MIke, Those words are fingers providing directions to the landing pad to the moon.
EDgar On Sep 2, 2012, at 7:46 AM, mike brown wrote: > > Edgar, > > Of course Realisation is not something that happens only inside monastry > walls, but it also doesn't come from understanding words like "ontological" > and "cognitive simulation model" either. > > Mike > > > From: Edgar Owen <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2012, 12:31 > Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: " dancing with the daffodils" > > > Mike, > > There are certainly times it is, but that can happen at any time.... > Realization is not just something that occurs inside monastery walls... It > has nothing to do with that... It's just opening to reality and reality is > everywhere... > > Edgar > > > > On Sep 2, 2012, at 5:57 AM, mike brown wrote: > >> >> >> Edgar, >> >> Wouldn't you say tho, that reality is less obscured during, or just after, a >> long retreat of meditation? >> >> Mike >> >> From: Edgar Owen <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2012, 1:13 >> Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: " dancing with the daffodils" >> >> >> Mike, >> >> Well, it's reality either way, but that reality is always changing as >> happening continually flows through the present moment. But however it >> changes it is still reality.... >> >> Edgar >> >> >> >> On Sep 1, 2012, at 6:09 PM, mike brown wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Edgar, >>> >>> Would you say that the world (inner/outer) you look at now is the same as >>> when you're at the end of a sesshin? >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> From: Edgar Owen <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Saturday, 1 September 2012, 18:44 >>> Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: " dancing with the daffodils" >>> >>> >>> ED, >>> >>> Stop practicing and just BE your Buddha Nature! >>> >>> Edgar >>> >>> >>> On Sep 1, 2012, at 12:22 PM, ED wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Edgar, >>>> >>>> Therefore, although each of us is complete, we need to practice >>>> diligently at all times with no objective in mind? >>>> >>>> --ED >>>> >>>> --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > Joe and Merle, >>>> > >>>> > There is no 'goal' of enlightenment to be achieved without which you >>>> imagine you are incomplete.... >>>> > >>>> > There is no incompleteness. This understanding is an essential aspect >>>> of realization... >>>> > >>>> > Wham! >>>> > >>>> > Edgar >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > >
