Wednesday, April 5th, 1978

WISDOM'S GOLDENROD, ALAN BERKOWITZ CLASS NOTES

(TYPED)

APRIL 5, 1978

BUDDHISM; VESICA

TOPIC: Buddhism

SUBJECT: Vesica

SUBSUBJECTS: Nidana Chain, Manas, Idea of Man, Lokas, Yogacara, Chaldean Schema (Ethereal, Upper Solar, Empyrean), Dhyani Buddhas, Skandhas, Directions

BOOKS READ FROM OR REFERENCED:

• Lama Anagarika Govinda, Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism

• Franz Pfeiffer, Meister Eckhart, Volume 1, trans. C. de B. Evans

• C.G. Jung, CW 8, The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche, "On Psychic Energy"; "The Transcendent Function"

DIAGRAMS embedded in these notes:

• FIGURE 1978 0405-1-AB. Nidana Chain correlated with Twelve Houses.

• FIGURE 1978 0405-2-AB. Diagram correlating Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces with Alaya, Manas, and Manovijnana.

• FIGURE 1978 0405-3-AB. Four Fixed Signs Define Idea of Man.

• FIGURE 1978 0405-4-AB. Nidana Chain as Cosmic and Individual.

• FIGURE 1978 0405-5-AB. Seven Levels of the Cosmic Mind correlated with Tenth House Dignities.

• FIGURE 1978 0405-6-AB. Chaldean Schema.

• FIGURE 1978 0405-7-AB. Yogacara Position: Individual Mentalism.

• FIGURE 1978 0405-8-AB. Table Correlating Five Suns, Five Dhyani Buddhas, Five Skandhas, Five Elements, Five Afflictive Emotions, Five Wisdoms, Five Directions, Five Colors, and Five Senses.

• FIGURE 1978 0405-9-AB. Colors and the Four Directions.

• FIGURE 1978 0405-10-AB. Dhyani Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Dignities.

TYPED AND REFORMATTED by IT 2022

NOTES:

• RETYPED HANDWRITTEN NOTES (hence V08). From Alan Notes 02 1977 to 06 1979.PDF.

• All capitalization and punctuation corrected, abbreviations spelled out.

1978 04/05 at Wisdom's Goldenrod

Buddhism; Vesica

[Alan Notes 0405 1978 Begin]

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[FIGURE 1978 0405-1-AB. Nidana Chain correlated with Twelve Houses. CS = Consciousness. Facsimile scan from AB class notes.]

Govinda, p. 74, double role of mind: [Note: Lama Anagarika Govinda, Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism.]

[FIGURE 1978 0405-2-AB. Diagram correlating Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces with Alaya, Manas, and Manovijnana. Indiv. = Individual; CS. = Consciousness; Qual. = Qualities; Mat. Univ. = Material Universe; DI = Demiurgic Intellect; WM = World-Mind. Facsimile scan from AB class notes.]

Nidana chain -- arranged around vesica -- is within manas.

10-3 are cosmic (part of alaya).

4-9 are individual (part of individual).

Four fixed signs define Man -- universal Idea of Man.

[FIGURE 1978 0405-4-AB. Nidana Chain as Cosmic and Individual. CS = Consciousness. Facsimile scan from AB class notes.]

When two circles are joined they switch sides.

Individual becomes cosmic.

Cosmic becomes individual.

Divides vesica into 7 lokas and talas.

[FIGURE 1978 0405-5-AB. Seven Levels of the Cosmic Mind correlated with Tenth House Dignities. 1 B L I S N B = One Being Life Intellect Soul Nature Body. Facsimile scan from AB class notes.]

He [Buddha] spoke from the Solar world -- 3½ coils of kundalini.

[FIGURE 1978 0405-6-AB. Chaldean Schema. Facsimile scan from AB class notes.]

Idea of Man includes all levels of being.

Human soul is the eternal eye of God (Eckhart). [Note: Possible reference to Sermon 96, p. 240, "The eye wherein I see God is the same eye wherein God sees me: my eye and God's eye are one eye, one vision, one knowing, one love." Franz Pfeiffer, Meister Eckhart, Volume 1, trans. C. de B. Evans, London: John M. Watkins, 1924.]

[FIGURE 1978 0405-8-AB. Table Correlating Five Suns, Five Dhyani Buddhas, Five Skandhas, Five Elements, Five Afflictive Emotions, Five Wisdoms, Five Directions, Five Colors, and Five Senses. Mid. = Midnight; CS = Consciousness. Facsimile scan from AB class notes.]

Our directions are different from Tibetan.

[FIGURE 1978 0405-10-AB. Dhyani Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Dignities. D. = Dhyani. Facsimile scan from AB class notes.]

Read on 24 tattvas.

Jung, Volume 8: Psychic Energy, Transcendent Function. [Note: C.G. Jung, CW 8, The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche, "On Psychic Energy"; "The Transcendent Function".]

[Alan Notes 0405 1978 End]