MAHAYANA SUTRA

The first lecture
The everything about the spiritual stages (continuation)

Then let me simply explain the stage from the step to enter the stream of the truth up to Arhat.

As I had mentioned, to enter teh stream of the truth means to take refuge in Buddha, the truth, or the law, which was taught by the Buddha, and people who practice the teaching of the Buddha. And the stage of the result of entering the stream of the truth is when one could completely take refuge into them.

Then what is the stage when one could completely take refuge into them? This doesn't mean that one should always think of Guru, law, or such people all day; it is the stage when one could declare that I took refuge in the truth, or the teaching of Buddha, I could let myself go into the holy stream.

In other words, the result of entering the stream of the truth is when one could put oneself into the holy stream. Naturally, this person who is in the stage of the result of entering the stream of the truth will listen to various lectures. Because of this merit, this person will come down to this phenomenal world (the six realms of desire) once again so as to do spiritual practice. This is the step to come once.

And when there is a result of coming to this world once, he goes on to the step of non-returner. Non-returner means that he would not reincarnate in this phenomenal world any more. He will reincarnate not into this phenomenal world but into so called Astral world which is made out of subtle material. Simple practice in this world can take him to Nirvana. One can attain Arhat if he obtain the result of spiritual practice as the non-returner. This is the qualification to enter Nirvana.

The attainment of the aim as human beings

In fact, Buddha Sakyamuni only teaches up to this point. However, I shall say that this is only the entrance. The result of Arhat is only the entrance for becoming Mahayana Buddha.

After this comes Raja Yoga. I often say that "the spiritual practice of the six perfection" is important. It begins from offerings, and goes on to the observation of precepts, strengthening of will, effort, meditation, and wisdom. The first result we can get after fulfilling the spiritual practice of the strengthening one's will is the attainment of Raja Yoga.

If one keeps practicing after its attainment, soon there will be the perfection of Raja Yoga. So the power of will is what supports Raja Yoga. It is the strong power of will. In other words, it is impossible to attain Raja Yoga without strong power of will.

Then what does it necessary to attain Kundalini Yoga which comes after this? What is necessary beside the strong power of will which is necessary to attain Raja Yoga? The answer is energy, the life energy, or the up rising energy.

And when this up rising energy completely broke through the crown of the head, energy unites with inteligence. This means that the up rising energy vibrates the cerebrum wich creates the special activity of the brain. And one can change into superman at the moment the energy and the inteligence united together. The brain of this superman is extremely clear. He can be a great scientist if he wants to.

After the attainment and perfection of the Kundalini Yoga, one will go on to the process of Jnana Yoga. In Jnana Yoga, one will eradicate the sufficient consciousness and approach to one's subconsciousness. Then, he will be able to think the reason and the result in his subconsciousness. Since this analysis is done not based on the suffecient consciousness which is strongly influenced by lies and outlook but on the subconsciousness which is one's real consciousness, the reason and the result is nothing but the truth.

Since one can understand the truth, he can cut off the reason of suffering. So the Jnana Yoga liberates us from suffering. The basement of Jnana Yoga is the linking of the energy of Kundalini and one's inteligence. And after the attainment and the perfection of Jnana Yoga, there will be Mahayana Yoga which is based on "the four immeasurable minds".

In Jnana Yoga, individual was the main. For example, one analizes things based on oneself. However, in Mahayana Yoga which comes after that, something totally different appears. That is the cosmic principle which transcends self. And little by little, one begins to understand ther real meaning of salvation.

In Mahayana Yoga, one will do spiritual practice to completely get rid of the distinction between self and others. From the view point of Chakra, this is the stage of Anahata Chakra. Anahata Chakra is getting extremely big. As it was before, one should also aim for perfection after the attainment of this Yoga. After the perfection of this Yoga, there will be nothing this person should doin this life. In other words, the purpose for being born as human beings is being attained.