Joe, What you wrote below is fine and I agree with it. I also think an 'empty mind' is compatible to everything written below. I do not think a mind full of concepts (illusions) is compatible.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > 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? > [snip] > ------------------------------------ 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/
