Let me toss in another layer to this. Does a word have the Buddha-nature?
Does samsaric mind have a Buddha-nature? Does a color, like redness, have the Buddha-nature? Does activity have the Buddha-nature? Do thoughts and ideas have the Buddha-nature? Does your computer have the Buddha-nature. Is there anything at all which doesn't have the Buddha-nature? Jim --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > Jim, > > These people just have a very natural human response. > > This is possible when the mind is empty, or when there is no mind. > > You have the same response; but I suspect it is sometimes covered by an > overriding impression of activity in what we call "the mind" [say, by > "thoughts", or movement(s)]. > > What these people have, or what they can do -- and *DO* do -- is not > "Advanced". It is basic, fundamental, really down in the mud of our being > (where lotuses also grow). > > Unfortunately, many of us have not uncovered it yet. > > It does not take digging *FOR* it, it takes removing overlying strata... and > THERE it IS! > > Never go mining with something in mind. Just shovel-for-the- shoveling. > That's all that's necessary, and all that's sufficient (effective). > > Zen-work is "cleaning", for good reason. > > I myself am a shovel-ready project (I don't mean ready for burying!). ;-) > > Best, > > --Joe > > > "jfnewell7" <jfnewell7@> wrote: > > > > Many things, but I will only give a couple of examples. > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
