indeed..merle
Less obvious works as well. 'Moby Dick' ain't just about some damn crazy man
and a whale! *L*
K
On 7/2/2012 12:09 AM, Merle Lester wrote:
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> i have books on zen...from my early 20's when i commenced the search.
>.thank you for your information
> i have books by allan watts... i have timothy leary's books too
> my all time favourite writer in my 20's was hermane hesse
>and i devoured all of the writings of carl jung
> yes artists..e.g. picasso etc...they open the doors of perception
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>have you read henry miller?...he too has insight..
> insight is not confined to the zen masters and their books...insight happens
>at any time any place
> being open and ready to accept..that is the key
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>..many a folk are at the threshold of insight but it appears liken to a
>rainbow.
>.too much heaving and sighing and carrying heavy burdens of is "this the way"
>hampers the experience and it does not occur
>...as i say blink and you' ll miss it
> be prepared...to practise without practising and accept
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> merle..(living in a bamboo grove)
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>Merle,
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>I'm not old enough to know the answer! ;-)
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>But the compassion shown by generous teachers
should not be slighted, I think. It helps us
to learn from someone who has already
accomplished what we want to learn.
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>True of Music, Painting, Archery, Woodworking,
and meditation. There is a technology of
awakening, and it is ancient.
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>In the millennia past, small communities
probably didn't need some of the artifices
that we need, because their bodies were in a
more natural condition.
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>We can go back to the original, as you say,
but maybe not directly.
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>We can UN-COVER the original by using a
method, an artifice. Like zazen. Or modified
breathing at some point in zazen. Parents
would have taught their kids these things, say
50,000 years ago. They had just the Oral
tradition. Teachers teach us now, and
sometimes they speak to us, sometimes they
write.
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>Picasso wrote that, "Art is a lie that reveals
the Truth".
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>Methods are like that, too.
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>Not everybody takes to sitting meditation. The
ex-Anglican-minister, Alan Watts, writer on
religion and Zen, never sat, only walked.
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>Merle, since you have no teacher around, books
can carry their teachings to you. Let Doctor
Joe prescribe for you: For YOU, some practical
books that could be extremely valuable are:
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>Kapleau, THE THREE PILLARS OF ZEN;
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>Sekida, ZEN TRAINING.
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>These are books to live with for years.
Anyway, our practice keeps changing, and the
books offer what we need at the time, just
like a teacher does. You'll be well
looked-after.
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>Best wishes!,
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>--Joe
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>> Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote:
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>> .i ask a question..before books...was
there zen bamboo breathing?
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