The idea of having a system that can help to comprehend the entirety of existence has intrigued mankind for millennia. This very idea was, in fact, what in ancient times …
What Higher-Mind-Art is About
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.
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 great initiators who brought the light whenever the world was …
Pañca Niyāma – The Five Niyāma of Buddhism
The idea of having a system that can help to comprehend the entirety of existence has intrigued mankind for millennia. This very idea was, in fact, what in ancient times
Wisdom of the elements
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.
An Exploration of Kamma, Rebirth, and the Law of Dhamma
Throughout the ages, periodically wise men arose in the world with the mission to enlighten unenlightened man. These were the great initiators who brought the light whenever the world was
Dhamma Poems
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.
Summary of the Patthāna Conditions
‘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.
Pañca Niyama – Laws of Existence
Note: For a proper introduction to the subject please read the post following post first. https://highermindart.info/panca-niyama-the-five-niyama-of-buddhism/ By learning to comprehend different relations between mind and matter (as shown in the
Chakras
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.
Keys to the Abhidhamma System
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.
Time
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…
The Buddhist Abhidhamma – The Science of the inner Life
In the ancient world, the wise man was often called the knower of the gods. The gods signifying hidden entities which were believed to be the controlling agents of the
Five Basic Components of Existence
Matter If you but seek’st enlightenment; first it's opposite must comprehend. But what is the opposite of spirit? Tis matter whose coarseness is most vivid. But what is matter?, we
Jhāna Paccaya – Condition of Meditation
A condition of meditation, is a condition wherein the mind seeks an escape from matter. Meditation is about finding the middle path. And this applies also to our familiar consideration
How to develop Right Attraction?
Many a one would like to increase his own power of attraction, that is, his own capacity to attract whatever he may happen to like. Yet, he does not know
Improving Nature to transcend Suffering-Cycles
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
Acquiring Knowledge
Now let’s talk about practical matters. The Abhidhamma system may indeed be used for an almost infinite amount of things. Principally should the study of this system give a person
Is Rebirth immediate?
In Buddhism there is a bit of a quarrel amongst different schools in regards to the question of rebirth. The question being as to whether there is a gap between
Jhana in Practice
Here an example of the relevance of understanding the proper foundations upon which the mind may function. Besides, this example also illustrates the meaning of the Jhāna factors in actual
A Small Outline of Consciousness
This is just a small overview, to give some basic understanding about consciousness for the purpose of easier study of the mind. For the broader picture in which the information
The Chain-Reaction of Becoming (or the Law of Dependent Origination)
Paticca Samuppāda, often translated as the Law of Dependent Origination1, is perhaps the most famous of Buddhist Laws. Discovered by the Buddha and prescribed by him as one of the