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Water Transformation

from The Noble Search by The Firstborn

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Four stages in the process of enlightenment were enumerated: first the “stream-enterer”, whose initial vision into the nature of reality destroyed all seeds for rebirth as an animal, ghost or hell-being, and who could enter nirvana in a maximum of seven lifetimes; secondly, the “once-returner”, who would be reborn once more in this world; thirdly the “never-returner”, who would never be reborn in our world but would enter nirvana after rebirth in a heaven; and finally the arhat, the “worthy one”, who destroyed all seeds for future rebirth in this life, as the Buddha had done, and entered nirvana upon death.
Tantric tradition holds that enlightenment has an intrinsic nature, residing naturally in this mind and in this body, needing only be recognized. Thus, esoteric practice is intended to unite the disciple with the dharmakaya or “dharma body”, transforming the body through gesture, the speech through the reciting of mantra and the mind through concentration.

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Enter the stream,
Embrace true Sight…
Within the nature of “reality”,
Towards realities within.

Hark, stream-enterer!
Destroy the seeds for future birth
In the three lower realms.
Now, your mind is made of clear light…

Towards non-return.

Transformed – through mudrä [gesture]
Transformed – through mantra [speech]
Transformed – through samadhi [concentration]
United with the dharmakaya.

Aware of body, aware of feelings…
Aware of mind, aware of dharmas…

Thus is the being purified,
Surmounting sorrow and lamentation.
Pain and grief having disappeared,
Thus is the being transformed…

Transformed – through mudrä [gesture]
Transformed – through mantra [speech]
Transformed – through samadhi [concentration]
United with the dharmakaya.

Towards non-return.

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from The Noble Search, released December 11, 2008
Bruno Fernandes: Vocals
Paulo Vieira: Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Nuno Gervásio: Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Hélder Malícia: Bass
Rolando Barros: Drum-set
Vorskaath: Triangles, Antique bells, Gong, Hand Bell, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Stacked Cymbals, Hi-Hat
Luís Simões: Sitar
Hugo Santos: Vocals

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The Firstborn Lisboa, Portugal

Like lions among men, THE FIRSTBORN come forth as a true force of nature within a movement where mindless, continuous repetition of the same old formulas is often mistaken for talent. The new album «Lions Among Men» is now out and it represents the ultimate stride forward in the path treaded since the band’s inception in the mid-nineties, following 2008’s critically acclaimed «The Noble Search». ... more

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