148. Bhudda

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CXLVIII

Buddha

Questions:

1. Who is Buddha?

There are many buddhas in the Buddhist-related religions. By this I mean that there are many persons who embody the Buddha nature and who have attained a certain level of religious accomplishment to have been given the title Buddha as an epithet. Whether or not this practice is in keeping with the original Buddha’s teachings, is not for me to discuss. The word Buddha means awakened or enlightened person in Sanskrit. Thus you could see the reason behind so many buddhas, as we have a multitude of enlightened disciples in humanity. For a description of the different kinds of buddhas, you can clock into: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhahood

The person whom we call Lord Buddha had his incarnation as Siddhartha Gautama, an Indian prince who charted the current Buddhist way of thinking.

He occupies the office commonly known as Buddha, which is a job of many responsibilities that regard education, meditative practices, and coexistence with other life forms.

2. Is Buddha a Sixth Degree Initiate?

Darn tootin’ and then some. As you might recall, a 6DI has amassed an enormous amount of Personal Power Points. If we are like children who are learning to get dressed by ourselves, then a 6DI is like a young adult working as an assistant manager. A 6DI knows how to transmute atomic vibrations and to solve the differences between dimensional vibrations. They natively exist at the higher levels of the 6th (Soulic) dimension. They work with Angel Princes, humanity’s hierarchy, and the Planetary Logos.

Buddha is at the mid-level of ascension between a new 6DI and Logoshood. He has had a lot of practice in his current work. He is one of the eldest souls of our humanity. You could say that he is of the first crop of souls that entered incarnation for this earth.

3. Why is Wesak so important?

Here in the 3rd dimension, it celebrates the birth, enlightenment, Nirvana, and passing of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha. So it seems important to people of a religious bent to reaffirm their faith with a ritual celebration. Energetically, the full moon on which it falls brings a youthful energy from the well-established spring season. If you like to choose your actions by the lunar cycles, it is wise to finish projects by the cresting of the full moon and then anticipate a restful withdrawal time as the full moon wanes in power.

Astrally, or in the 4th dimension, a lovely, raucous, revel of fellowship occurs for the entire week that encircles the full moon. All are welcome, all are blessed, the beer and wine and honey flow, there is cake, there is fruit, there are all manner of scrumptious delights. There is singing, chanting, and shouting. Everything is fun, everything is loving. Over it all is the filtered music of Buddha’s benediction. We feel the rarity of it like a cool haze of lightness, flower scented and slightly lavender.

A similar party goes on in the 5th (Mental) dimension at the higher level. The exchanges between the celebrants are vibrant and full of appreciation for Buddha’s programs.

The 6th dimension is always a party.

4. What is The Valley of the Cherry Blossoms?

This is a multi-dimensional location, meaning it exists simultaneously on the 4th, 5th, and 6th dimensions. It is easiest to describe it from the Astral Plane, where most of us experience it. Its purpose is to act as a friendly place where friends of Buddha can gather to relax as folks of a common emotional bond.

The valley is long, shallow, oval in shape. It is banked by steep mountains, of which we cannot see the peaks, excepting the ones at the “north” end. From end to end are flowering cherry trees, giving shade, dropping delicate petals on the ground, where you can stroll in the hazy lilac light. The petal-strewn ground is mostly bare except for a few forest-like flowering plants. Some of them are like lilies of the valley, blue-eyed grass, violets, and trefoil.The valley is vast and there are plenty of places to be quiet or alone.

Buddha is always there in consciousness, but not everyone who comes there can see him.

The center of the party is at the “northern” end under the cherry trees. Colorful lights that remind you of Japanese lanterns network above the area. There is a very large ballroom floor, tables and benches for feasting, and a special place that the celebrants have set aside for the guest of honor. You can’t get drunk from alcohol, but you can get very high on high feelings. There are other games for playing. Kites, children’s games of sticks and balls and balancing, dancing, acrobatics, any type of fun that you can imagine.

5. What are the concerns of Buddha?

At this time, he is temporarily in charge of the Communication Ray (2nd Ray). This entails the goals and methods of education, media and its technologies, and the ethics of these topics.

The Buddha Office is the office of enlightenment. He works with the angelic hosts that help to nurture enlightenment across all of our planet’s life forms. We call them the Imli. Buddha is for all life forms, not just for humans. We are most closely aligned with this office when we feel kinship with all the sizes and shapes of intelligence on our speck of stardust. Since there are billions of types of life on our planet, you can imagine that this keeps the Buddha office occupied.

However, you do feel Buddha in the media—on the web, on TV, in films, in music. Any message that spreads the word of fellowship and respect is a message from BuddhaCom.

6. How does Buddha want us to celebrate Wesak?

To each, his/her own way. Let everyone be respected for their own processes and priorities. You may see things one way, and others may see them in another. Be childlike in your wonder of everything. Be allowing in your interactions, so that others feel honored and respected.

You have heard a lot about the Zen method and denial of desire. Let me explain a little bit about this to you. When you are consumed with WANTING anything—a bauble, a lifestyle, a job, a person, a feeling—you have lost sight of the consequences. You are thinking of the appearance of it, but not of what is hidden from view. You are thinking excitedly of this goal and its relationship to you but not with the ecology of it. The unrest that accompanies this type of desire creates unhappiness—lack of gratitude in the now. The next time you are seduced and swept away by this feeling, Remember that you want to see the whole situation in an amused and objective manner.

Patience with yourself is necessary for a moment of pure happiness. We know that we are growing, that we can and do fail. Yet we know that there is an answer for everything that occurs, and that it is always a good answer.

7. Draw or describe one of your helpers.

Helpers can bring enlightenment too! When you are trying to solve a puzzle in your life, sincerely ask for anyone who is interested to come and teach you how to get it right.