{"id":510,"date":"2009-03-24T15:40:38","date_gmt":"2009-03-24T15:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/2009\/03\/the-12-nidanas-an-illustration.html"},"modified":"2009-03-24T15:40:38","modified_gmt":"2009-03-24T15:40:38","slug":"the-12-nidanas-an-illustration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2009\/03\/the-12-nidanas-an-illustration.html","title":{"rendered":"The 12 Nid?nas: An Illustration"},"content":{"rendered":"

This was sent around on the Shambhala listserv. I liked it, so I’m passing it along.
\n(Note: the 12 Nid?nas<\/a> are traditionally described as a process that spans three lifetimes or more. The Abhidharma-ko?a <\/em><\/a> of Vasubandhu describes a scheme whereby all occur in any given moment, and some modern teachers teach this interpretation, but this is traditionally a tertiary view. Nobody teaches that it transpires over an hour or so, as below. Nonetheless, as a metaphor for the process, I think the following is useful).
\nOne Situation: Going to a Party<\/strong>
\nAn illustration of the Twelve Nid?nas<\/em> by Douglas Penick
\n1. Ignorance<\/strong> \u2013 enter the door, don\u2019t know anyone, no reference point, freeze, go numb, heightened self-consciousness
\n2. Formations<\/strong> \u2013 can\u2019t stay at the door all night, must do something, impulse to find a landing spot, vision narrows to find a reference point, head for the bar
\n3. Consciousness<\/strong> \u2013 have now made it into the party, but need to nourish yourself, oral compulsion, have a drink
\n4. Name\/Form<\/strong> \u2013 feel warmth pervading body, feel fortified, empowered, embodied, feel more expansive
\n5. Six Senses<\/strong> \u2013 survey the situation, look for someone to talk to
\n6. Contact<\/strong> – see someone interesting who catches your eye.
\n7. Feeling<\/strong> \u2013 person looks good, attractive, worthy of our attention, we feel good
\n8. Craving<\/strong> \u2013 desire to talk to them, engage them, irresistible impulse, so lonely
\n9. Grasping<\/strong> \u2013 mind is fixated on how to approach them, can\u2019t ignore them, already caught
\n10. Becoming<\/strong> \u2013 go over to talk to the person, yak, yak, yak
\n11. Birth<\/strong> – get to know the person, give birth to a relationship
\n12. Aging & Death<\/strong> \u2013 conversation, focus starts to flag, diffuse, interrupted, reference point dies, gap, no one to talk to
\n1. Ignorance<\/strong> \u2013 panic, go numb again, heightened self-consciousness, aloneness
\n2. Formation<\/strong> \u2013 head back to the bar for another drink ETC!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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