ED, Yes, it is a Self-evident truth for those who have insight into the question 'Who am I?' or who have stopped falsely identifying with the ego. If there is no individual self and no thing that stands outside of existence - then what is left? I guess this is a bit of a trick question as we can't say what it is (what is named the Tao, isn't the Tao) - we can only work by negation (what we're not).
Mike ________________________________ From: ED <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 1 March, 2011 2:20:11 Subject: Re: [Zen] Change Mike, Is the statement of yours below a self-evident-truth, or is it a premise/assumption/belief/act_of_faith, or is it 'upaya' or 'skillful means'? Whatever be the case, augmentation of happiness in our lives and those of others and diminution in the sufferings of ourselves and others would most probably ensue. --ED -- In [email protected], "SteveW" <eugnostos2000@...> wrote: > > > > > Furthermore, if Buddha Nature, Tao, Spirit, > > Comfort Zone etc.is without beginning or end, then it is omnipresent and is > > always present. Paradoxically, meditation and the search for Realisation > > are > > obstacles to enlightenment as Buddha Nature always is and we are already > > enlightened. "You hear the birds? You see the sun? Who is not already > > enlightened?" - Zen koan. > > > > Mike
