Merle, Mike,
Many koan cases begin with the word "Attention!".
--Joe
> Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote:
>
> mike ... yes "the island"...my most favourite writer and most loved
>story..sometimes and very often i need reminding..thank you mike... cheers
>merle
> Merle,
>
> "So I must be on guard".
>
> This is very important for a couple of reasons. First, we need to pay
> attention to what we are dong and what is happening around us. You remember
> A. Huxley's "Attention! Attention," in The Island. We must be ever careful
> of not backsliding into careless thinking and unskillful actions and
> behaviour.
>
> Secondly, it's so easy to get lost in our emotions/feelings, relationships,
> pressures, disappointments and the hustle and bustle of every day life. This
> is the opposite of being Awake. Even after an Awakening experience that may
> last second, hours, days or weeks, we still have to "be on guard" against
> backsliding.
>
> Attention! Attention!
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