For part of my recent meditation practices, I have been working on natural items. With the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death all occurring with three specific things in common, these three things have been the key to my contemplations.
* Full moon
* May/Vesak
* Under a tree
The moon does not seem to have much other significance in Buddhist readings and texts that I have so far encountered - but it is well known that the moon controls the tides of the ocean. The ocean and tides and waves therefore have been bouncing about in my mind recently - hence my last post.
Additionally, the full moon has been connected with various other matters throughout history - from madness thru werewolves to raised sexual and emotive moods.
I have been trying to work out if there is any relevance in their having been a full moon on three such important occasions within the Buddha's life - can it really be just a coincidence - or is there something we are not noticing that might help our practice?
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