years ago when i was 20..i had a golden light experience..
. walking down a street in evening in city.
.suddenly all glowed in a golden light
and much late at age 36
..i had a nivana experience..i felt it .
.absolutely beautiful both experiences
what can one say?
it just happened...
leaving no stone unturned
i await
listening to the wind
speaking the language of realisation in the bamboo grove this evening
merle
On 7/1/2012 11:07 PM, Kristopher Grey wrote:
>The mention of Lao Tzu and Confucius brings to mind the ground upon
>which Ch'an took root - and how this has shaped the
practices/teachings.
>
>To greatly over-simplify:
>
>Zen may appear at times inwardly Taoist, outwardly
Confucian. At other
>times the reverse. Zen is unconcerned with such
appearances.
>
>By this, I am also pointing to the nature of all such
appearances
>commonly discussed and debated (such talk appearing to me
to be more
>about Zen Buddhism [or all forms of Buddhism] - than Zen
realization -
>but this only appears so). Some common/familiar themes
emerge, some
>apparent contrasts, others apparently complimentary (a
short set as
>example, in no particular order):
>
>West/East
>Chaos/Order
>Samsara/Nirvana
>Ordinary/Divine
>Path/Attainment
>Deluded/Realized
>Householder/Monastic
>Sudden/Gradual
>Meditation/Sutras
>Etc./Etc...
>
>The fodder of forums such as this.
>
>Ordinary mind sees separation between these forms, and
identifies with
>them more/less, seeking to find it's way - thus
forming/borrowing a
>''path'- or perhaps falling into the void by mistaking "/"
as the
>'middle way' - mistaking forsaking for equanimity
(accepting 'no-self'
>as rejection of form rather than realizing empty nature of
form).
>
>Buddha mind realizes all appearances as suchness, as
abiding... Thus
>ordinary mind/Buddha mind are one.
>
>I do not claim to be a [Zen] Buddhist , thus have no more
than passing
>interest in these (10,000) things - and see them as no
help or
>hindrance. Merely points of reflection, offering nothing
less than
>bewildering clarity revealed in all it's murkiness.
>
>There is no point I'm trying to make, no position I
advance, nothing I
>offer, no one I address this to.
>
>You know who you are. The path begins and ends here.
>
>What would you intend otherwise? What else would you
expect?
>
>Questions not seeking answers.
>
>Pass the Sake.
>
>K
>
>
