This man is on stage 9 of the 10 stage path
edit: Source: The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness
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That's a wild picture
Why does the monkey disappear?
In early stages, the meditator sharpens their powers of concentration/mindfulness. In later stages, the meditator no longer has scattered attention (i.e., "monkey brain") and can focus effortlessly. So the monkey disappears. Excerpt from "The Mind Illuminated":
The Ten Stages of Meditation: The monk is the meditator. The rope he holds represents vigilant, alert mindfulness. The goad in his other hand represents strong intention and firm resolve. The elephant represents the mind. The black color of the elephant represents the Five Hindrances and the Seven Problems they give rise to. The monkey represents scattering of attention, and the black color represents subtle and gross distraction, forgetting, and mind-wandering. The rabbit represents subtle dullness. The flames represent vigilance and effort, and when effort is no longer required, the flames disappear. The length of the road between successive Stages indicates the relative time required to progress from one Stage to the next. The Stages come closer together until Stage Seven, then they begin to stretch out again. Because the road folds back, it is possible to jump up to higher Stages or fall back to lower ones.
Is that from Wat Rong Khun?
dangit you beat me to it
I want an elephant so bad. I imagine it's like having a dog that's just over powered in strength and intelligence.
Except that’s a lot of poop to scoop.
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Its a thing in Thailand. Family elephants.
i have an old friend who worked at the zoo with the elephants. started at a roller coaster park, eventually ended up in san diego. what a dream, right?
That's not just any manual, that's clearly an O'Reilly programming book!
They're learning how to program their elephant.
Elephant reading an operation manual for humans.
"Hmmm, I need a second elephant"