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Recieved: 2002/07/01 16:51
Subject: [K-list] Shamballa - The Evolution of a Myth.
From: Christopher Wynter
On 2002/07/01 16:51, Christopher Wynter posted thus to the K-list:
Shrouded in the mists of Legend, Myth and Time are stories of
idyllic places of Peace, Harmony and Magic, where Man lives at
Peace - not only with Fellow_Man, but also with the world around
him.
Every culture has its stories - and there are not so amazing
parallels in these Astral Creations - these thought forms produced
by the Dreams of Hu-manity.
I could write about Avalon, Camelot, Lemuria, Shamballa ..
different names according to the translation of the myth ..
and probably one who is more versed in Ancient Mythology
could refer me to other stories ..
not the least of which is the Biblical Story of Melchizadek
and Salem .. and even to the modern day Jerusalem.
[where Salem means nothing more than "City of Peace"]Shamballa is the stuff of legend and myth, the Shangri-la that
humanity longs for in its collective consciousness.
Many believe that it is a physical place hidden behind distant snow
capped mountains north of the Himalayas where inhabitants live in
peace and harmony and enjoy long life and near physical perfection.
It is reputedly ruled by a line of enlightened kings who are said
to be guarding the highest wisdom that humanity has managed to
obtain.
Legend has It, that Shamballa, along with the location of the
place, has been hidden because we are so "wicked" , but that when
humanity is ready a great king will come out of the sanctuary to
defeat the forces of evil and establish a golden age.
Tibetans, including the present Dalai Lama note the huge number of
teachings which have purportedly come out of Shamballa and ask,
'how could the country be just a fantasy?'
The famous Kalacakra teachings contain sermons given by the Buddha
and include descriptions of the role Shamballa will play in the
future, supposedly came out of Shamballa.
Everyone has different images of this Mythical Dream, each based on
our own perceptions, beliefs and the conditioning which limit our
knowledge and our imagination.In popular "New Age" Esoteric Wisdom, Shamballah is the 'centre
where the will of God is known' (the planet's head centre). Some
say it is found in the Gobi Desert in etheric matter over the White
Island.
For some, Shamballa is "The Heavenly Field" to be aspired to - the
reward for a "Life_after_martyrdom_and_service""
For one who has read some of the Philosophy/Psychology of Buddhism
and do not just rely on the New_Age_Esoterica of the Western
Theosophy movement, it can be easily be seen how these hopes,
dreams and perceptions evolved.
It is not only Christianity that refers to the "Three
Manifestations" -- or the "Three Bodies", The Buddhist model refers
to the three kayas -- Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, and Nirmanakaya -
often referred to as the "Bodies of the Buddha".
Translation into (and the influence of) the Western Spiritualism
hierarchy model has seen these portrayed as a linear progression,
rather than something that is more like water with salt dissolved
in it.
It can easily be seen how, from these roots, the popular terms
Dharma, Shambala (there are about 5 different spellings of this
that I have found so far), Nirvana have been derived as
evolutionary terms to suit models of belief which "fit in" and are,
perhaps, more acceptable to those who are brought up in the Western
Religious Tradition.
The Dharmakaya is something that is always present; it is
rediscovered rather than created anew. It is timeless and not
limited by history. It is the "Energy of Life_it_self", the Fire
that burns but does not burn itself - passive and indeterminate in
nature
Dharmakaya however gives rise to the deterministic (or
manifested_working) aspects of Sambhogakaya and Nirmanakaya.
[ Here the metaphor is identical to the Taoist Philosophy ]
Sambhogakaya is always present. It is the
"State_of_personal_consciousness" where one's mind is "tuned into"
Dharmakaya and becomes the Expression_of_the_Wisdom_of_all_Life"
It is connected with the ability to communicate on all levels, both
verbal and non verbal - and thus, associated with the "concept" of
relating and relationships. This is the Common_Sense_of_our_cell-f
beyond anything that the mind might want to think.
>From this, it should be easy to see where the mythical dream of
Shangri-la and Shamballah originates - the revelations from Man's
unconscious that have been projected "out_there"
It is only on the physical level that one can become transformed.
Nirmanakaya is the physical embodiment and expression of total
realisation of one's Common_Sense (to remove the mystical
terminology. In "Nirmanakaya", the Realisation of "Nirvana", one
becomes the medium through which communication and relating can be
carried out.
Shamballa is US_HERE_NOW ..
the Magical expression of the open_mind and open_heart
but, we are so busy looking with our linear minds for something
"up_there" or "out_there", for Salvation from some male_or_female
"Super_Natural_Being" - that we have forgotten that every time we
do, that Parasite of our Fear destroys a little more of the Magic
.
the infinitude_of_who_we_are,
the Magical_Natural_Being in our own
Heart Intelligence.
== Christopher Wynter
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