Mayka, That is a word of wisdom. It is said that zen is going nowhere, and it starts all over again and again. Anthony
--- On Sun, 7/11/10, Maria Lopez <[email protected]> wrote: From: Maria Lopez <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Reality in Buddhism not necessarily illusory To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, 7 November, 2010, 9:41 AM ED; I believe that, in living your life, you have no problem telling the difference. Mayka; I don't think in terms of illusion or reality in daily life. I often live in a world of illusion. I wish I could tell you differently but that wouldn't be honest. . It made me laugh your say about me an expert!. The only thing I'm an expert is in starting a new all over again once and again and again. Not a big deal. I'm going nowhere. Mayka --- On Sat, 6/11/10, ED <[email protected]> wrote: From: ED <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Reality in Buddhism not necessarily illusory To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, 6 November, 2010, 12:12 --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordel...@...> wrote: > > Hi ED: > > Every time I've tried to explain the differences between illusion and reality > my mind seems to get entangled, like in clear sunny day coming all of a > sudden a thick mist. Hi Mayka, And, so what if your mind gets confused? You may not be able to satisfactorily explain the difference between illusion and reality - but then neither can anyone else. However, I believe that, in living your life, you have no problem telling the difference. > The other day as soon I sent the posting to the web I wondered: Wouldn't be > another illusion to make distinctions between illusions and reality? >From the very beginning, no illusion, no reality: "In the Bible it is said >that "In the Beginning, there was the Word," but in the deepest realm of Zen >meditation there is no single word." --Nanrei Kobori-Rohi (1918-1992) > Today I see you in a new light. Thank you for being there with all your > massive questioning and never answer one, hehe...! > > Mayka As Suzuki Roshi has pointed out, the Zen Mind is like the Beginner's Mind, with many, many possibilities. Perhaps, Mayka, you are developing a Zen mind. I had wrongly judged you as having the mind of an expert -with very, very few possiblities in it. ;-) --ED
