Yes.
I have been privileged to have access to something that when I've tried to
explain what it is, comes out very techno-babble (I work in computers).
I've referred to it as a server cluster of minds - a cluster is a setup
in which computers share spare resources to communally think on the same
This is the very issue - to be Zen is to be frozen, cold, selfish to
those who are still stuck in dualism. They can not fathom, in their context
of the world, that it is possible for someone to
believe/support/accept/embody polar opposites. They do not realize the best
compassion is given
[Bill!] Why does this attitude of other people make you sad? If what you
say is true then your very life is providing them with an example of a
content human being. You can do no more unless they specifically ask you
for guidance.
Because they can not understand I am (usually) content.
For me the issue is not location, it has nothing to do with noise or
hustle-bustle. It has to do with non-superficial interaction with people,
which I guess in and of itself is the issue because that is not the Way.
Thank you for the realization.
-Lana
We are here to add what we can to life,
In my experience, there is an innate knowing when encountering another
person currently occupying the same mind as you do.
-Lana
We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.
- William Osler
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 8:06 PM, ED seacrofter...@yahoo.com wrote:
Bill,
Anthony,
My reading and yours is that samadhi precedes kenso/satori. I would like
to see how JMJM justifies his statement that kensho/satori precedes
samadhi.
I am under the impression that Bill asserts that samadhi is no other
than kensho-satori.
--ED
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com,
Anthony,
A human succeeds in fulfilling the three essential goals of 'eat,
survive , reproduce' is due to the power of his 'ego' to focus on them.
--ED
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wu...@... wrote:
ED,
You say: if babies had no egos, the only babies who survived for
Of what use is a dead bodhisattva to anyone?
A mother who really cares for her child will put on her own oxygen mask
first.
On the other hand, The life of an enlightened being is like the shadow
of a bird on water.
--ED
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wu...@... wrote:
Bill,
Anthony,
I notice that JMJM in one of his more recent posts agrees with the
samadhi, kensho, satori temporal sequence.
--ED
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter...@... wrote:
Anthony,
My reading and yours is that samadhi precedes kenso/satori. I would like
to see how JMJM
The historical records required for a complete, accurate account of
early Ch¨¢n history no longer exist.[
Theories about the influence of other schools in the evolution of
Ch¨¢n are widely variable and rely heavily on speculative correlation
rather than on written records or histories.
Some
JMJM,
Emptiness maybe, but more pertinent to our discussion, according to
Bill, they should not be of interest to anyone else as they are not
*their* experience.
--ED
PS: I do not necessarily disagree with Bill.
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Jue Miao Jing Ming wrote:
Ed,
Correct.
Babies do not split life into self and other.
Also they do not get distracted by abstract worries. They are fully present in
the moment. They are not much concerned with stuff outside of their own
internal needs, but that is appropriate.
Thanks,
Chris Austin-Lane
Sent from a cell phone
On
JMJM,
Here are some thoughts from a Zen Teacher's Dharma Talk on the subject
of breathing during zazen:
Breath is a core component of zazen. Gently settle your breath into its
natural rhythm. Start your in-breathing from the base of the abdomen.
Feel the diaphragm rise and fall. Without
In one way or another, in effect, babies are almost entirely focused on
me-me-me, that is they are continually looking for food and a
comfortable environment, with no regard for anything or anyone else.
This 'selfishness' has nothing to do with any carry-over from previous
lives.
Babies have
Hi Ed,
True. In the world of words, instead of emptiness, I prefer to use the
phrase of incomplete.
Every perspective is a valid one, just incomplete.
Be Enlightened In This Life - We ALL Can
http://chanjmjm.blogspot.com
http://www.heartchan.org
On 11/25/2010 6:50 AM, ED wrote:
JMJM,
Hi Ed, There are several levels of belly breathing.
* At the beginning, we recommend practitioner to breathe with
intended large volume breathing, especially those can not even
breathe with belly.
* For a month or two, when they are able to breathe with their
belly, then we
It is very easy to feel there is no difference between self and other while
alone, whether under a tree outside or in a server room. Maintaining that
understanding while a person that knows you well and is really mad at you and
is in some conflict with you is a different challenge.
