Bill, You say your teacher Mr Frontcorner says the 'signposts' are unimportant. You did not say whether you are in agreement or not. Anthony
________________________________ From: Bill! <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, 17 October 2011 9:05 AM Subject: [Zen] Re: Buddha Heart Imprint II Mike, That individual was Maezumi Roshi...Bill! --- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote: > > Bill!, > > As you say, it was someone else who told you to ignore your experience in the > zendo. Did that person himself experiece such 'phenonema' or were they also > just repeating what they had been told? If you've ever experienced kensho > (and I'm sure you have), then you'd know that this also affects the body/mind > in a way that is not the same as 'just sitting' in our usual day-to-day > practice. Yet kensho is not dismissed in the same way. Personally, I feel > that such phenonema are indications that the illusionary obstacles we have > developed in life are losing their grip on us and the purity of the Mind (our > true state) is shining thru. As such, they are important signposts on the > path and although it misses the point to strive towards them (maybe this is > what your priest was wary of), it also misses the mark to say they are > unimportant. > > Mike > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bill! <BillSmart@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, 15 October 2011, 10:19 > Subject: [Zen] Re: Buddha Heart Imprint II > > >  > JMJM, > > When I was beginning my zen training and sitting shikantaza (clear mind) I > 'witnessed' several color phenomenom. A bright white light which seem to > emanate from the people sitting around me and surround them like an aura, and > a golden light which enveloped me as if I were surrounded by and suspended in > honey. > > In both cases my teacher at the time told me these were just 'maya' and > unimportant, and told me to pay no attention to them, let them slide away and > 'just sit'. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Jue Miao Jing Ming - > 覺妙精明 <chan.jmjm@> wrote: > > > > Good morning to All, > > > > Perhaps if you would, please allow me to share with you some of the > > labels used by my Teacher to interpret the witness of Juemiao Miaoming, > > recipient of Buddha Heart Imprint. > > > > The lineage of Chan is passed on two routes, the form and the formless. > > One without the other, is incomplete. Let me explain some of the details. > > > > The lineage of Chan is passed through and in sync both in archived > > lineage chart(form) as well as the Buddha Heart Imprint(formless). > > > > As we know the conversion to Chan is to convert to Buddha, Dharma, > > Sangha (form) and the Trikaya (formless). Buddha is the Nirmanakaya. > > Dharma is the Sambhogakaya and Shangha is the Nirmanakaya. > > > > Juemiao Miaoming's witness of the three color lights, as taught by my > > Teacher, are -- Gold is the Nirmanakaya, Red is the Nirmanakaya. Green > > is the Sambhogakaya. These are also the logo of our lineage. > > > > Juemiao Miaoming's witness of the intense white light in the Heart > > Chakra is the Kensho, which does not fade away. Which I have mentioned > > off and on throughout the years that I am on this forum. > > > > Juemiao Miaoming's witness of thousands of lights is what Buddha > > witnessed under the Bodhi tree before his enlightenment. As stated in > > our Master's Diamond Sutra DVD, these lights are not in the night sky, > > but inside our body. > > > > Juemiao Miaoming's heart felt connection of compassion and truth upon > > recipient of this transmission is what it is. > > > > I am grateful to have participated in witnessing this event and > > communicating to everyone. > > > > In short, a true transmission of Buddha Heart Imprint, from a > > non-English speaking master to a non-Chinese speaking desciple requires > > no word and only requires a single meeting of hearts. > > > > As Juemiao Miaoming said, "this is an auspicious day." > > > > Thank you for your attention. > > > > BTW, if you would like to talk to Miaoming privately, he will be most > > delighted. Contact me and I will forward his private email. > > > > -- > > To be enlightened in this life... > > http://www.heartchan.org > > To save our world... > > http://www.universal-oneness.org > > >
