On the Accusation of Magic

I have heard an accusation of dealing with occult knowledge and magic. When I expose and research and make models and charts and compile and write descriptions of ideas, those ideas and concepts become less hidden to seekers of truth, and more available to everyone, to have as an option of knowing them and accessing and viewing them.

Then this is not occultism, and it is the opposite: a type of exposing of truth, or exposition.

When people say words and expect (direct) results, without their knowing or understanding how their words have any effect, if they blindly think without wondering how thoughts manifest or change an environment at their heart, nor learn in what ways those words may have manifested in their minds, then they are acting upon their own ritualistic power, and expecting results without knowing their processes. That seems more magical than my ideas.

They are drawing from traditions which they found or were given to them, sometimes in old books, sometimes in modern datapools of a page on the internet or on a phone-app receiving data wirelessly to it. And who knows if those sources of those traditions seed those traditional practices in them for benefit or for harm? People using wireless power to download ritualistic instructions, sounds like what? Like magic? This behavior practiced by many people in these days, seems more like they are making more magical decisions in their behaviors, using their traditional recipes of action unchecked, rather than decisions given much rational consideration.

More so than my attempts, which reach for rational understandings, some may call it a type of philosophy and science, aiming for understandings of the means of focus, concentration, changes to and of consciousness for causing useful or avoidable effects. This theory which is more like a science, like a psychology. My studies even relate well to natural biology and physiology and encounter ideas in neuroscience.

So before accusing someone seeking truth, and even writing their findings and theories for public viewing, of anything, please first read the books and articles here, and assess your own life and behavior. If you believe your own life needs some unknown powers of words and thoughts which are summoned by tradition, then ask if you rely on a sort of "magical" thinking or change or subconscious mode.

If you think these ideas are strange, consider that a major reason for this theory, is an attempt to learn how to do miracles from the Messiah's teaching. His disciples were called "mathetai" in the Greek, similar to the word "math". They were active learners, not called "sit-and-waiters". There was an active component to learning from Christ's teaching, and this teaching that could have provoked some people to falsely accuse Him and and His disciples learning and practicing (Matthew 10:25), and He taught that His followers would be able to do miracles too, as He did, and greater (John 14:12). I believe that we definitely should study Christ's words and example for understanding how to do miracles. This theory is an attempt to do that.

Chapter 6 - LWC Book 3 - The Fifth Jhana

This starts out after the previous Jhana . The Fifth Jh āna ( ākāsānañcāyatana ): "And at this point it is said: With the complete surmounting of perceptions of matter, with the disappearance of perceptions of resistance, with non-attention to perceptions of variety, [aware of] ‘unbounded space,’ he enters upon and dwells in the base consisting of boundless [infinite] space." The fifth Jhana was described in this way by Buddhist scriptures by meditators much later than the Buddha. So, while I take objection with the exact quote above, the core idea is the same. You will see what I mean. Anyway, in my theory, the Fifth Jhāna involves: Opening the doors between alternate spaces ( tank!s ). Dividing pressures and focus between momentary spaces practiced from the previous Jhana , are used to stack onto each other sort of like Lego blocks in space (with a main space as a reference). This allows the meditator to stack spaces to make a large composite space that s...

Chapter 4 - LWC Book 3 - The Jhanas 1 to 3

If you've meditated, you've probably have heard about the Jhānas. They are unique mental states of consciousness. They are described in old Buddhist scriptures. In the Sanskrit, they are called dhyāna . And for LWC theory, I interpret each Jhana uniquely. Notes for the interested: Buddha’s teachings on the jhānas appear in the Majjhima Nikāya (e.g., MN 8, MN 111, MN 119), Dīgha Nikāya , and others. The Visuddhimagga, by Buddhaghosa (5th century CE), gives a systematic explanation, and adds technical elaboration. ⚠️ Note on the Use of Jhanas in LWC Theory While LWC Theory uses the terms “Jhana” and “Jhanic Masses,” it does not pursue the same goal as classical Buddhist meditation systems. In Buddhism, the Jhanas are progressively used to dissolve the ego and reach a state of no-self , especially by the 7th and 8th Jhanas, where entitial identity is vaporized through full opening of all internal and external doors. LWC Theory differs. The goal is not egolessness , ...

Chapter 5 - LWC Book 3 - The Fourth Jhana

-This chapter is a continuation from Chapter 4. You can find more about the first 3 Jhanas there .- The Fourth Jhāna ( catuttha-jhāna ): "With the abandoning of pleasure and pain, and with the previous disappearance of joy and grief, a bhikkhu enters upon and abides in the fourth jhāna, which has neither-pain-nor-pleasure and purity of mindfulness due to equanimity." In my theory, the Fourth Jhāna involves: Opening the doors between moments. Mixing focus between the moments by opening the doors between them. During some meditative states, and especially in the first 3 Jhanas, time is not really a factor. It is hard to tell if a second has passed, an hour, or a day - because the emphasis is not really on any physical reference. It is like meditating in one big long moment. In the visual terms of the previous chapters, Jhāna 1, 2, and 3 are in the big long rectangular shape without significant internal or external borders. Non-meditation...

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