If you think death is the end of everything, then we lose our minds. This is a big question. Many insist life and mind will continue, one way of the other, after death. Then we don't lose it. Anthony
--- On Sun, 3/10/10, DP <wookielife...@yahoo.ca> wrote: From: DP <wookielife...@yahoo.ca> Subject: [Zen] Re: Unclear on what is mind To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 3 October, 2010, 10:33 AM But don't we all lose our minds in the end? --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu <wu...@...> wrote: > > If you lose your mind, you cannot practice, unless a Joshu comes to strike > you with a big stick or you reincarnate as a wild fox. > Â > Anthony > > --- On Sun, 3/10/10, DP <wookielife...@...> wrote: > > > From: DP <wookielife...@...> > Subject: [Zen] Re: Unclear on what is mind > To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com > Date: Sunday, 3 October, 2010, 4:23 AM > > > Â > > > > My concern then is the idea of losing the mind, either through senility or > dementia or mental illness. If we are stripped of our cognitive abilities, > then where is the mind, and how can we still practise? > > --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "cid830" <summitjags@> wrote: > > > > DP, > > > > I think the concept of mind is the basis of Buddhism. From my perspective > > in practise, the mind is key to ultimate nirvana and the obstruction to > > getting there. It is the cause of our suffering and the only way to relieve > > that suffering. It is the reason we seek out religions to answer our > > questions of who we are, and the reason we still doubt no matter how much > > we want to believe. Through our mind we will find our Ultimate Widom, but > > we have to dissolve our ego and attachments, everything we have learned to > > distinguish us as individuals, and of those things the mind doesn't easily > > let go! > > > > Master Bill is right, this is the Zen Forum. And Buddhism can be separate > > from zen, that is up for discussion. Many things can be related to zen. If > > you would like to discuss your views on religion with compassionate > > individuals, I'm sure you can find a friendly place here. And we'll find a > > way to relate them to zen. > > > > Thank you DP, and thank you Master Bill, > > > > it's good to be back. > > > > Chris D > > > > --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "DP" <wookielifeday@> wrote: > > > > > > Part of my fear of death is not so much of death but of senility or loss > > > of memory. In western terms, that's what I think of as mind. But I have > > > to admit, I dont know if I fully understand the Buddhist concept of mind. > > > Can anybody help with this? > > > > > >
