Higher-Mind-Art is a Website dedicated to exploring and visualising concepts of- and relevant to Buddhist philosophy, psychology, cosmology, and the science and art of meditation. Its dedicated emphasis is the exploring, but also questioning of Buddhist Abhidhamma concepts. Its scope however is not limited to that.
On this website you will find resources and sources for inspiration (books, essays, Dhamma talks, small animations and more or less regular blog posts), aimed at helping anyone who started on the path of meditation and inner development. Apart from that this website was specifically designed also for giving students of the Abhidhamma (Buddhist Philosophy) some alternative perspectives on the Abhidhamma.
I have recently released a short companion booklet to Paramattha. It is intended for readers who wish to better understand the conceptual framework of Paramattha — especially the role of the four paramatthas and the Patthana conditions. The companion explains key translation choices, interpretive decisions, and the experiential logic underlying my presentation of the four[…]
✨ New Video on the Paṭṭhāna ✨
The Paṭṭhāna is the great book of conditional relations in the Abhidhamma—sometimes called the “crown jewel” of Buddhist philosophy. It explains in detail how everything in existence is connected and conditioned.
Buddhist Abhidhamma Philosophy divides all of reality into four ultimate constituents—known as the Four Paramatthas: Matter (Rūpa), Mind (Cetasika), Consciousness
The idea of having a system that can help to comprehend the entirety of existence has intrigued mankind for millennia.
From Greece, to Native America, from Egypt to India, the idea of four fundamental elements which form the foundation for understanding the natural world, is so universal, that a study of them might be an not unrewarding pursuit.
Throughout the ages, periodically wise men arose in the world with the mission to enlighten unenlightened man. These were the
A collection of Dhamma poems, for upliftment of spirit. For what went deep into the heart, when it surfaces should bring with it some of its depth.
‘The Paṭṭhāna’, traditionally regarded as the quintessence of the Buddha’s wisdom and as the surest proof of his omniscience; is a system which, in mathematical order, seeks to expand the comprehension of matter, mind and consciousness to cover the entirety of existence.
Five laws that move the way of thingsFive laws from which all wisdom springsFive laws, the quintessence of allFive laws
If we learn to understand our meditation in a grander context, and ideally in relation to the whole cosmos, the task of changing ourselves becomes a matter of universal importance.
This blog is an outline of the Buddhist Abhidhamma. Its aim is to show a method of contemplation, giving those who are inclined to meditate on the Abhidhamma, subjects or headings for meditation, all of which point in a definite direction, one subject providing a basis for the next.
Most people never have enough time, rarely have a good time and in general time seems be something that works usually against them.
A person working on a spiritual path can not get around the problem of time. Because acquiring more control over ones life means also acquiring more control over time…
In the ancient world, the wise man was often called the knower of the gods. The gods signifying hidden entities
Matter If you but seek’st enlightenment; first it's opposite must comprehend. But what is the opposite of spirit? Tis matter
A condition of meditation, is a condition wherein the mind seeks an escape from matter. Meditation is about finding the
Many a one would like to increase his own power of attraction, that is, his own capacity to attract whatever
Nature is cyclical and moody. Sometimes she gives, sometimes she takes…Man’s inner nature too is cyclical and moody. Yet, to some degree man has proven a capacity to move beyond certain cycles, into a direction not indicated by nature
Now let’s talk about practical matters. The Abhidhamma system may indeed be used for an almost infinite amount of things.
In Buddhism there is a bit of a quarrel amongst different schools in regards to the question of rebirth. The
Here an example of the relevance of understanding the proper foundations upon which the mind may function. Besides, this example
✨ New Video on the Paṭṭhāna ✨
The Paṭṭhāna is the great book of conditional relations in the Abhidhamma—sometimes called the “crown jewel” of Buddhist philosophy. It explains in detail how everything in existence is connected and conditioned.
Buddhist Abhidhamma Philosophy divides all of reality into four ultimate constituents—known as the Four Paramatthas: Matter (Rūpa), Mind (Cetasika), Consciousness
The idea of having a system that can help to comprehend the entirety of existence has intrigued mankind for millennia.
From Greece, to Native America, from Egypt to India, the idea of four fundamental elements which form the foundation for understanding the natural world, is so universal, that a study of them might be an not unrewarding pursuit.
Throughout the ages, periodically wise men arose in the world with the mission to enlighten unenlightened man. These were the
A collection of Dhamma poems, for upliftment of spirit. For what went deep into the heart, when it surfaces should bring with it some of its depth.
‘The Paṭṭhāna’, traditionally regarded as the quintessence of the Buddha’s wisdom and as the surest proof of his omniscience; is a system which, in mathematical order, seeks to expand the comprehension of matter, mind and consciousness to cover the entirety of existence.
Five laws that move the way of thingsFive laws from which all wisdom springsFive laws, the quintessence of allFive laws
If we learn to understand our meditation in a grander context, and ideally in relation to the whole cosmos, the task of changing ourselves becomes a matter of universal importance.
This blog is an outline of the Buddhist Abhidhamma. Its aim is to show a method of contemplation, giving those who are inclined to meditate on the Abhidhamma, subjects or headings for meditation, all of which point in a definite direction, one subject providing a basis for the next.
Most people never have enough time, rarely have a good time and in general time seems be something that works usually against them.
A person working on a spiritual path can not get around the problem of time. Because acquiring more control over ones life means also acquiring more control over time…
In the ancient world, the wise man was often called the knower of the gods. The gods signifying hidden entities
Matter If you but seek’st enlightenment; first it's opposite must comprehend. But what is the opposite of spirit? Tis matter
A condition of meditation, is a condition wherein the mind seeks an escape from matter. Meditation is about finding the
Many a one would like to increase his own power of attraction, that is, his own capacity to attract whatever
Nature is cyclical and moody. Sometimes she gives, sometimes she takes…Man’s inner nature too is cyclical and moody. Yet, to some degree man has proven a capacity to move beyond certain cycles, into a direction not indicated by nature
Now let’s talk about practical matters. The Abhidhamma system may indeed be used for an almost infinite amount of things.
In Buddhism there is a bit of a quarrel amongst different schools in regards to the question of rebirth. The
Here an example of the relevance of understanding the proper foundations upon which the mind may function. Besides, this example
