What are Supramundane Consciousness?

What are Supramundane Consciousness?

Supramundane Consciousness are make up of 2 types :

(1) Jhana Supramundane Conscioussness (禅定) – which can be sub-categorise into 2 more Jhana Supramundane Conscioussness :-
     (i) Rupa Jhana Supramundane Conscioussness (色禅)
     (ii)Arupa Jhana Supramundane Conscioussness (出色禅)

(2) Fruition Supramundane Consciousness (果位)


(i) Rupa Jhana Supramundane Conscioussness (色禅)

Supramundane consciousness begin with Samadhi meditation – ie. achieve 1-pointedness concentration when “1 bright light sun nimitta” emerged.

Initialy, the bright light nimitta is form around the underneath of nose area, and growing in intensity as the mind is more and more concentrated and stray thoughts become less and less, more subtle and then vanish when the light nimitta intensify until it become – 1-pointedness bright light - the intensity as bright as the sun at its most intense brightnesss.

This l pointedness nimitta is like a black hole (in the Universe that suck in all the masses) – Similarly, the 1-pointed nimitta is an extremely powerful force that suck in the mass of mind consciousness – causing colliding of all the mental aggregates – 5 consciousness – ear-consciousness become muffled & suck into the nimitta, mind-consciousness get suck into the nimitta and no stray thoughts arises, body-consciousness developed goose-pimples and get suck into the nimitta, taste-consciousness get suck into the nimitta and no longer quest for thirst or food, eye-consciousness are closed and only the nimitta become dominant. At this point, body no longer long for food, for water, no longer feel the existence of body - the body somehow vanish (no longer significant).

The other 4 mental aggregates - feeling, perception, judgement and mental formation (5 aggregates become all suppresss and suck in such a great force into the 1-pointedness nimitta – that is likened – a bungee jumper that jump from a great height into the 1-pointedness nimitta (like into a black hole).

When this happen, 5 discrete and distinct Jhana consciousnesses emerged and become dominant. The 5 discrete Jhana consciousness are :-

(i) Initial application into the 1-pointedness nimitta
(ii) Sustained application of the 1-pointedness nimitta
(iii) Happy state
(iv) Bliss state
(v) Equanimity or serenity or silencing of the mind or composure state

The Mind in this 5 discrete consciousness – will then link to our Heart Base – where the Heart Base check and verify each of the 5 discrete consciousnessness one-by-one. What the Mind experienced in each discrete consciousness can be “feel” and “verify” by the Heart.

When this happen :-
(i) Mind – become the “Panna Wisdom”
(ii) Heart – become the “Compassion”
(iii) No-self – become experience as there is no single soul – but discrete consciousness (whether Mundane - which is very mix, confused not clear, not precise due to unclear Mind & ruffling Heart

or

Supramundane – which is clear, distinct, discrete, precise due to clear, serene Mind & still, quiet Heart.)

Such a state will go on and on for a long time until one by one of the Jhana consciousness losing itself until only 1 Jhana consciousness is left which is Equanimity or Serenity State (Buddha say this is the state of 4th rupa jhana).

In summary :-
(i) Manifestation and attainment of all the 5 discrete consciousness collectively is 1st Jhana (according to Buddha)
(ii) Losing the 1st consciousness is 2nd Jhana (according to Buddha)
(iii) Losing the 2nd consciousness is 3rd Jhana (according to Buddha)
(iv) Losing the 3rd consciousness is 4th Jhana (according to Buddha) – leaving only the last consciousness

When this happen, he has attained 5 mental aggregates Emptiness (五蕴皆空).


(ii) Arupa Jhana Supramundane Conscioussness (出色禅)

The 1-pointedness nimitta concentration with Equanimity will go on and on for a long time until it suddenly but silently “explode” and expand outward in all 10 directions from 1 pointedness intense bright light into 1 accumulative big mass growing bright light like a “inflated balloon” but expand in high speed (an explosion but very comfortable and quiet – very awesome, spectacular but not frightening, threatening or loud).


(2) Fruition Supramundane Consciousness (果位)

The Expansion of the accumulative expanding balloon-like bright light– expand outwards – to fill up the whole house, district, country, world, galaxies, until it grows and cover the entire Universe.

If Universe expand, the light cicumference expand.

If the Universe contract, the circumference contract. A phrase can be used to describe this (佛光普照十法界) – the Light of Wisdom and Compassion that cover the Whole Universe.

When the expansion finally stop and become stabilized – the 1st ring fruition is formed – symbolise “No-Self” Fruition. (That is – 1st light balloon ring that encompass & embrace the whole Universe – symbolise No-self – because it permeates & expand uninhibited that fill up any space.)

