Meditation is a way of working with
the neurosis of ego, so in order to
understand the psychology of meditation
we must understand the dynamics of that
neurosis. According to Buddhist psychology,
the basis of ego is the tendency to solidify
energy into a barrier that separates space into
two entities, I and the Other, the space in here
and the space out there. This process is technically
termed dualistic fixation. First there is the initial
creation of the barrier, which is the sensing of other,
and then the inference of inner or I. This is the birth
of ego. We identify with what is in here
and struggle to redress that imbalance
further solidifies the weall. The irony of the barrier-
creating process is that we lose track of the fact
that we have created the barrier and, instead,
act as if it was always there. After the initial
creation of I and Other, I feels the territory
outsed itself, determining if it is threatening,
attractive, or uninteresting.
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
The bimonthly Buddhadharma always includes suggestions for Dharma websites...here are a few from the last issue:
www.killingthebuddha.com
www.accesstoinsight.org
www.zenguide.com
www.nalandabodhi.org
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