Based on the regular counseling, the following are my future challenges.

2024-07-29 記
Topic: :スピリチュアル: 瞑想録

This is a spiritual self-counseling memo. It is quite personal, so I recommend skipping it.

    - The Vishuddha chakra in the throat is weak, which is pulling on the surrounding Ajna chakra (third eye) and Anahata (heart) chakras. Therefore, the issue is not with the Ajna chakra itself, but with the Vishuddha chakra.
    - You have grown to the point where you can create an aura field/membrane around yourself, within a radius of 2-3 meters, which makes you less susceptible to external influences. This is a positive trend.
    - In the future, you will move beyond dualistic thinking (not just through meditation or theory, but also in your everyday perception) and establish oneness as a certainty.
    - There is still some bias (or something like that) towards physical forms. True oneness should not be attached to forms.
    - When exploring the root of the issue regarding physical forms, there is a Buddhist-like form of idolatry that is ingrained as old memories and experiences. This needs to be resolved.
    - In the original Vedic thought of India, while there is a form for God, it is not idolatry, but rather the worship of "the whole" as Ishvara or Bhagavan (which is the same as the Shinto idea of Japan, where deities reside in everything). However, this was transformed into idolatry when it came to Japan through China. I am also influenced by this social phenomenon.

■ Future challenges

    - Focus on meditation to address the liberation of Vishuddha.
    - Trace back to the root of memories that lead to idolatry, and transcend idolatry. This will transcend dualism.
    - Specifically, by visiting ancient temples and shrines, especially Buddhist temples, these memories will be awakened. The locations include places like Wakayama and Nara, which are related to the Shingon sect and Todai-ji Temple.

By the way, I have a memory, although I don't know if it's about me or someone related to me, of coming from Tang along with Kobo Daishi as a Buddhist sculptor. I probably also stayed in the area around Todai-ji Temple in Nara, and I think I spent my later years in the mountains a little south or east of there. I don't know the specific location, but it might be a good idea to visit that area again.