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7. AJIKN MEDITON OF
SHNGO BUDHM
T ik Ymsk
1 HSOR
oday I ou ie ak ao Ajkan mtation rese n Shngon sot ddis erfcte b Kbaisi ai (774-85) 9 ce Jap.ri dds appeas iso Ina r a e 4th eu. I
i ncats te H oa a ara it e r of Buin s en eve t a ang ciqe rde atan ntt Tis for f Este Bu spead Chn ad utes aig Lnka and osia ava, Smra), a en fo 8t ceuy I e begi f e cen Jpe ok k(tr no Koasi avd Cna t s or o B tn rough ba Jaa an t veod an organz
t e kn od as Shingo Esot ddism.
2. PUROSE
e ac hno Mk s t tt r recition, ra an gsure, and e mid hi syz ter ss - by, eeh, a nd - n o o wit at This nds tang sc s o ot
3. MEDAON CQU
ts tato nies a clex, a a ly vlp eths. Idto tats b patiin in a a all par r e slr world or one rd ys at bein tiat t iiona aa tr wd don hs praie to is fwrs Wh rng ois a wl
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COMPARTIVE ND SYHL G UY D
The e e many editao ecnqus g oplex n var ethos.
Con ay o hse coplex hnqus, tre r wO smple diao cni-
qu tt a a eepnng h se of mad d cvi nligen.
Oe f h is known a he Morig St daton (Gumonj-o),
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otr, the Ajkan medtation.
4. TE MORNNG T (VEUS) MDO
Th M nng Sa meditaon s kon to ince o' ory Howr
ltae use of ts iato ecique to eince econg ow e nivers hrog te man ety Ashabha dsata. Th a-
tt of s eaton tehniue to ite e atra o e i deyAk odisatv e lion ties ovr 0 a an to omte a on the a of te o oon ese Beuse Akaaa osa
v aes sl e Mornng St, one s s mu (and sur) anant od to tn ghet Thi ati us e pce dee e oains aa fro the su worl
Kka e havng ra i edton thnq rince bein
oe w he re ivs n anwldge e if fre nte va nvrse xp s what teng s io to da
hs ife to Miyo (Esotrc Buddhsm). , sl, hav ractic s sctaon ecnu n wa bl to eee h e rlaonsp o tennie ves d he sl
5 MTO
A etato n oneatn on e Snskri e Ah n rdr o raz
t one ow n oialy nbon Kpng h vow o natal fe n vng creavel s wat fomues th ato nq oSngo sotr Bdds o ts rctice is exremely si s
vs ocr teng n o mditato niqs are sa o
ica mho on eos tly eeien i is on col aht te of enlighenmnt Becse of sme ecnq ta o te
nn as wl to te prossinas Howvr, nless one unrsans
docrna chngs orrct ces s mo wil no bo tatof tto of soe Bs
I wou ke to ee to te pcs o ping Ain to wicors h pose ec o eog ea oy mi la o in
s presntio n wod ie o concentrte ere on e ocn of jian
ediaton. Th as o ikko mton ies e procss o g
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AJIK MEDTA OF SHING BUD 9
o tain enlhenen direcy, ae a n anayzng e confu. In efudametal ex o S n kky ow as Mava sua se Srajnaa - e ie lel o enlhened do - s "TO KOW ONE'S
MIND A RULY Tis ne's w nd n of alow mnd
h eacs o eey pcc ccon i mundane wrld bu a mind
cknowledes dep e fmindPeope cee o ae cncunes sng r te ime of bi
nl ome Beca e ong e eo al neces e 7
eel of conusess ced n cocne rou pejce nd fe eocnousnes pe e ie ccordin o w e e s Howee, oe remeer e in ind is nned and pe and pe n
ee ne T e nd exped n e skr lette A meni O-GL Y UB e eae Life e ou own e
Te r syle A s e ci ee f Anaa ad elee oes al unds By brakg ro e ceae by el e one' wn md e aiy t exnd o e exe of e ie. W oes n mind one cn exeene enliemnt by ein ee a bcnd i c b wn b un he n ee armadau amadh en acc Akn ediai f es one own d a e m opoats e e, b ao e mnd oe ouh e e of e? T ced O O
M.
