Dear Mayka,
Thank you for your encouragement and suggestion. I will meditate on
it...:-)
Be Enlightened In This Life - We ALL Can
http://chanjmjm.blogspot.com
http://www.heartchan.org
On 3/2/2011 10:23 PM, Maria Lopez wrote:
/JMJM and Mike:/
//
/"The Universal Comfort Zone". Brilliant Mike!. it's sounds pretty
original. Go for it JMJM!. Don't undervalue it. It's great!. But
perhaps in order to give a better description it could be added :
"Chan, The Universal Comfort Zone". "Chan" To give a quick visual
description to the seeker and " And "The Uiversal Comfort Zone": /
//
/1-To give a sense of safety, relaxation, good health,
joy, wellbeing, and a universal complete real happiness.../
/2- It's humorous and shows no fear towards the ones who denigrates
"The Comfort Zone. /
/3- To bring something new and invigorating to the public/
//
/I like it very much. No kidding you JMJM. See the insight of the
Universal Comfort Zone and you'll see that is very appropriate. This
name will attract lots of public if not for the Chan they will be
attracted out of curiosity as it's bold!. I'm under the impression
that American people like that. /
//
/Mayka/
--- On *Wed, 2/3/11, mike brown /<[email protected]>/* wrote:
From: mike brown <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Zen] Is Enlightenment a process?
To: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, 2 March, 2011, 16:50
JM,
Yes, it's a bit of a cliche, I know, but there are many paths and
they all lead to the same point.
Mike
ps How about the 'Universal Comfort Zone of LA?
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*From:* Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明 <[email protected]>
*To:* [email protected]
*Sent:* Thu, 3 March, 2011 1:33:06
*Subject:* Re: [Zen] Is Enlightenment a process?
Hello Mike,
My Teacher said the same thing in different words for your reference.
Chan is the comprehensive term for the universe. We can witness
the same truth of universe through many different ways, such as
science, Buddhism, philosophy, Christianity, etc.
Recently my Teacher has ask me to change our legal name from Los
Angeles Meditation Center to Universal Chan Spiritual Center.
:-)
Be Enlightened In This Life - We ALL Can
http://chanjmjm.blogspot.com <http://chanjmjm.blogspot.com/>
http://www.heartchan.org <http://www.heartchan.org/>
On 3/2/2011 4:27 AM, mike brown wrote:
It seems to be the view of many Buddhist practioners (and on this
forum) that meditation is essential for Self-Realisation. I
meditate myself and have sat in 10 day retreats here in japan,
but I don't believe that Realisation is a process (ie thru
meditation). Rather, the Absolute is unborn - without beginning
or end - and can be realised simply by 'waking up' to our true
nature. Does meditation help us to wake up? Undoubtedly! It's
just that meditation has nothing to do with enlightenment per se.
The Buddha Mind is none other than our own pure, original mind
that is always present, and merely hidden by deluded thought.
Many Zen texts from the earliest times describe this:
/Hongren/ (600-674): Just as the light of the sun is never
destroyed, but is merely obscured by clouds and mists, the pure
mind possessed by all sentient beings is merely hidden by layered
clouds of discursive thinking, false notions, and deluded views.
Just clearly maintain [awareness of] the mind and do not give
rise to false notions. The Dharma sun of nirvana will then
naturally appear. Thus we know that our minds are inherently pure.
/Huineng/ (638ｰ713): Huineng said, “Do not think of good, do not
think of evil. At this very moment, what is your original face
before your father and mother were born?”
/Damei Fachang/ 大梅法常 (752–839): Monks, strive to reach the
root; do not chase after the branches. Reach the root, and the
rest will naturally follow. If you wish to perceive the root,
just see into your own mind. This mind is the source of all, both
mundane and supermundane. When mind arises the various dharmas
arise; when mind is extinguished, the various dharmas disappear.
If you give rise to the mind that is unattached to good and bad,
all things are in their true state.
/Linji/ (d. 866): If you will just bring to rest the thoughts of
the ceaselessly seeking mind, you will not differ from the
patriarch-buddha.Turn your own light inward upon yourselves!
Thoughts?
Mike
