Hallo M. I will again ask, Marsha, if we are part of the illusion, what is it an illusion of? That is, what does it represent? For example a mirage of an oasis is an illusion of something we recognize. Such an illusion is misdirection, like mistaking a rope for a snake. It is what the Vedantins call Maya. What is the illusion of a tiger and our part in it representing in the REAL world? Thinking about this may help you along.
As the Zen teacher will tell you, he has nothing to teach. And, he means it! All the best, Mark On Sep 8, 2011, at 12:13 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I love this story... A student asked his venerated Zen teacher, "If all is > an illusion, should I run if a tiger chases me?" "Yes!", said the teacher, > "because you are a part of the illusion." > > > > > > > > On Sep 8, 2011, at 2:33 AM, 118 wrote: > >> Dear Marsha, >> >> I have no idea what is REAL for you and what is PHONY, although I am >> sure you do. If I am driving through a neighborhood and two young >> children suddenly appear crossing the street chasing a ball, that is >> pretty REAL for me, and I slam on the breaks. >> >> ... >> > > > > ___ > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
