MAHAYANA SUTRA

The ninth lecture - "What is Attainment? The Proof for its Rightiousness"


The strong power of the enlightened one

Other attainers in AUM also has strong power. So I believe that you will see the powers of the attainers.

There are various examples. Let's take Maitreya-Taishi. While he was in practicing in the isolated room, he was thinking about going to America. And he wished to have data on America so as to do so. Then, a person named Asai-san who lives in Los Angeles attended the seminar from the first day. He came to Japan especially for this seminar, and said, "I shall take care of the data." He already broght certain data even though the plan have not even started yet.

This is one of his supernatural power to fulfill his wish.

According to his wish, circumstances automatically does the preparation.

Uppalavanna-Taishi also has various experiences. So does Brafmani- Taishi. Perhaps the reason why they don't tell those experiences to people is because they consider those experiences as a child's play. They can prove their abilities whenever they want toent.

Watching the three gunas by the body of essence - The Attainment of Raja yoga

Let's talk about the attainment. What is the attainment of Khema- Taishi? What is the attainment of Shanti-Taishi? Or what is the attainment of Uppalavanna-Taishi? I shall tell you about the attainment in such manner.

Perhaps this may be little boring for those who are attending this seminar from the first day. The attainment of Raja Yoga is the basement. This is the first attainment.

The attainer of Raja Yoga sees three Gunas at the time of attainment. Three gunas are the foundamental energies for the creation of the universe which consist of Rajas (the active energy), Tamas (the dark energy), and Sattva (the virtuous energy). The attainer sees them not with his physical eyes but with the eyes of the body of essence. The body of essence is the body which activates in the pure Causal world. After the attainment of Raja Yoga, the process of Kudalini Yoga is waiting. There is a long way to go to attain the ultimate enlightenment.

Knowing three worlds - The Attainment of Kundalini yoga

Let me go on to Kundalini Yoga which comes after the attainment of Raja Yoga.

When we practice Kundalini Yoga, with the rise of the energy of Kundalini we begin to experience the Astral world and the Causal world, though the dimention of these worlds is low compared to the world which we experience in Astral Yoga or Causal Yoga. There are a lot of experiences for Khema-Taishi, Shanti-Taishi, Brafmani-Taishi, or Maitreya-Taishi who are considered to be the attainer of Kundalini Yoga.

Let me take Maitreya-Taishi for example. Do you know "The Book of Dead"? Do you know "The Tibetan Book of Dead" or "The Egyptian Book of Dead"? It's all right even if you haven't read them yet, since there are a lot of misinterpretation in those books. But there are some parts in those books which is the truth. Maitreya- Taishi had experienced the true parts of those books.

Let me introduce you a part of his experience. His body of manifestation deatch from his physical body and go into the darkness. The body of manifestation is another self which activates in the Astral world. When the true self gets on to this body, it begins to activate.

As this body of manifestation rises, one can reach to heaven. On the contrary, if it goes down one falls down to hell. This can go to various places. As the body of manifestation detaches from the physical body, activates, and experiences various things, one understands that the life in this world is only the part of our lives. In other words, one recognizes that there are three types of lives in this world; the Astral world, the Causal world, and this world. The perfection of Kundalini Yoga means to realize this fact. Those who had attained to this level can freely go to the Astral world or the Causal world with the energy of Kundalini.

However, if he loses his energy, he is only a man who wish to commit suicide. He wants to die because the Kundalini for them is not only the energy to develop their spirituality but also the life energy for them to live in this world as well as in the Astral world.

However, when he loses his energy, he thinks of throwing away the physical body. In other words, he would like to die, go to the Astral world, and live there with pleasure. That is why the desire to commit suicide occurs.

But even if one can live happily in the Astral world, it is not good to stop one's spiritual practice by committing suicide, because the perfection of Kundalini Yoga is only the stage on its way to attain Mahayana.

I often say "You should not leak sexual energy if your KUndalini was awakened." because it is necessary to prevent the loss of the energy of Kundalini. The source of Kundalini is the sexual energy.