Easy but Deep 2 EP.3: The Center of the Body: Base 7
From the teaching of Luang Por Dhammajayo, Wat Phra Dhammakaya — “Easy but Deep” Series 2, Episode 3
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EP.3 : The Center of the Body: Base 7
Luang Por teaches about the center of the body at base 7. In this body of ours there are several centers, but in the practice of Dhamma we chiefly stop the mind at the center of the body at base 7, which lies in the middle of our being, in the middle of the lower abdomen, about two finger-widths above the navel, in the innermost part of the abdomen — the seat of the mind. By nature, the mind likes to sit there; it is like a throne or the resting place of the mind, and the pathway the mind uses to pass back and forth. Thinking of a comfortable feeling in the abdomen is one way of stopping the mind with the center of the body.
The method of practice, Luang Por teaches, is to close the eyes comfortably, not too tightly, keep the mind at ease, cheerful and bright, pure and clear, then contemplate a clear crystal sphere or a transparent crystal Buddha image within the center of the body at base 7 — choose to contemplate one of the two. When our mind stops still there, it reaches happiness and inner brightness arises within. When the mind stops still, becoming one at the center of the body, it reaches the Dhamma within the body, from the center of the body at base 1 up to base 7, and then to the Dhamma Body within, bringing happiness, brightness, purity, and the wisdom that clearly knows the truth.
Luang Por emphasizes that reaching this center of the body is the only pathway that leads us to reaching the Triple Gem within. Dhamma arises in the mind; to know Dhamma one must know it in the mind. When one can stop the mind at the center of the body at base 7, the mind becomes still, calm, giving rise to the Dhammas and the Knower within — then it is called reaching Dhamma. Suffering becomes lighter while reaching the true and endless inner happiness, which is the highest goal of meditation practice.
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