reality, materialism, enlightenment and the autonomic nervous system
After the English translation of MMK (song of the Middle Way of Master Nagarjuna) had finished, I would like a brief explanation of reality, to materialism and the vegetative (autonomic) nervous system associated with the type of enlightenment. In the 19th
Century were almost no people aware of the important autonomic nervous system (VNS). Only in the 20th Century we have the existence and functions of the autonomic nervous system / VNS in our body and spirit discovered. Because of this important scientific progress has been a very fundamental change and clarify the Buddhist philosophy allows.
Before the autonomic nervous system had been explored, it was impossible for people to tell the difference between matter and reality. But after the VNS was explored, it was the first time possible to understand the fundamental difference between matter and reality. This difference can be described as follows:
The autonomic nervous system (VNS) is divided into two subsystems, namely in the parasympathetic nervous system sympathetic (SNS) and the nervous system (PNS). When the sympathetic system (SNS) is stronger, we are inclined to spiritual thought and practice. In contrast, when the parasympathetic system (PNS) is stronger, we are prone to physical and physical behavior. If we are overly spiritual in our daily lives, we can never be a natural human being, but we feel like gods. And if we are oriented excessively physically and physically, we can also never be human beings, but we are like animals. Therefore, we Gautama Buddha has recommended that we are real human beings at every moment. In other words, we recommended that Gautama Buddha, in our daily life is not as gods to be more like animals. But when we are true men?
Before the importance of equilibrium of the autonomic nervous system (VNS) has been detected, it was impossible for people to understand the difference between the three very different states and situations, namely the increased SNS, the greater PNS and of the equal weight or balance of these two subsystems. Before, it was actually impossible for people to recognize the existence of the equilibrium state between SNS and PNS at all. In other words, the people at that time the state of equilibrium of the autonomic nervous system (VNS) can not even comprehend and it was therefore impossible for them to realize the true meaning of enlightenment. This fact is precisely the equality between SNS and PNS or the state of equilibrium in the entire autonomic nervous system of the people.
Therefore we can say that we have the true meaning, to attain enlightenment , for the first time in the 20th Century have really recognized. In other words, we have the Enlightenment in the 20th Century understood. We can say that Buddhism has thus abandoned characteristics of a religion and grown into a philosophy of reality is that it can be confirmed by scientific experiments clearly. We can explain Buddhism so that it exactly the highest philosophy in human society, and this can be expressed by saying that Buddhism is the highest philosophy of life in the history of the universe.
When we have discussions about Buddhism, it is necessary for us to consider the difference of what the 20th Century and before that was known and what is now fractured in the 21st century has been detected and studied reliably. Before 20 Century, Buddhism has included only the two types of philosophy, namely the I dealismus and materialism. since the initial 20 Century, Buddhism has recognized both the importance of increased sympathetic nervous system or the stronger parasympathetic nervous system, and the all-important state of equilibrium of the entire vegetative (autonomic) nervous system. Buddhism has so unbalanced the two different states and also discovered all the equilibrium in which neither of the two subsystems is stronger. This is called enlightenment !
In such a situation, humanity, in other words reality and reality has first explored philosophically and practically recognized. We humans have it (exactly) discovered the reality and found, based on the balance of the autonomic nervous system.