Thereafter, the 2nd concentric ring light that enwrap and encompass the 1st light –is form that flicker, flicker like light sparkler – whereby the sparkler feelers will penetrate any canvass, or holes or any canyon or crevices that are not covered by the 1st light – this symbolise Compassion – as the Light of Wisdom & Compasssion – will want to cover and liberate any residual sentinent beings that are left behind from the Sea of Sufferings. This 2nd sparkler concentric ring symbolise Compassion Fruition.

Once the 2nd ring stabilise, the 3rd concentric ring – is a body mass, solid body shield will wrap around the 2 concnetric ring of lights forming a solid defence in enwrapping the 2nd inner ring that encover the Whole Universe – where no more stray thoughts, actions or speech arises within the Whole Universe.

Outside the 3 concentric rings, many stray thoughts fail to pierce through the defence of the outer 3rd ring. When this happen, the 3rd concentric ring of body mass, body shield - symbolise Panna Wisdom Fruition.

What is left is the “Knowing Mind” – that is mindful and observing the 3 rings fruitions that do not arise from within, but stray thoughts from outside fail to penetrate the 3rd outer rings. This is a state of Emptiness of Mind. (空) or (formless) – where there is no birth, no death.

This state reflect another aspect - that is, (色) or (form) – an ovary (resemble the 空 state of 3 ring fruition) that is attempted penetration by sperms (the 空 state of stray thoughts that fail to penetrate the 3rd outer rings – that will not result in rebirth into the 6 sentinent beings realm) - and start the process of 12 Dependant Origination of rebirth in a womb - eg. human or animal womb.

- (When this happen, ignorance, greed & hatred – the 3 evil roots are eradicated – since stray thoughts no longer arise from within.)

– What replace the mind is 3 wholesome roots - Compassion, No-Self & Panna Wisdom – in Fruition Supramundane Consciousness.

- When this happen directed inherent omniscience arises - the ability to know anything that one chooses to know and can be known.

- When this happen, he has attained 4 Great Elements Emptiness (四大皆空).



Back to Mundane World

- When a meditator bask himself in such a blissful state, will be unwilling to transcend back into the mundane state.

- But this will attract the worry of your loved one in mundane who will keep calling you and keep shaking you and urge you to come back to mudane world.

- When this happen, he will transcend back from supramundane world to mundane world & the following consciousness will happen :

(i) 50% of the mundane consciousness will come back – as body is a pile of garbage –in this sensual desire realm (because our 5 sense mundane conciousnesness – taste, touch, sound, sight, smell and 4 other mental aggregates of mundane consciousness of feelings, perceptions, judgement and mential formation) – are disturb and arouse by wordly mundane environmental factors.

(ii) But the other 50% of Supramundane consciousness will still remain – whereby knowledge of a particular subject or context is like runaway videos when a stimuli is introduced (affliated to the Mind) - under directed inherent omniscience, where Compassion is abound (affiliated to the Heart).

(3) Thus Buddha always remind disciples to be constantly mindful – even when sit, walk, talk, eat, bathe etc – to maintain sustained mindfulness and concentration – to avoid tipping over to more than 50% mundane consciousness or more than 50% Supramundane consciousness – so good until don’t come back (and body start to rot and decay if more than 1 week with no food and drink.)

(4) Thus always important to maintain in Equilibrium of mundane & supramundane consciousness. (色 & 空) (Nama, Rupa) – dualistic – Law of Relativity.

(ie. There is no good or bad, there is wholesome or unwholesome or there is imperfection or perfection) - - i.e. how to use the unwholesome to be wholesome.

To conclude :-

- 3 rings-fruition – 3 concentric circumference form
- Heart – grow the Compassion.
- Mind – grow the runaway knowledge like video.
- Where all the distinct & discrete consciousness – exude “No-Self” of a single soul.
- Nama & rupa – (色 & 空) Emptiness at this stage is formed.
- The 1 Buddha symbolise (No-Self) & 2 Bodhisattvas (one is Compassion & the other one is Panna Wisdom) – symbolise the 3 ring frutiions.
- The Knowing Mind is the Aspirant Buddha (未來佛)。

If 0, 0.99999 … 1 – is one Universe.
If 1, 1.999999…2 – is the 2nd Universe.
If 99999……………….. finally back to 0 is the last Universe – the Final Great Nirvana – is one where all sentinent beings of 10 directions’ (色 & 空) (Nama, Rupa) – (When this happen, ignorance, greed & hatred – the 3 evil roots are eradicated – since stray thoughts no longer arise from within.) – What replace the mind is Compassion, No-Self & Panna Wisdom – in Fruition Supramundane Consciousness.