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, in the Mandala of the Houses.

• FIGURE 1978 0405-2-AB. Alaya, Manas, and Manas with the Five Senses, Correlated with Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.

• FIGURE 1978 0405-3-AB. Four Fixed Signs Define the 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]

4/5/78

[FIGURE 1978 0405-1-AB. Nidana Chain, in the Mandala of the Houses. Digitally recreated by IT from AB class notes.]

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

[FIGURE 1978 0405-2-AB. Alaya, Manas, and Manas with the Five Senses, Correlated with Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. Digitally recreated by IT 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. Digitally recreated by IT 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. Digitally recreated by IT from AB class notes.]

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

[FIGURE 1978 0405-6-AB. Chaldean Schema. Digitally recreated by IT 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. Digitally recreated by IT from AB class notes.]

Our directions are different from Tibetan.

[FIGURE 1978 0405-10-AB. Dhyani Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Dignities. Digitally recreated by IT 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]