enliened ae din Saamu, Kobodai K Zer De an Sn Sinr l ce fo dee d aniffen eo of e Ec s a peny qe eren fr eres Neeee becue e enlienets wee ene ei eae e pwe u u id y Wn o's wn ind beas
e el of g e e iin nd eed i i w i
nw e een iin ef Hw is pibe? e oei fuatin of anfmaon ca e expine e ahvca r
6. O H: O OF ALL O
Mhrcn u ae h e snd e moer f a od
in e bn fo e o i A ame in exsee a iewhn ee ws bnnin n ed no exence o ene Th A ed12 wels i, u r , , i , e ai 0, a
ueme by n e we 25 oan wee fomed F exame jus e e e w o in ode o eac i, ee
25 con dee e i 0 er d f expanded lowie Ths
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evenualy matrialzed into the univs, wh f oms bo a huan
eigs came about. Ti lie of hoght parales the theor f rme d by Dr .
COMPAR TIVE ND SYHOL U
Hawkins who tated th the univ erse s d h he Big an, and h a
heavely bd ctd th ouhu h ive w f ormed by he same
molecula meia. Thus, it can b said that everthing in f e developed fro
te son Ah . This soun d Ah tha cr eaed vbraions througot e universe is
Mhioca - he kng of mantra . Theref re, te sund Ah cn be cald h
oe sylabe mntr. Tis is noed in he comentar of Mahaviroc ana ur
wre b Kuki. In Japa , t conc ept of Ah and th biing ad the e d - s used
in relato todaiy
life ocurrences. For ex
ampl
e,h fr s sound ha
a baby
makes wen he/he is born is te sound Ah, and the vic of ath, e sd
Hum. T hi ca as be apled o explain h begnning ad end of the uiverse
- th Big bang, he Ah, and the blac k holes, the Hum.
7. THE PRACfICE OF AH BREATHNG MDATO
avg crect pe d cote breahing, an b r it g the n
yabl mata Ah - the souce of heav ad arh - oe can rectl cm
ca w te it us.
1 BodyWh Ah breating media , ne fl or haf ls swit he spine straigh . The one makes te harmadha samdhi uda
below th lwer abdomen y turing u e palm of e l han nd resingthe righ an on it. Te tip of thumbs should b fcin ach oter as i t stouching bt nt ching oe aothe . This m udra meas at the ur fges o e le d sring f rom th ittle fnger o ymbolize ath, wr and wind. Earth symbolzes oe' go ch nl on' e an ms-cs \t f bdy ud. F rning whil mating he bd tempr ature. A atly, wid is asociated wih e' bathing , The f our
ngers of the rght had starti aso wt h ittle nger n, c a special
maning.
Eath ymoizes d, e hard bjects f is mari wold such the grea pli, e mounain, and rocks, ec. Wat mles th vt sea ariver s. Fir r presens th maga f e r. A ay, wind s the wdef . Thu, y laying both palms n tp of each hr, n eels th oneness ofthe body with xr world. (In fact it acualy i) Ahght the umbssymbolize te voi, whe one mak the hmbs uch e her ightly, nerliz is a symbo f he ody and te wrd utsd livg in perf ectharmoy . As f or th acul pracie, one sways the dy f ard and backwad,
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71K F SING BUDIM
n l and igh for two o r m in r d r o sabliiz e cener f by
gr avty . hen n lax h hler muss, saghtns h bck, a abe cenr, o a if e 's en rgy (pra) b f g
lowr aomen .
2 B C Vz
Duing h mediaion po he oude Ah gin o fo isf n hlow adme, e up h ce and nay ex hrog hr alps A hi ag , h e cmes h ab A
rvs e fe i fee, te f and ur h n a te rasoms ts ith solss A. hen he soun Ah n eahe o te
nv ab h sods A rin. W omeed e whole nv ecme h iraon f h snd Thrug th n eitaio on xpene h mn stere f
urse ad soe arm wod f t sond Ah Ts c e ta gr op ts in ne mdaion h.
