materialistic must eventually be transformed into a fine and spiritual nature, so that it can merge as one with the primordial consciousness. Such is the law of the cosmic consciousness. The spiritual state of Mahamudra is the highest spiritual level, in which one is absorbed in a calm-abiding Samadhi state of oneness. Such spiritual experience is beyond any form of description, but through the hand of an authentic guru such as the Holy Red Crown Vajra Guru, it may be brought to light. The spiritual master guides people and teaches them how to remove darkness and ignorance, and leads his disciples into truth. Together, they experience the complete state of true knowing and joy within the spiritual state of Mahamudra. Some people have suspected that Master Sheng-yen Lu has ulterior motives while on earth. But master Sheng-yen Lu has only one motivation and one action, which is simply to move from this human world to the Other Shore. This `motive`, the only one, is to guide the human spirit to the spiritual Pureland. This corresponds with the working laws of the universe. The greatest pulling force of the universe, the ultimate goal of cosmic consciousness, is to offer perfect liberation to all human beings. It helps to dissolve our spirit and mind into the greater non-sectarian world of cosmic consciousness. Thus, this motive of mine is selfless and detached, and is expressed in an act of complete giving. The Master gives all of his heart and soul throughout his entire life for this one purpose of liberating sentient beings. The physical body is composed of the five elements of earth, water, fire, wind and space. The whole universe is similarly composed of the five elements, being solid, liquid, heat, air and ether, of which solid matter is the earth element; liquid is the water element; heat is the fire element; air is the wind element, and ether is the space element. When we purify the spirit and mind, we must remove all that is gross which binds us, such as fear, doubt, vanity, pride, hatred, slander, selfishness, hypocrisy and so forth. We must transform the gross nature of the spirit into a refined spiritual state, and it is through the practice of Mahamudra that we can achieve this. My Samadhi of Observation is as follows: The forms and features of all things in the universe are primarily `equal`. From the highest wonderful form of the buddhas to the lowest living micro organism, all are born from the same source. All sounds are primarily `equal`. From the highest mantra sound to the lowest vulgarity spoken, all are born from the same source. All states of consciousness are primarily ` equal`. From the highest realized state of consciousness of the universe to the lowest consciousness of micro organism, all are born of the same source. This Samadhi of Observation has arisen from the accomplishment of realizing that all past, present and future states are indivisible, that one is all and all is one, and all phenomena of birth and extinction are illusory. This is seeing the very nature of all phenomena. Thus, the individual soul originates from the Supreme Cosmic Spirit. Mahamudra serves to liberate the individual soul, which is bound by karma and drifts in the universe, and returns it to its original spiritual state of supreme joy and happiness. Through Mahamudra training, the soul is removed of all its karmic burdens and is transformed into the supreme spiritual body of the universe. Hence there exists no difference between the two; the individual soul and the Supreme Soul. What am I? I am a master who guides human beings towards the perfect path of approaching the supreme consciousness. I have come from the supreme consciousness and am presently employing all my strength and means to help mankind understand the knowledge of spirituality. I have arrived at the detached state of cultivation and am no longer moved by any worldly circumstances. I have long been able to extract myself from the bounds of the material world and have realized the ultimate truth. My heart is enlightened, and I have attained the Samadhi of Observation. I am able to transform all illusions into true reality. I have removed all entanglements projected by the great Brahma, and the means of liberation is the practice of Mahamudra. |
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