Edgar,
Yes sir.
Some work so that this is never lost. I believe this is the most important
thing in the world. Funny!
--Joe
> Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote:
>
> Joe,
>
> Yes, a wonderful and powerful image which has been largely lost in modern
> society...
>
> Edgar
>
> On Nov 30, 2012, at 11:45 PM, Joe wrote:
>
> > RAF,
> >
> > I think the connectedness we enjoy on sesshin -- which means "joining the
> > mind", or "sharing the mind" -- is what was the norm when small communities
> > sat together in caves in evenings, with nothing to say, after din-din, and
> > the cook-fire was burning low. We can't prove this, unless we sit sesshin
> > together. What say, now?
> >
> > The golden glow of the low cook-fire; the golden light of Samadhi. The
> > identity of the Community and its lineage, and its storehouse of wisdom and
> > stories. It goes 'way back. This is no modern Invention.
> >
> > --Joe
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