Kris, Very good! You must have given that a lot of thought ; )
>Self can be found nowhere else Of course. Self/Buddha Nature/Awareness is unborn (and therefore never dies) and so is ever present regardless of what we are thinking/doing. But suffering arises when we think there is an independent 'I' having those thoughts. That we have this Realisation is the difference. How this Realisation manifests is unimportant. For some it will be sudden for others gradual. But you're correct that Self alwaysis. Mke ________________________________ From: Kristopher Grey <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2012, 15:42 Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: " dancing with the daffodils" On 9/2/2012 7:05 AM, mike brown wrote: > But if you do find yourself thinking, just come back gently to the breath. A tri-ku for you: With each rise and fall The breath is grasped and released Each, a birth and death Immersed in thinking Self can be found nowhere else Always lost in thought Mind, a stream of thought Following, or flowing by The way, like water
