Diana,
Hi, how are you?
I agree with you 100%. Thank you for the feedback.
Happy new year.
Regards,
Francisco.
--- In [email protected], Diana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear Francisco and all Sangha,
>
> Some in Zen say that enlightenment is knowing what
> needs to be done and doing it, from a different
> perspective other than "I want". It seems that you say
> you don't just realize this, you are able to actualize
> this insight in your job. Caring for others without
> concern about personal gain or loss is skillful means;
> I'm not certain that it matters whether you call it
> enlightenment or not. The term enlightenment is
> eternally discussed among spiritual practitioners, and
> it is easy to be trapped by it. Many have ignored the
> people around them who needed them, have turned their
> back on doing what will be of benefit, in order to
> pursue spiritual exaltation. Maybe searching for
> enlightenment can lead you further from it. Paying
> attention to what is, is much more challenging and
> alive.
>
> Keep up the good practice!
>
> Best wishes and Merry Christmas,
> Diana
>
>
> --- Francisco Garcia Eymael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> But I can see a paralell between my
> > day to day
> > experience as a bank clerk and zen practice.
> > Somehow, trying to give a client five minutes
> > of attention is a
> > way of acknowledging interdependence. Their work and
> > their lives is
> > the main reason as to why I have work and a position
> > in the Caixa
> > Econ�mica Federal (A bank in Brazil). It is also a
> > way of focusing on
> > the present, without worring about the future, or
> > what happened in
> > the past. What matter is now.
> >
> > Francisco.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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