Bill!, In my own practice this has extended to "trying to be with them" or "trying ..." (when it arises that mind has wandered) and this mindfulness outside the mind has settled my own BEing. to a beginner's mind--as i fluctuate in and out of--your statement was neither!
TaoSheiFei On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:06 PM, Bill! <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > TaoSheiFei, > > When I used the phrase 'being totally with them', I could have just > shortened it to 'be'. What I meant was whereever you are, whatever you are > doing or whomever you are with - just totally do that - just be. Don't > think about what you 'should' do, or whether it matches something you've > read, or be thinking about what you're going to do afterwards, or how well > you're doing, etc... > > The zen saying for this is: > > 'When sitting, sit. When standing, stand. When walking, walk. When > running, run. Above all don't wobble.' > > ...so maybe I could extend these to: 'When being cryptic, be cryptic. When > being false, be false.' > > I hope it came across as one or the other... > > ...Bill! > > > --- In [email protected], yonyonson@... wrote: > > > > Hey Bill!, > > > > will u please clarify what "being totally with them" means? the mind is > > such that your statement could create a myriad of what "just THIS"ness > is. > > for a beginner or so-believed-mature seeker, your statement is cryptic at > > least and false at most... > > > > Thank you, > > TaoSheiFei > > > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 8:43 PM, Bill! <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > Amy, > > > > > > No reading is necessary. When you are with your family just be totally > > > with them. That's all you need to do...Bill! > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Amy Lemmon <amylemmon@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I am wondering if anyone has any great suggestions for reading and > > > resources for a family (multi-age) learning about Zen Buddhism? Thanks > > > kindly! > > > > > > > > > > > > With peace, love and kindness, > > > > Amy Lemmon > > > > amylemmon@ > > > > Blog: Six Flower Mom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
