[SA previously]
> The question is how unattached is "yes, no, & all
of the above"
> from practical reality/sense reality. Historically,
Zen had a
> degenerate problem with nothingness. Certain
practitioners inclined
> >themselves to not think, to rid thoughts, instead
of realizing
> thoughts are still a manifestation of this reality.
The 6th patriarch in > China went at great lengthens
to rid not-thinking, and said non-
> thinking is much different. He became the only
Buddhist practitioner > to have his words declared a
sutra outside of India. Are you non-
> thinking or trying to not-think? Do you like static
quality?
[Marsha]
> Great question! I think holding 'yes, no & all of
the above' in your
> mind requires alertness, watchfulness, openness.
It's realizing and > appreciating both ground and
figure. It is emptying the predictable. > It is
accepting vulnerability.
> Do I like static quality? Yes, no & all of the
above.
I see what you mean. Something about,
"...appreciating both ground and figure..." that
helps. By ground, I take that to mean practical
reality, as in she is grounded. By figure, I take
this to mean self. I agree with this. Maybe you were
using ground and figure another way?
So, you do think. It is a non-thinking, NOT a
not thinking you try to partake. That's what I try to
do, too. Therefore leaving oneself open, alert, and
ready for what happens.
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