Dreaming

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROP?   (for success)

This is the distinctivness or supernatural intellect, also referred to as the “eye of wisdom” or Buddha eye. In normal people, this eye is closed. Without the power of distinction (discrimination) and observation, spiritual development is impossible. The associated cognitive ability is essential for understanding the teachings and their practical imple-mentation in development, without which one turns in circles of material phenomena and their abstracts, stays in an invisible dome in their mind. It is completely futil to talk about reincarnation or not consuming meat of mammals. Taste overwhelmes unrestrained empathy. As long as the eye of wisdom doesn't blink, one is firmly convinced of free will and is considered by awakended as "spritual dead".

Initially 1% of this ability is enough, which then increases. This means 2 skills. Firstly, the ability to see through the inner mechanics and functioning of the personality. Secondly, to recognize external  events, things or processes that cannot be grasped with the normal senses, i.e. a different observation ability than that of natural scientists (physicists, chemists) and psychologists, who are based on acquired knowledge and on the findings from (laborious) experimental designs and based on chance. Perhaps in the hour of approaching death man realizes that ultimately nothing remains or is of any use to him. That's why it makes a lot of sense to develop this power of discrimination, because it helps in all situations in life, in death and in samsaro. The eye of wisdom is opened: 

a) ideally by a real guru (magic touch),

b) it is innate and activates itself, 

c) through violent emotional shock (loss), 

d) through patient practice of attentiveness and metta,

e) through specified concentration exercises,

f) through constant practice of the causeless joy.

The better the "spotlight of the intellect" or the "eye of wisdom" is developed, the more and better the inner observer can see, i.e. he is less and less "deceived" and penetrates or overcomes the "obscuring" barriers of enclosures by the overlaying personality. This is the secret of attentiveness in the core teachings of Buddha. The distinction between true and contradictory, transient and imperishable, substantial or abstract, right or false, deluded or "normal", subjective and objective, superficial or subtle, egoistic or altruistic, etc. is essential. This is particularly effective when meditating or concentrating, as well as when keeping a distance from sensory perceptions. The second most important requisite as a basis for spiritual ascension is favorable karma. Anyone whose account does not have enough “credit” has to top it up (e.g. Metta or Thought Control)