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Instruction for Group Meditation

Nov 9

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Mett Bhavana…. Metta-cetovimutti

(The mind deliverance of loving-kindness).

The Answer for the 21st Century, the Way of Totality!

  1. Develop Samadhi (concentration) through Anapanasti (in and out breathing). Fix your awareness on the nostril and mentally say “in, out, in ,out, in, out” simultaneously with the breath. Let the breath only be as long as the words, “in and out”. Do this for 5 or 10 minutes.
  2. Shift your awareness to the top of your head. Imagine that The Buddha, Jesus or the Holy Spirit (Teacher, Guru you would like), has come down to the top of your head and dissolves into light and descends into your heart. Identify yourself with your Guru.
  3. By holding the mind steadily within the light, try to see your whole body filling with your loving kindness thoughts. Say mentally each one at least 5 times and go from head to foot, foot to head. Feel it and mean it.

May I be free from enmity. (hatred, war)

May I be free from affliction. (conflict)

May I be free from anxiety. (worry)

May I live happily.

4.  By holding the mind steadily within the light, direct your loving

kindness thoughts to your left side yogi.

Suggestion: Try to develop oneness with him or her.

Say as above, but replace “I” with he or she, or the name of the yogi.

Through creative imagination, expand your consciousness until you reach to the sky. As if you were looking at the stars. Try to see the whole Universe. Try to see the whole universe filling with your loving kindness thoughts.

Say as above, but replace “I” with all sentient beings in the universe.

Feel it and mean it. Identify yourself with the whole universe. This selfless dedication to others is the true meaning of Metta-Cetovimutti, (the mind deliverance of loving-kindness), the way of non-duality, totality.

  1. By holding the mind steadily within the light, pray ardently for what your desire. After developing concentration and this practice of selfless dedication to others, your prayers will be more effective!

The reasons you should take refuge in the three jewels

Nov 1

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Buddha statueAs referred in the great Buddhist Text: Liberation in the palm of hour hand,

It quotes from

The One Hundred and Fifty Verses of Praise;

Take refuge in whoever

Has absolutely no shortcomings,

Absolutely no blindness, and in whom resides

Every Aspect of all good qualities.

When you think of this,

Respect those who praise him

And abide by his teachings.

Who then is a fitting refuge?

From The Seventy Verses on Taking Refuge:

Buddha, Dhamma, And Sangha

Are the refuge for seekers of liberation.

For example; A yogi who comes to the center felt she was being subdued by negative forces, by evil forces. She took refuge in the Three Jewels and the evil forces went away!

We suggest that you take refuge before you go to bed so you have more pleasant dreams. As well as in any given situation such as our example above.

11 Benefits of Practising Metta-Cetovimutti

Oct 13

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Untitled-7(Mettanisansasuttapatha Sutta)

Once, the Blessed One was residing at Jetta Grove, built by Anathapindika near Savatthi.

Thereupon, the Blessed One addressed the monks thus, “Oh Bhikkus!” and the monks responded, “Venerable Sir”. The Blessed One continued as follows:

Bhikkus, when the mind is imbued with compassion, well associated, practiced, enhanced, made like into a vehicle, established, perpetuated, perfected, and rightly undertaken.

Eleven benefits may be expected, namely:

One sleeps happily.

One awakes happily.

One does not see evil dreams.

One is loved by humans.

One is loved by non-humans.

One is protected by god/s

One will not be harmed by fire, poison, and weapons.

One’s mind quickly attains to concentration.

One has a pleasant countenance.

One’s mind is clean at death

If a higher Dharma has not been reached, one will attain the Brahma world.

Bhikkus, when the mind is imbued with compassion, well associated, practiced, enhanced, made like unto a vehicle, established, perpetuated, and rightly under taken, these eleven benefits may be expected.

The Blessed One having said thus, these monks were overjoyed, they delighted in the Blessed One’s discourse.

Come and See!

Come send loving kindness (Metta) collectively through a simple meditation. Peace whether it is directly for yourself, your family relations, or to generate peace in the universe, can only be done through loving kindness. Through history, conventional methods of war and violence do not work!