I
Perhaps Chris is trying to say that our sufferings are often caused
by having expectations of others, while babies do not.Our job in
this life is to practice Six Act of Perfection without expectation.
:-)
Be Enlightened In This Life - We ALL Can
http://chanjmjm.blogspot.com
Hi Ed,
In the year 600, XuanZang, a most famous Chinese monk, well-respected
Buddhism scholar, went to India in search for Yogacarabhumi sutra, (not
sure of its correct name).
Chan practice contains many similar parallels to yoga. I.e. in our
school we have Dong Chan, or Chan exercise, in
An for a baby, that is right action, perfectly suitable to the conditions.
Thanks,
Chris Austin-Lane
Sent from a cell phone
On Nov 25, 2010, at 7:32, ED seacrofter...@yahoo.com wrote:
In one way or another, in effect, babies are almost entirely focused on
me-me-me, that is they are
Lana:
Yes, you have a point here and agree. I often have experienced the same. At
the same time and this is not addressed personal to you as criticism of any
kind but purely as a meanings of sharing with the Buddha in you, in me, and
every body else.
A person who
There is a difference between being cold and being thought of as cold.
-Lana
We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.
- William Osler
On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Maria Lopez flordel...@btinternet.comwrote:
*Lana:*
*Yes, you have a point
I have no one that knows me well.
-Lana
We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.
- William Osler
On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 8:48 AM, ChrisAustinLane ch...@austin-lane.netwrote:
It is very easy to feel there is no difference between self and other while
Hi All,
Just got this from one of our practitioners. I translate some phrases
which I enjoyed for your reference... (warning... all translations are
incomplete..)
Written by FaRon Chan Master of NiuTou Mountain... Later passed to Japan
became TianDai Lineage.
ED,
JM realized he had mistaken samadhi for sama sambuddha.
Anthony
--- On Thu, 25/11/10, ED seacrofter...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: ED seacrofter...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Zen] Three Buddhist Practices
To: zen_foru...@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 25 November, 2010, 9:33 PM
ED,
You say: Of what use is a dead bodhisattva to anyone?
My suggestion: fly to Dharamsala and ask Dalai Lama. (It is an essential
mahayana teaching that you should help others before helping yourself.)
Anthony
--- On Thu, 25/11/10, ED seacrofter...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: ED
I really enjoy interacting with the zen forum. It is entertaining and
educational (in the old sense, to be led out of myself).
I bow to the ten directions in gratitude. May the winds of this day find all of
you well!
Thanks,
Chris Austin-Lane
Sent from a cell phone
Hi, Ed, Anthony
To help the others you should be able.
Without the oxygen mask, you could not help.
Extrem: only an oxygen mask.
Well, probably I will renounce to it on behalf of anyone that is in my heart (
(yes, attachement. But compassion is also attachement, as I understand)
Any listizen
Hi, Chris
I am used to 4 or a multiple of for directions of wind.
10? May you be so kind to explain which ones to an ignorant?
With best wishes
Lluís
- Original Message -
From: ChrisAustinLane
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 10:38 PM
Subject:
Chris,
You are saying babies are good zen practitioners. As Jodi said, dogs are as
well.
Anthony
--- On Thu, 25/11/10, ChrisAustinLane ch...@austin-lane.net wrote:
From: ChrisAustinLane ch...@austin-lane.net
Subject: Re: [Zen] New Member
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Llius,
It is impossible to transcend words, unless you wanted to go lower than my IQ.
Anthony
--- On Fri, 26/11/10, Lluís Mendieta lme...@intermail.es wrote:
From: Lluís Mendieta lme...@intermail.es
Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: FW: Amazon book
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 26
I was mixing metaphors there.
10 directions is traditional in zen sutras for all the world. (north, south,
east, west, ne, se, nw, sw up and d
I am at a beach along California highway 1, a windy beautiful place. The winds
of the world flow all along without discrimination, and sending thanks
Thanks, Chris
I did not consider up and down...
Anthony, you see, very low IQ... :-)
With best wishes
Lluís
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From: ChrisAustinLane
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 2:37 AM
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