Mike,
Is the following set of statements more acceptable to you?
--ED
PS: The post is, naturally, addressed to all.
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Mindfulness in the present moment is the simultaneous existence of three
states:
(1) A clear and bright awareness of experiences in the present moment
(2) A non-grasping and non-pushing-away of these experiences, without a
sense of I/me/mine, or of subject/object
(3) Nothing else exists in the mind, and in paricular no thoughts,
judgments or evaluations
Comments:
Mindfulness, imperfect to begin with, is a method.
Perfect mindfulness is a goal.
Perfect mindfulness is the outcome of much practice of perfect and
imperfect mindfulnes over shorter time intervals.
Continuous perfect mindfulnes is the equivalent of ????? in Zen?
Is 'shikantaza' none other than mindfulness on the zafu?
--ED
--- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote:
>
> ED,
>
> I think you're right on the button with number (1) and the all but the
last
> sentence of number (2), because we always have the awareness of 'I am'
(unlike
> mindfulness which comes and goes ie, a mental state).
>
> I think shikentaza is mostly about mindfulness on the mat, but it's
also about
> being non-judgemental about anything that comes up while you're
sitting. Sartori
> is much more about the waking up to awareness than awareness itself.
>
> Mike
> Mike, here's my take:
> Mindfulness in the present moment is the simultaneous existence ofÂ
two states:
> (1) A clear and bright awareness of experiences in the present moment
> (2) A non-grasping and non-pushing-away of these experiences, without
a sense of
> I/me/mine
> Mindfulness over a time interval is mindfulness in every instant of
that time
> interval.
> Being mindful over long time intervals eventually merges into a state
of
> continuous 'pure awareness'.
> ----
> Two questions:
> Is 'shikantaza' none other than mindfulness on the zafu?
> Is the state of 'pure awareness'Â identical with the state of
satori?
> --ED
