I’ve written 10 books, each in parallel to each of the 10 worlds. For whatever reason, my mind has revolved around these 10 worlds since 2007 or so. It’s my passion. In that time, a hidden truth has emerged from both contemplation and meditation. Here’s the simple truth of my discovery.

If you open both hands looking at the top of your hands, you see 10 finger (obviously).

From left to right, you have pinky (HELL), ring finger (Desire), middle (Animal), index (Anger / Negative Emotion from Ignorance), thumb (Human).

From right hand, you have thumb (Heaven), index (Learning), middle (Realization), ring (Service / Bodhisattva), Pinky (Buddha).

If you picture this, then align the principles of enlightenment to each matched hand under the Koan, “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” As all things are in uniform relation to all things, an obvious truth about Namaste and Prayer hands emerges:

Human:Heaven – Human reaches to Heaven in meditation. Breath-work is cleansing (watch the breath)anything in or out such as Food, Emotions, Thoughts and so on. Breath is not simply air, but anything in and out using mental action (Karman in Sanskrit). Samsara represents the first six worlds from left hand to right thumb reaching up beyond the material world. The path is three: Meditation (empty out), Contemplation (breath in), Service (breath out).

Ignorance (Anger):Learning – Learning dispels all negative emotions by developing Right View.

Animal:Realization – Realization comes from learning / contemplation where a person realizes they are more than the temporary illusion of mortality and animal nature, desire.

Desire:Bodhisattva – The marriage ring brings two people into unity / love, representing the union (yoga) of individuals for the generative principle of new life. The right ring finger represents this union with all living and suffering beings. Consummation with all living beings is the marriage of the mind and realization that there is no separation (answer to all Koans). From this, we nearly have one hand clapping (two made one).

Hell:Buddha – Finally, when completion comes, love and compassion in unity (full yoga) brings both hands together in prayer and joins the lower deficiency of suffering (fire) and Nirvana (snuffing out the flame) into one unity consciousness. The aim of reality is the meaning of life–to bring life meaning.

This is the meaning of both one hand clapping and the ten worlds. Your hands testify of this truth easily seen.

This is my first post here on the forum. Thank you for allowing me to share.