Re: [Zen] Chan in a glimpse

2008-09-05 Thread Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明
Thank you, Edgar, Yes, this "substance" can also be called life force, Buddha, God, Universal Consciousness, IT, THIS, Big Mind, Whole, One, etc. The key is not to insist on any of its label, but sync to it at every moment. When we are in sync with it, then we know our position in the univers

Re: [Zen] Chan in a glimpse

2008-09-05 Thread Edgar Owen
JM, Good post. There is only one substance to reality, to the universe, and that is sometimes called Tao, sometimes Buddha nature, and I also refer to it as ontological energy (OE). It is the substance of everything that gives reality to reality in the present moment and it exists only in

[Zen] Chan in a glimpse

2008-09-05 Thread Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明
There are too many scriptures, masters, terms, speeches already. Therefore, there are too many interpretations, definitions already in our mind. Therefore I shall try to use as few known terms as possible. Just read between the lines with a general understanding will be enough. Chan is a very s