Black Crown.

Quote.

Black Crown (Tib. Shwa nag): the special attribute of the Karmapas. Signifying the power to help all beings and the Master Buddha Activity, the dakinis bestowed this powerfield on Karmapa at his enlightenment several thousand years ago. It is constantly above his head and only visible to highly accomplished beings. During the time of the 5^th Karmapa, the Chinese Emperor had a replica of the powerfield of the Black Crown made for the Karmapa, which he uses during the Crown Ceremony. Seeing or meditating on the Black Crown causes an openness that allows one to purify the deepest levels of mind and to realize its nature. One can even reach liberation merely by seeing it. The Black Crown is one of the treasures of the Karma Kagyu lineage.

-- Quoted from 'Buddha & Love' by Lama Ole Nydahl.


Blog author's comments.

Recently I had insights (thoughts appearing in mind).

I had insights that sometimes buddha blesses his students with Black Crown's blessing.

This works as the preparation for a student to be a king on one or more of his/her way(s).

Black Crown, it's essence being the powerfield generated by the activities of buddha & parts of sangha, prepares student for being a 'king' on one or more of his or her way(s). This also means that one's skillful methods, such as, for example - piloting an airplane, computer(s) hacking, martial arts philosophy, magick, or polishing diamonds - reaches mastery level that allows one to be highly efficient in this role.

Once Black Crown's blessing makes one to be realized as a king, one takes this responsibility of helping being(s) while in this role (king's role).


I think that I have Black Crown blessing for the way of computer-oriented magician (I want to be Red Team Hacker, and Virtual Adept as well) with martial arts philosophy.

I think that martial arts philosophy can be abstracted, and can be used with any way of life. Martial arts philosophy includes critical and honest introspection & strategy ('know yourself, know enemy'), and many other wisdoms that can help one to overcome his or her limits and prepare for facing life's difficult moments, hardships.

I think that martial arts philosophy can make one strong, can make one to keep improving, make him or her to be better and better person as life progresses, can be beautiful as well.


Links.
- Powerfield (Mandala),
- Buddha,
- Sangha,
- Virtual Adepts, computer-oriented Magicians,
- Purpose of Martial Arts.

Hossen & Mondō: Dharma Duelling in Zen Buddhism.

Quotes.

Dharma Dueling (jap. hossen): a verbal joust or battle of "wit" as respects the Dharma, usually between two enlightened persons. In practice it is sometimes difficult to draw a clear distinction between hossen and mondō, but generally speaking, a mondō involves only a question and an answer, while a hossen can develop into an extended encounter. Dharma dueling is the typical Zen method of demonstrating Truth without recourse to logical conceptions. See also: "mondō".

-- Quoted from "The Three Pillars of Zen" by Roshi Philip Kapleau.


Mondō (literally, "question and answer"): a uniquely Zen type of dialogue between a master and a student wherein the student asks a question on Buddhism which has deeply perplexed him, and the master, skirting theory and logic, replies in such a way as to evoke an answer from the deeper levels of the student's intuitive mind. See also: "Dharma Duelling".

-- Quoted from "The Three Pillars of Zen" by Roshi Philip Kapleau.


Links.
- Dharma.