8. IKAN MEDION
We ve co o utad e paie o hi sp medtation Abathing tcnq where n xprs h reatioh teen t ad
v. Hvn ner se a akground, we t k owin tons: h m I? ha aty is ' w md) n oas hese qen my en phiooher s and s hks avcce the thoughs an eriene Indd, ev h be svy ar d o erich ne t cpx soiy Th efore vc-
r anf ome o a a cn be sef n tis pres wd ws esio h fowig: i oe n min ha m s itt? How bg s e ar sm f cmn uetn y s
wo pacce i mdian ey ae o in ay way asa bu
n si Maavocan sa n ny conain an oa awe a yhoa -depth doci tahi, bt as tcn a
r ei h am I? I ts od ha ss hears a nk ty mn ody
oday neroo he bod incui the har, ngs a ,
ev th bons ae renwe in even o egh ya hgh b wac n y e conscos ae f e f emain h am hen wexay i one' wn mind? Ev han bein hi wih h r ow ba a me um. fore preenc o e on ms b o te
a bdy f ay ha e nd i wi he ody ha ge g
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the lsens to he vce f eligtem.
PRV CHL SY ON MEDIAT
etaolic renewa if e oss an am r a le wold one's in cange its
sa an sze? No t certay wl ot.
Aka editation i be n man texts sc as Mahavioaa sta
Da-nh Kyosho), cometa ex o octa (Boashro) an Sh
hakarha (i ano Zno. Te oa aditio f Ajia eitation w
augh by oash ka o is dscple Jce and ater ecme an ieee eitaon ecnqe apa or e st me In s ora traiton A,
whic reesets Adyataa, ans rnally n a als h mie d s died nt w aeres: ctta eag omles, an t
hrdaya whic s aociatd w r es an bones ad sois the ea.
Te a or the thnkin md s soled as the oon sk hc astless r nite he rdaa takes the sha f a ous or whi asthe ceter, an s obe
h fom fected Japa n t ex "Oal ransssion on AjaMeditat hs id onally non a oless s iee h te
disk of he a ei o th hagn cr hic s aoiee 40
enees (13 hes) ameter e tex stats ta hs s ons on hs s e erestig t states that the oless, nvisibe in s e a a
ds ose diameter is at the enth o one's foearm T n tha isll wt vrtue, s a ect rsoaiy lke at of a fu oo is e
ad shes bght hs sacre min is deed the olss mid citta
es w m s n abstract , bt beag ts a b sing son boy a a di Tis d wh a orm cald haya s idetie a totus w tha rmais e even hog t exts he at In thesa w, ts oes own nd espite he ac hat t is n a siel
wo of ego ve reuces, remais ure ad unate lk that o a lou
owr s s te ai ety
9. PONTS F CAU
Bcause Ajkan editato aks a complaig on th orgaself -n rather an n ccetaig on th slf in relato to the real wod m igh tnk at t is a k seypss. However, the funaentldfe btw e f-hypnoss and samahi coemplat s tha n saahcopatio, e etat process ref rs to h wold o enlightenment. T he eachins come fm beyo he har a gate. It is a metod in which the
elgeed taks about enghemet itse . Theref oe, oe ar s t voice of
elghtmnt f or te rs e by sttin n fo ma t, the lett r Ah. Oe cotemplates o he nrmal dhi sa of e boy an d a
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73JK MEDIATION OF G U
Elght is n a sef-hypnic stt, but n wkeed ste f ncatg he nre y n o Is foti les in th sa f s
i. Thr, 's psur h p n bc beeen t se f axa d sa rtness . T ah his , o s rex shoer rm sces ep t spin ag nd oro he bag by hi
ong ha inhaig he one sho lighy h ersie f t w s ins sho b bse sricty
As I av sat rr t ups f acg Ajkan dio s ain lgmn Howevr lokn at m a physil w s psychogic i o ve oe wl remn hthy by pig h by an n gd she snce ediio das in rg he boy ad n inn a bce b he s aaon d a-ss Sice h faio jkan meiti is n bcoming o wih vrs, r wi b r of srs ris the s ego Mv,n's nitiv p w icre n w nab n e h scety abann o t. Abv l es psoaliy wil prove s ars becom wih the ivrs c esan a re o he
crive wi nvrs hen uay n c ae th s ccrcs f mern scety d w uh h ah f egh-
mn .
