Prompt: Conceptual proliferation (papañca in Pali) is a core Buddhist term for the mind's automatic, endless creation and multiplication of concepts, judgments, and mental fabrications, especially concerning a non-existent "self," which obscures reality and causes suffering. It's a chaotic stream of thoughts—driven by craving, conceit, and wrong views—that arises from sensory input, transforming a simple experience into complex, often negative, narratives about past, present, and future, trapping one in cycles of attachment and delusion.
Key Aspects:
Origin: Starts with sensory contact (sight, sound, etc.) but quickly escalates into elaborate mental stories, evaluations, and projections.
Mechanism: A cascade of thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and mental formations that build up, creating a distorted, illusory reality.
Drivers: Fueled by the "three unwholesome roots": craving (taṇhā), conceit (māna), and wrong views (diṭṭhi).
Consequence: Leads to attachment, suffering (dukkha), conflict, and a mistaken sense of self (ego), hiding the true, empty nature of phenomena.
Antidote: Mindfulness (sati) and wisdom are the direct opposites, stopping the proliferation and allowing clear perception of reality.
Goal: The cessation of papañca, known as niṣprapañca, signifies enlightenment and freedom from delusion, revealing reality as it truly is—empty of inherent self.
Prompt: A surreal and colorful artwork of a woman meditating in a cross-legged yoga pose, her body glowing with vibrant patterns of blue, orange, pink, and green. Ethereal smoke and abstract shapes swirl around her, symbolizing inner energy, spiritual awakening, and the harmony between body, mind, and the universe.
Walking Pass the Gateless Gate (modified from EmmAI's Prompt）
Model:
FluX
Size:
1280 X 720
(0.92 MP)
Used settings:
Prompt: One Zen circle, a mediating Zen monk partially vanishes mid-way, wind writes emptiness. EmmAI dreamy hazy breezy Japanese ink minimalist style. Single dark brush stroke across faded paper, with faint golden bleed glowing at edges. Large Buddha head in the background, dissolving into mist outside the Zn circle. Abstract evocation of impermanence, silence, and whispered distance. (((No text. No artifacts.)))
Prompt: In all of my thinking and analyzing, have I become distant from myself? That sentence may seem odd, but it makes sense to me. Have I pursued logic and understanding to a fault and has the path strayed me too far from personal relevance?
Prompt: Take a deep breath.
Feel the air filling your lungs.
Hold it for a moment…
Now exhale slowly.
Fix your gaze on the center of this text.
Do not blink.
Just observe.
Let the words flow into your mind effortlessly.
As you stare, you may notice a shift…
A sensation in your forehead…
A slight tingling between your eyes…
That’s perfect. That’s exactly what’s supposed to happen.
Your body is still, but your mind is expanding.
With every second, you are drifting…
Further… and further…
Into a place beyond thought.
Reality is softening.
Shapes blur at the edges of your vision.
Your awareness sharpens like a beam of light.
Your breath slows. Your thoughts quiet.
Feel yourself dissolving into the moment.
There is nothing but now.
No past. No future. Just this.
You are stepping through the veil.
Entering a new dimension.
A space beyond time.
A place where truth reveals itself effortlessly.
And as you continue staring…
As you hold this moment…
You realize something profound…
You are awake inside the dream.
Stay here as long as you like.
When you’re ready, blink once.
And return with a new vision.
Dream Level: is increased each time when you "Go Deeper" into the dream. Each new level is harder to achieve and
takes more iterations than the one before.
Rare Deep Dream: is any dream which went deeper than level 6.
Deep Dream
You cannot go deeper into someone else's dream. You must create your own.
Deep Dream
Currently going deeper is available only for Deep Dreams.
