I fall asleep nearly as often as I catch myself having been asleep. Depending on the moment, it may be a matter of N and N+1 or N-1
--Chris Thanks, --Chris ch...@austin-lane.net +1-301-270-6524 On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Simon <buddha...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > Yes, it is true that we are all Enlightened we just may not realise it and > we all have Buddha-Nature. > > Not everyone realises these things, that is why we have Zen. > > I feel that if anyone can become Enlightened (or realise they are > enlightened) it is through zen. > > Unfortunately most people even after they become awake, fall back to > sleep, willfully being unvigilant and therefore mindful of what they have > realised. > > --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > > > Simon, > > > > Welcome! I haven't seen you post before. I'm glad you decided to chime > in. > > > > The story goes that we are all enlightened but most of us just don't > realize it yet. That's what the term 'awakening' refers to: waking up to > the fact that we are all Buddha - all enlightened. > > > > Anyway if you disagree with the quote you'll have to take it up with > Shunryu Suzuki. It's his quote, not mine. I'm just the messenger... > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