Venerable Dr. Dhammarakkhita

M.A (Psy), M.D (M.A), D. Sc (H.C)

Mental Energy Research Meditation Center (M.E.R.M.C)

The Dept. of Irrigation Quarter (East)

Pathingyi Township., Mandalay

Myanmar

Tel: 95-2-57278

e-mail: dahamma.dr@gmail.com

Brief Biography of Venerable Dr. Dhammarakkhita

Oct 11

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Untitled-1Brief Biography of Venerable Dr. Dhammarakkhita

He was born in Taungtha on February 16, 1952. His parents are U Tun and Daw Thein, and he is the eldest of six siblings. He passed the Higher Education from State High School in Taungtha and received his B.A. degree in 1977 and his M.A. degree in 1984. He married with Daw Yi Yi Mar in 1984 and had two sons, Mg Arcane Tin Aye and Mg Aung Zeya. He became a tutor at the Department of Psychology in Yangon University in 1981 and was promoted to assistant lecturer at eh Central Institute of Public Service (C.I..P.S.) Phaunggyi in 1985. He resigned from his occupation as research officer in 1989.

He has been ordained as a Buddhist monk since November, 1992.

He has devoted his life in concentration, meditation and contemplation. He became a fellow of Rangoon Theosophical Society in 1974 and had dedicated his life to practicing the path of discipleship. He achieved some mystical experiences such as astral projection (out of body experience). He was a correspondent student of the Arcane School in London and he was a fellow of The Scientific and Medical Network in London. His soly concern is selfless service to the world through the power of the mind-deliverance of loving-kindness (Metta-Cetovimutti).

He has practiced Buddhist Samatha and Vipassana Bhavana since 1980 at various meditation centers in Myanmar. It is his strong belief that the attainment of world peace is only through the perfection of the human mind, accompanied by loving-kindness.

In the world as a whole there is enough money and material goods and there is no lack of intellect, yet something is missing. What is it?

Once an intoxicated elephant was driven towards the Buddha in an effort to kill him. The Buddha calmly radiated his love towards the elephant and subdued it. Why are we, the sons and daughters of the Buddha, reluctant to use that power when we encounter danger?

In 1980, he opened the spiritual workshop for those who are keenly interested in meditation. The meditation subjects are Anapanasati (Watching over in-and-out breathing) and loving-kindness. He also set up the Peace Mission through the mind-deliverance of loving-kindness. This New Group of World Services regularly radiate boundless loving-kindness waves all over the world.

For this selfless service and dedication to the welfare to mankind, he was conferred the honourable degree of Doctor of Medicine (Medicina Altemativa) – M.D. (M.A) in November 1994 and in 1995 D.Sc. (H.C) (Doctor of Science-Honorics Causa) from the Open International University for the Complementary Medicine in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

In 1996, Venerable Dr. Dhammarakkhita was invited to attend a Monastic Conference in the USA of which was attended by Monks (Women & men), and lay people dedicated to this service. In the same year he was invited to speak and teach meditation at the Buddhist-Christian Conference held DePaul University; Chicago, Illinois, USA.

He is now Chief Meditation Conductor at the Mental Energy Research Center in Mandalay, Myanmar.

Everybody is invited to come and see.

Venerable Dr. Dhammarakkhita

M.A (Psy), M.D (M.A), D. Sc (H.C)

Mental Energy Research Meditation Center (M.E.R.M.C)

The Dept. of Irrigation Quarter (East)

Pathingyi Township., Mandalay

Myanmar

Tel: 95-2-57278

e-mail: dahamma.dr@gmail.com

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Mental Energy Research Design

Oct 4

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Mental Energy Research Design

Introduction

The Lord Buddha said: “O Bhikkus, there are two kinds of illness. What are those two? Physical illness and mental illness. There seem to be people who enjoy freedom from physical illness even for a year or two….even for a hundred years or more. But O, Bhikkus, rare in this world are those who enjoy freedom mental defilements.

Buddha’s teachings, particularly his way of meditation or mental culture, aims at producing a state of perfect mental health, equilibrium and tranquility. It aims at cleansing the mind of impurities and disturbances, such as lustful desire, hatred, ill-will, indolence, worries, restlessness and doubts. It cultivates such qualities as concentration, awareness, intelligence, will-power, energy, the analytical faculty, confidence, joy, tranquility, leading finally to the attainment of the highest wisdom that sees the nature of things as they are and realizes the ultimate truth.

Dedication

This research design is dedicated to the new group of world servers as well as the world decade for cultural development, 1988 to 1997. The primary aim of this research design is to prove that meditation can be scientifically tested following the methods detailed in this booklet. In fact, this design has been applied on several occasions to various groups by Venerable Dr. Dhammarakkhita, the author of this booklet.

