That statement "Find what makes your heart sing…and do it!" is part of my email signature and not part of the text from that email. During a week long Yoga retreat on 'Insight Meditation' I learned a simple song "Listen, listen, listen to my heart's song. (repeat), I will never forget you, I will never forsake you. (repeat)" Then a few years ago I belonged to an email newsletter "Meditation Tip of the Day" by someone called Deeshan and that statement "Find what makes your heart sing…and do it!" was the tip of a day and it resonated for me. Deeshan no longer sends out daily newsletters but has a website and posts now to Facebook. http://www.deeshan.com/ . To me it says listen to your heart and you will find your path whether it be a career, travel, Spiritual practice, close associates, whatever. Find what makes your heart sing…and do it! Bill not Bill!
Find what makes your heart sing…and do it! ________________________________ From: Edgar Owen <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, September 3, 2012 5:00:31 AM Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: There's still a bowl? Bill and William, Certainly nothing wrong with that but it's NOT Zen. Zen is not "making your heart sing". It's confronting actually reality whatever that may be and however it may manifest... Searching after 'good' feelings is not Zen, it's attachment.... Zen does not search after anything.... Edgar On Sep 2, 2012, at 10:26 PM, Bill! wrote: >Exactomundo!!!!! > >--- In [email protected], William Rintala <brintala@...> wrote: >> >> I suppose that it points to ridding the mind of all preconceptions, of >> seeing >> things as they are and not what they are labeled. >>  Bill >> >> >> >> >> Find what makes your heart sing…and do it! >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: ED <seacrofter001@...> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Sun, September 2, 2012 10:58:07 AM >> Subject: [Zen] Re: There's still a bowl? >> >>  >> >> Bill, >> I am underwhelmed by these cute Zen anecdotes. In not too many words, what >> is > >> the great truth being pointed at in this one? >> --ED >>  >> --- In [email protected], William Rintala <brintala@> wrote: >> > >> > Mike's question brought up memories of my earlier readings on Zen. The >> > idea >>of >> >> > >> > going beyond words and labeling things. The story that went something >> >like "A >> > >> > teacher placed a bowl in the center of a groud of monks and asked them to >>tell >> >> >> > him what it was. After several erudite philosophical responses one monk >> > got >>up >> >> >> > and kicked the bowl."  I may be mis-remembering the specifics but it went >> > something like that. I can understand intellectually what going >> > beyond >>words >> >> > >> > but getting to that place has proved most difficult. >> > Bill >> > >