. THE PRCIE OF JK MDAON
1 ning h da ah sde f h edtin hall shold t e oo b nor o s shodr ouhy b 0 5 sqr eters n siz W e on h is g es i cu f he atn o r hen h h s s pacin my fee pess Frherore h eto h s o bet br g or r I shod be brgh ngh or h iy g
scr b ry vibPror o erng h et h prctc ry s
ot wth w Tigh lgs shd be ved s mk s h
srbs yo ug h aua eo si bakg qu e eaio ste an b otniy dnero
2 Bwn f h h S
e boh ps tother Wh bow toh te e th th e ches hree es
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COMPRlVE ND PCHLICL SDY ON MEITA74
3 Seating PosSit ee o four fet away o h main deity sown n he aging scrl
ful o h l lous posion. You ae o o us a tn u hl da-
ng . Afer sing popr son , sw lt nd g, hn o nd
bck hr e mes n odr o n he e o by gaviy.
4 Mudra (Ha Gre)Te uda o e pucaio o eams (he lotu mu) co oon g b th hads pam to plm as f one hs bud o a ts w
oe's p Coempe that your bo dy d d re oigiay ie tt
o a lotu wi s o h muy we u rmais pu
5 Cojring p he Bodicita Mi
Fo h vjtt u hih mr te gh ad ad h
h tos c o an tn slihly sifs Ts is an ia h prye of he pcon nd h of Bu ar bcmg on Tis meash on onjurng p h bhci s/ d n o o aa -
ligtnnt T ecie "Boc utad ya
6 Preept o amaya
Use h s vaja a, ee t mt "On sm va" v
mes wc ogly ens t mm o Bda ad a vajs-atva ll i Budda ' o ou al (Bdh m. I nter
Bu da)
7 Five ea Vow
Recit the fv l illuiaio matra once.
"SHUjOMENIGADO
"FKUClM ENSEIGASHU
"Y ORAM UHSEGANjI
BDAIMU jOSEGNSH"
8 Reitin e Mtra f haircana
K te sa va udr. Ten r vr u k" s m [
e Gojyon.
9 Beathin Conl
Can ge u nt h armadau udra Pac e l l ove t
lowe om Tn u he g pam on o o i e b alos
touch i g bu o xcy ouching Kp e lsd Exal a ople o
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75lN MET ATlO OF SHIN BU
ims through te month. After ths, he breahin sod done xlsveyh the o The cocnat he n o ali, on hln
to fee h caes o t mnd .
10 The Visualzaton
Fo udr. Op yo eys ihty ad lk at th Ajknity ont o o o v to se seonds h o your es nd eeity thro g e oe es h moon d hind the ett Ah so ee a mo Wen o a se th oon dis aly wit es coed
bring te whoe ds sowy to ur cs ee t puity o h mn temon dsk s The bin it rgt bck to t srll Onc yo bi the n
ik t u es vsaiz t li a thee dninl she Wen yo ne th oon dik eal, yo ar rey to suze h l oe nd e
Snskrt ler A imulneoul wth n d.
Comg ou of SdhiWhn o a oe wh t isaizato stae ee o ees csed. Take
hee dp bea t With both s fw te ono o yo n th
ou oto o the d down to he f wou ochn yr od Feel
o beah ad iatg houho bd Tn quet ope
es ou ste o sam s eepe, ts onge to come out
2 Proeco o e e oweRte oe "GAKR, YRJ GR which enm on oe he heping pwer o Budh d t pwe o he dham
o tt onets s th Bdha
3 Payer
ee ref u tt ou e liv Depen yoe in spirita g of e
tte A Me a w t the word I o e pecfc wish, say
quey. e o pay wholheatdy lv es p to Ba
14 Wen oechve Ao
is to b o we i the ma ma weng he o eso o ttaata rde to aod derucon an a dese
edy to ecate yoe to ri th wo
5 Exg e Meao Ha
one's ind i op a nnt en Bw ight o t
ei on e ie nd xit
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76 OMPARTVE AD PCHL STUY ON MEIT
INCLSNG
Traita egus nd pral Buht techques hd be ak into
a mer stu f pcgy a pog. h a w rther be e u he reatsh s ha e a a m gr rc a ps v r oa wh e's reaes.
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