Hiya, Merle!, Edgar, and Bill!, et al.,
I post the words of two Dharma teachers, not necessarily Zen teachers, who know
something and teach something about Attention, and about direct, unmitigated
Experience (reality).
I'd say an empty cup enables clear receptivity, and the mind is then most open.
But, when the mind is most open, there is no mind (of yours; of mine), and,
so, talk of *a* mind is moot, and we spell it "Mind", instead, ...and don't
talk about it, at all!
--Joe
"Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we're adding to our
experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere."
~Sharon Salzberg
"The Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is
quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without
words."
~Ajahn Chah
> Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote:
>
> bill!..maybe emptying the cup and opening the mind are both the same
>thing..check with edgar...you 2 seem to be at loggerheads over this..why?
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