Activity

The word “meditation” means culture or development; i.e.., mental culture or mental development. If practiced regularly and correctly, it may fulfill the highest need of human beings for self-realization or self actualization. It is, indeed, the highest achievement for human beings.

Although this research design has been constructed based on the Lord Buddha’s teachings, it may be tested by modern scientific means.

Those who participates meditation in accordance with my research design will find the miracle of mind power within ten days. After completing the ten-day course, the mental patterns of the yogis may be measured using sophisticated machines such as the electroencephalograph (E.E.G), single photon emission computed tomography (S.P.E.C.T) and positron tomography (P.E.T). With the help of these machines, the researcher can measure the brain wave patterns in order to calculate the validity and reliability of the effects of meditation on mind power.

Those who are interested in this research project can participate irrespective of race, faith, sex, creed and age.

Specific objectives

Once the contemplation and the awareness of in-and-out breathing is practiced and developed, it becomes one’s habit and foundation. Then, one may expect the following blessings:

  1. One does not allow oneself to be overcome by discontent one subdues it, as soon as it arises.
  2. One does not allow oneself to be overcome by fear and anxiety one subdues them, as soon as they arise.
  3. One endures cold and heat, hunger and thirst, wind and sun, as well as bodily pains.
  4. One learns to purify the mind through realization of the four “absorptions” (jhanas)

The immediate expected results

A developed power of concentration is, needless to say, of inestimable value in the ordinary, everyday business of life. It may well make the difference between an efficient or inefficient public servant and professional worker.

Operational definition

Metta-abhinna is the specific operational definition of my research project, Metta-cetovimutti “The mind-deliverance of loving kindness.”

The pali word “metta” means loving kindness, If you have real metta, you can radiate noble, grand peace. It is this metta that attempts to break away all barriers that separate beings from one another.

Abhinna is a special kind of super-normal power of consciousness. Everybody who practices meditation in accordance with my research design can achieve it very easily. Through metta-abhinna, we can help to provide solutions to problems that cannot be resolved by conventional means.

Methodology

  1. Watching over in-and-out breathing (anapanasati)
  2. Four barhma-vihara, the dissemination of love to all directions. Applied metta-abhinna (the mind-deliverance of loving kindles).
  3. Mental energy research (kasina)-para-psychology.

Is the activity feasible?

(a) technical view-point

According to statistical psychology, we need to calculate validity and reliability. That is why I intend to use the latest technical developments in testing the findings of my research work. As there is no financial support to technical expertise available in my country for this purpose, I intend to seek external assistance from interesting organizations to fund the project.

(b) human resources

The human resources or trainees are abundant in my country. I would be able to invite them through the mass media or through voluntary groups. The outstanding trainees from various meditation groups may be selected for further research.

Procedure

Fifty trainees are required primarily for the first ten day course. They will be trained daily in accordance with my method. According to the ability of the trainee, the detailed procedure will be revealed gradually by the teacher.

Result evaluation (data analysis)

Patients suffering from heart disease, hypertension, gastric problems and neurosis are to be examined before and after the use of my research design, by various doctors, scientists and psychologists in order that we may know the changes that occur among them. Thus, we may have the T-tables.

The stages of jhana that the trainees pass, using right concentration, shall be recorded using machines. Under strict observation by a well-qualified scientist, we can obtain reliable brain wave patterns as data.

The fourth jhana is supreme because mental energy is tapped at that state using research methods used in parapsychology.

Conclusion

To talk of maintaining peace through the balance of power or through the threat of nuclear deterrents is foolish. The might of armaments can only produce fear, and not peace. It is impossible that there can be genuine and lasting peace through fear. Through fear can only come hatred, ill-will, and hostility. True and genuine peace can prevail only in an atmosphere of metta. Metta-abhinna can be achieved through mental culture or mental development.

Therefore, I invite you cordially to come to my spiritual workshop and test the ten-day meditation course. It is, indeed, the group service through the power of the mind-deliverance of loving kindness. Buddha taught us not to believe merely because it is heard, but believe only your consciousness and act accordingly and abundantly.

The regular ten-day meditation courses will be opened at the first week of every month.

No charges, but donations are welcome!

For detailed information please contact through the following address:

Everybody is invited to come and see.

Dr. Dhammarakkhita (Director)

M.A (Psy), M.D (M.A), D. Sc (H.C)

Mental Energy Research Meditation Center (M.E.R.M.C)

The Dept. of Irrigation Quarter (East)

Pathingyi Township., Mandalay

Myanmar

Tel: 95-2-57278

e-mail: dahamma.dr@gmail.com

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