The Emerald The Poetry of The Point: All of Cosmos and Consciousness in a Little Round Dot
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Nov 12, 2019 Explore the metaphor of a simple dot, revealing its profound link to consciousness and beginnings. Discover how the dot, or 'bindu', embodies infinite potential and is celebrated in various cultures. Delve into its significance in yoga and Tibetan Buddhism, serving as a transformative gateway in meditation. This journey connects the cosmic and the personal, emphasizing the interconnectedness of all existence. Through poetic reflections, the dot becomes a symbol of unity and the origin of life itself.
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Train Focus With A Single Dot
- Try drawing a single round dot and notice how your attention irresistibly returns to it as a center of focus.
- Use that dot as a simple practice to train single-pointed concentration in daily life.
Dot As Cosmos And Consciousness
- The dot symbolizes both smallness and cosmic origin, linking zygotes and the Big Bang as points of emergence.
- In Indian thought the bindu unites cosmos and consciousness as a single luminous seed of creation.
Proposal Among Dewdrops
- Joshua recalls proposing beside dewdrops that suspended a moment in tiny shining points.
- He links Dogen's image: the moon reflected fully in a single drop of water.
