At 10:23 PM 3/13/2007, Kevin wrote: >Hello Marsha, > > > Sorry to be so confusing. The dormouse said, "Feed your head." > >No need to be sorry. > > > Suzuki's words are, "Although we have no actual written > > communications from the world of emptiness, we have some hints or > > suggestions about what is going on in that world, and that is, you > > might say, enlightenment. When you see plum blossoms or hear the > > sound of a small stone hitting bamboo, that is a letter from the > > world of emptiness." > > > > Are they saying the same thing, or the opposite? > >First things first. The Dormouse in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" >never said, "Feed your head." Sorry. > >I'd say don't trust the Dormouse. > >The head is where the brain is. And so it's where electro-chemical >processes give rise to sense perceptions. If this is all there is to a >person then I'd say go with the Dormouse. But it ain't, imo. > > > What is reading the book? > >In other words, what am I? Better to ask who am I? It's been my >experience that I am my relationships. More than anything else, it's >my relationships with people and things that define who I am. > > >From what you've quoted from Suzuki I'd say he's talking about >incarnational mysticism. It's how the experience of a rock can put a >smile on your face. It's definitely not in the head. >
Greetings, There's mythos, logos, rocks, the sound of a small stone hitting bamboo, and the words of an annoying little dormouse. They all make me smile. m 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.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
