Meaning on the Hand
Well, this is the Post diverted and became its own from the previous post.
Hand is a body parts which got second highest concentration of
the nerve after the eyes. And especially we human got our hands
best developed among any animals, we have best and the most
delicate control of them. So that, not only its dexterity or the
physical function, its acquired the mean of expression as well.
We can read the meaning of what the hand is telling or symbolizes,
and the eyes tend to follow what the hand is expressing.
(I mean not only F**K or Peace kind of sign but also more delicate
mood of its operator as well.) 🙂
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Among the Buddhism, Tantra sect having not only their Dharani
(magic words) but also quite complicated form of the hand sign
(or finger twists which the followers do the same — and they are
showing off it each others “Look I can do better than you”).
It’s hard to guess where it was originated, = each
Buddhism Figures are showing their unique hand sign.
You may search their meanings or each name in the Wiki though,
I don’t think it would bring any worthwhile understanding of the
Buddha’s teachings. They are just the cosmetic style.
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= After all, the core of the teachings was, to reprogram the brain to
jump the process in the Emotional Region in Limbic System, where
the notion of Self-interests = Ego / Greed / Desire were induced.
It is the same situation to learn ride a Bicycle = reprogram the Motor
Region of brain to learn the body-balance on the bicycle = intellectual
understanding of “How to ride” wouldn’t work, but physical practice.
Lord Buddha’s last words in his death bed to the disciples was
“Don’t believe what others say or you head, but learn it yourself”
—– This episode signify
(1) His teaching could not be understood intellectually but only
a practical learning of the body and the mind could materialize.
Such as, you been reading this blog without noticing WHO is
reading this — ? = We are living without noticing the SELF.
Unless we assert “Me Me Me” Self is not there.
— With a practice, you will get a technique to apply this mental
mechanism to do the subject which was awkwardly entwined with
your Ego, without Emotion and without the so-called Self.
(2) The reason why
Lord Buddha had to say it in such a precious, last remaining
moment was that his disciples has yet necessarily mastered it.
—– And this fact explain why the Buddhism and its teachings of
“No-Self /Anatman” (No soul to Reincarnates) was misconceived
and mixed up with the Hinduism (which says Reincarnation) since
such early days.
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When we saw a hand and feel what sort of meaning it’s saying,
— we can feel but it can not be interpreted into the words.
Our hand express unconsciously = and we read it unconsciously.
= they are out of the lexical comprehension. —– The most of
Lord Buddha’s statue having the hand sign called “Semui” (in
Japanese) which said to mean “Don’t be afraid” — Can you see it ?
I can only see “Oh, what a big hand !” —– 😀
—– You have to see it by your eyes. Not from the stories.
Otherwise, Why You need to bother be a Buddhist.
To contact with all the fresh stimuli with your naked sense will
keep your brain young. 🙂
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