For me the ultimate dentist would be one who: - doesn't make you sit in his waiting room for an hour reading 6-month old magazines - in painless - takes your insurance, fills out all the forms for you and doesn't make you pay any additional - uses nitrous oxide
I guess that about does it...Bill! --- In [email protected], 覺å¦ç²¾æ <chan.jmjm@...> wrote: > > Hi Ed, To answer your question, is this the description of "ultimate > zenist"?. This is just the practice of "no mine".. only when we > abandon the label of ultimate, then the pure and true state unfolds... > for the last few months, I have written a few articles about the > practice of no mind. Just for your reference.. jm > > On 1/20/2012 6:55 AM, ED wrote: > > > > Ashtavakra Gita > > > > Beyond All > > > > It is hard to find > > A man who has an open mind, > > Who neither seeks nor shuns > > Wealth or pleasure, > > Duty or liberation, > > Life or death. . . > > > > He does not want the world to end. > > He does not mind if it lasts. > > > > Whatever befalls him, > > He lives in happiness. > > For he is truly blessed. > > > > Now that he understands, > > He is fulfilled. > > His mind is drawn within, > > And he is fulfilled. > > > > He sees and he hears, > > He touches and smells and tastes, > > And he is happy. > > > > Whatever he does is without purpose. > > His senses have been stilled. > > His eyes are empty. > > He is without desire or aversion. > > > > For him the waters of the world > > Have all dried up! > > > > He is not asleep. > > He is not awake. > > He never closes his eyes > > Or opens them. > > > > Wherever he is, > > He is beyond everything. > > He is free. > > > > And the man who is free > > Always lives in his heart. > > His heart is always pure. > > Whatever happens, > > He is free of all desires. > > > > Whatever he sees or hears or touches, > > Whatever he smells or tastes, > > Whatever he acquires, > > He is free. > > Free from striving, > > And from stillness. > > > > For indeed he is a great soul. > > Without blame or praise, > > Anger or rejoicing. > > He gives nothing. > > He takes nothing. > > He wants nothing, > > Nothing at all. > > > > And whoever draws near him, > > A woman full of passion > > Or Death Himself, > > He is not shaken. > > He stays in his heart. > > He is free indeed! > > It is all the same to him. > > Man or woman, > > Good fortune or bad, > > Happiness or sorrow. > > It makes no difference. > > He is serene. > > > > The world no longer holds him. > > He has gone beyond > > The bounds of human nature. > > > > Without compassion > > Or the wish to harm, > > Without pride or humility. > > Nothing disturbs him. > > Nothing surprises him. > > > > Because he is free, > > He neither craves nor disdains > > The things of the world. > > He takes them as they come. > > > > His mind is always detached. > > His mind is empty. > > He is not concerned with meditation, > > Or the absence of it, > > Or the struggle between good and evil. > > He is beyond all, > > > > Alone. > > No "I," > > No "mine." > > He knows there is nothing. > > > > All his inner desires have melted away. > > Whatever he does, > > He does nothing. > > His mind has stopped working! > > It has simply melted away. . . > > And with it, > > Dreams and delusions and dullness. > > > > And for what he has become, > > There is no name. > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
