Bill!, At last! So can we all finally agree that 'mindfulbess', as well as koans, are techniques that take us to where we already are? And where are we just before we ask, "Does a dog have Buddha Nature?"
Mike ________________________________ From: Bill! <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 6 March, 2011 8:54:04 Subject: [Zen] Re: What is the equivalent of 'pure awareness' in Zen? ED, One more point... In the post below I said: "If you continue to focus your attention on one thing long enough you can reach the state of 'pure awareness', or what I would call Buddha Mind, or Original Mind, or Just THIS!" This is in fact how koans work. That's what I wanted to add...Bill! --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > ED, > > Again, I don't use the term 'mindfulness' myself. When others use it I ASSUME >it means very tightly focused attentiveness or concentration. If you continue >to >focus your attention on one thing long enough you can reach the state of 'pure >awareness', or what I would call Buddha Mind, or Original Mind, or Just THIS! > > That's my take on 'mindfulness'. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Bill, > > > > All by smileys are inserted with serious intention. > > > > Your message below is both instructive and chips away at our woo-woo Zen > > Tower of Babel. Thank you. > > > > How would you describe 'mindfulness'? > > > > How would you describe 'just mindfulness' or 'mindfulnes only' or > > 'nothing but mindfulness'? > > > > Thanks, > > > > --ED > > > > PS: I found 'kensho-satori' in Dr. James book: Austin's Zen-Brain > > Reflections > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > ED, > > > > I'll assume that this is one of your serious posts since you didn't > > insert a 'smiley face'... > > > > My comments are embedded below: > > > > [ED] Does possessing awareness imply that one is in a non-dual state of > > kensho-satori? > > > > > > Caveat: all that follows is just IMNSHO: > > > > You certainly can be aware of lots of stuff, but if it's an awareness > > that includes dualities (like, 'I'm aware of the ringing of the bell'), > > then that's not 'just awareness' that we were talking about. We were > > talking about ONLY awareness - NOTHING BUT awareness - BONG! - that's > > all. > > > > I don't use the terms 'kensho' and 'satori' very much, but when I do I > > use them as: > > > > - 'Kensho' is an initial glimpse of non-duality (Buddha Mind); it's > > usually only lasts a very short time (seconds or minutes). > > > > - 'Satori' is a more substantial experience of non-duality (Buddha > > Mind); it can last for hours or days, but it does imply it is temporary. > > > > - 'Englightenment' is a permanent state of non-duality (Buddha Mind); > > and affords the ability to accomodate dualistic thinking without > > attaching to it. > > > > To answer your question directly, the experience of 'just awareness' > > (Just THIS!) is kensho/satori/Buddha Mind/etc... All these terms are > > just different names for the same thing. > > > > ...Bill! > > >
