yes edgar..why indeed?..merle
Edgar, Thank you for sharing that personal experience. It reminds me of this haiku by Buson : The thwack of an ax in the heart of a thicket and woodpecker's tat-tats! Of course, it could be written about any country where there are woodpeckers, but if you've been to Japan, then you can understand the feeling of a Japanese summer in the country that it evokes. Just one point tho. Your awakening experience was a run of the mill, garden variety Zen awakening (I don't mean that in a trivial way). It occurred spontaneously without employing reason or logic (you didn't even mention "ontological energy" ; )). So why do you now argue that such break-thru's can only happen after using rationality and intellectual reasoning? Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ From: Edgar Owen <[email protected]>; To: <[email protected]>; Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Experience the light Sent: Sat, Jun 15, 2013 7:21:34 PM All, Actually this Dharma Drum reference reminds me of one of my realization experiences .... One night during the period I was walking through Japan I spent the night sleeping in a field of weeds outside a Zen temple. Very early in the morning way before sunrise a large drum began a continuous slow ba Boom, ba Boom, ba Boom... This went on for some time but at some point I suddenly realized this was the heartbeat of the sleeping Buddha, the Buddha sleeping in everything around me. At that point I had a sudden wonderful realization and Buddha awoke! Edgar On Jun 15, 2013, at 2:46 PM, Edgar Owen wrote: > Joe, > > What's Dharma Drum? > > Could this be a depiction of it? I was wondering who this guy was.... > > > <gandhara-11463.jpg> > On Jun 15, 2013, at 1:15 PM, Joe wrote: > >> Donald, >> >> All those things you say are correct, and can be confirmed by others besides >> me, too. >> >> They are not a good basis nor motivation for the Bodhisattva path, however. >> >> A Bodhisattva, to be a Bodhisattva, knows that he/she is practicing in order >> to open the heart of Compassion. >> >> To practice for light, etc., is the practice of Outer Paths. It is not >> really Chan. >> >> I think you can find true Chan on Taiwan!: you are in a good place for it. >> How about Dharma Drum. >> >> --Joe >> >>> <chan.jmjm@...> wrote: >>> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> If you believe the light inside all of us is the key to enlightenment, then >>> please read on... >>> >>> All I am asking you to TRY for the last eight years is the following: >>> >>> 1. Focus on the path of your belly breathing. >>> 2. Focus on your chakras. >>> 3. Focus and guide your chi along your chi channels. >>> 4. Do this everyday for one hour minimum. >>> >>> One day, you will find all of your chakra merged into one and all three >>> chi channels merged into one. You become one ball of chi. Due to all >>> the focusing, your mind is empty, you see light emitting from all of >>> your chakras. You enter into a realm of light. >>> >>> Now you'll possess the power to heal as well as the wisdom for each >>> encounter without the need to think. >>> >>> That's all I am suggesting for you to try to experience. >>> >>> Thank you for your attention, >>> JM >> >
