bill!.."know thy self".. now who knows who said that?...
all things are known.. it's a matter of discovering that what is already known within one's world..inside your mind, your heart your soul experience is your relationship with the outside world merle Merle, All is as it appears; if by 'appears' you mean 'experience'. That is Buddha Nature. All is not what it appears; if by 'appears' you mean perceive, think or know. That is illusion. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > >  >  yes bill such an experience person as yourself ..not all is as it > appears...experience is one thing knowing is another...don't try to attach > more importance to one over the other...merle >  > Hi Bill, > > Yes, sounds better :) > > Siska > ________________________________ > > From: "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:00:50 -0000 > To: <[email protected]> > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Zen] hand up! >  > Siska, > > Good point! That's why I very seldom use the word 'know' when referencing > Buddha Nature. You don't 'know' Buddha Nature, you EXPERIENCE it. I also > sometimes use the words 'realize' and 'manifest'. But just plain on > 'experience' is I think the best. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], siska_cen@ wrote: > > > > Hi Joe, > > > > I'm not comfortable with the term "know", as perhaps it implies > > identification, judgement, reference to memory, or else how do you "know" > > something? > > > > But I'm sure you (and Mike) did not mean "know" in this sense. > > > > Siska > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Joe" <desert_woodworker@> > > Sender: [email protected] > > Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:57:34 > > To: <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Zen] hand up! > > > > Siska, > > > > Howdy. > > > > You'll know the temperature of the water yourself when you drink it. > > > > (so goes the wise old observation, you know). > > > > --Joe > > > > > siska <siska_cen@> wrote: > > > > > > Is this a koan or something? > > > > > > Who can tell anyone is awakened or not? > > > > > > Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > question: who is the awakened ONE in this group? ..merle > > >
