I have read that book as well. So beautifully simple it puts me into a trance when I read it.
I think the passage you cited does not mean that one should do just one thing at a time because what about multi-tasking? Is multi-tasking not a part of one's Buddha nature? The book "The Way of Zen" by Alan Watts spells this all out very clearly especially where it goes into the details about worrying about worrying and how we can actually never do anything wrong in Zen because everything is natural. Even unnaturalness is natural. This is the reason why and how one can just relax and let everything go. So what it means to me is be naturally in the moment without carrying the previous moment (but really you can't ever "carry" the previous moment--you only imagine it is so). (I probably didn't make any sense but I think the meaning is clearer after reading Alan Watts book.) On 5/2/06, Eugene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am reading the book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, of Shunryu Suzuki - > an excellent book. It goes into depths while being understandable. > > However, there is a concept in it I don't understand. I would like to > have some explanation... > > It is about going fully into an activity, leaving nothing of yourself > behind. So you are like ash afterwards... who has read this book and > can explain? > > thanks! > > > > > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are > reading! Talk about it today! > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > Zen > buddhism<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Zen+buddhism&w1=Zen+buddhism&w2=Tibetan+buddhism&w3=Zen+alarm+clock&w4=Zen+garden&c=4&s=77&.sig=52TlVEGAmH-gdZZJfROS7A> > Tibetan > buddhism<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Tibetan+buddhism&w1=Zen+buddhism&w2=Tibetan+buddhism&w3=Zen+alarm+clock&w4=Zen+garden&c=4&s=77&.sig=QfjwyeHX2_FsqbByJ9GpJA> > Zen > alarm > clock<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Zen+alarm+clock&w1=Zen+buddhism&w2=Tibetan+buddhism&w3=Zen+alarm+clock&w4=Zen+garden&c=4&s=77&.sig=p6mapzEPZ_ScmHU_NtLhyg> > Zen > garden<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Zen+garden&w1=Zen+buddhism&w2=Tibetan+buddhism&w3=Zen+alarm+clock&w4=Zen+garden&c=4&s=77&.sig=u-HWXzyfc7JgA6dUQHO-gw> > ------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > - Visit your group "Zen_Forum<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum>" > on the web. > > - To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > - Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > ------------------------------ > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
