JM,
Good post. Total agreement. Empty yourself and you will be filled.
Edgar
On Oct 4, 2008, at 12:46 AM, Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明 wrote:
Hi Al, Chan is the universal life force and wisdom. It provides life
and all the nutrients to support us, equally to everyone of us without
preference. In the question you asked ".....everything you want?", the
word "want" is the problem. The funny thing about Chan practice is
first to let go of the ego, meaning let go of all the "want", then we
can enter the tiny gate of stillness, only when we still, we can be
connected to the universal life force and wisdom. Then the True Form
will be unfold to us.
Simply by wanting it to happen or guessing that it may happen or
imaging
it or taking LSD, it will not happen.
Purity is the first stage in our practice, it means purity of body,
mind
and spirit. that is just the beginning. The good thing about our
school is anyone can practice and witness oneself.
JM
Al wrote:
>
> As we all get older, and some of us are a lot older, the question
for
> me now is this: Does Zen give you everything you want? Are you
willing
> to die sitting on a cushion just saying "this is it?" No Heaven for
> you? No Nirvana? No nothing? Just worms??
>
>
