Why does consciousness that has fully realized its true nature, remain in the body?
This is one of my favorites. Teachers don't know (few exceptions). Buddha called it the "looking back" of Tahagatas. RA called it. It is out of compassion, but it is not yet the arrival at the level of awareness beyond all looking back. It may be said to be beyond the true point of no-return. Not only the ability or freedom to not NEED to return, but the place of realization that is complete enough to be beyond even the mnovement to return out of deepest compassion. Moving toward the repeat of the grandest cycle, into creation of a new order of cosmos? Who will join in this inquiry?
misuse of terms ... need to distinguish awareness from consciousness
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to seek more clarity in word usage. The following is from the Lankavatara Sutra:
Deletebecause of their clinging to the disciplinary powers...which might lead them to think how it were that the Tathagatas, the Blessed Ones, even in their transcendental state of consciousness...
It's worth dl'ing the free pdf file and searching this word (and others) to see how Buddha was quoted. You know these words are imprecise, so we struggle to use them in context. I'm no Tathagata, but doing my best...
Re First Question : I would say "Why Not?" - the meaning of Life seems to be the play of Lila (or 'Leela') and so a person who fully realises their true nature might proceed towards maximum fun! This could easily include being a mother of three...okay, maybe two...haha.
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