Buddhist Heart Demon
In Buddhism, inner demons could include hatred, greed, delusion, obsession, resentment, and so on. From an emotional point of view, greed, anger, stupidity, slowness, and doubt were also seen as inner demons. Inner demons were the bottleneck of a cultivator's progress. Only by breaking through the inner demons could one's cultivation advance by leaps and bounds. It was the information that cultivators received when their internal energy resonated with some kind of energy in the universe. There were some specific types of manifestations: one was to see all kinds of beautiful scenes in one's heart, such as Buddha's scenes that people who practiced Buddhism might see; the second was to see all kinds of terrible things, such as all kinds of ghosts and monsters that they had seen on TV and movies before; the third was to see some strange scenes that they had never seen before, such as mysterious words; the fourth was to have a deep impression of some things (such as scenes, objects, similar actions) that could not be erased, resulting in their own behavior being affected and restricted. The main reason for this was that the distracting thoughts in the heart would transform into a concrete image during meditation. In addition, during the process of cultivation, if one was obsessed with the unhappiness of the external world, they would develop emotions such as hatred, jealousy, likes, and dislikes, which would easily be controlled by the inner demons. Some people had stubborn personalities, out-of-the-way views, or were too persistent in their thoughts. These could also become the inner demons in their cultivation. Also, if one's heart was too strong, such as being overly immersed in meditation and chanting Buddha, ignoring the normal needs of the body, it might also cause problems related to the inner demons.
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