From: "David McEwen" > Funny what people choose to focus on. In that whole post, you focused on the pointing at a projector. It is just an analogy that would have been better off leaving that part of the analogy out. The key to the analogy was getting tapped on the shoulder. If there is never a tap on the symbolic shoulder to disrupt association, we just keep on associating. > The point is that the tapping is superflous. You need to tap yourself, and you will look at the projector and "walk away" (remember The Road Warrior's Humongus?) when you are ready and want to do that. If you are into the movie, maybe that movie is doing something for you that is a lot more important to you than the distraction that a tap on the shoulder will provide.
There are at least two ways to look at the projector. The mentally disabled only see lights because their brains are not capable of seeing or understanding the big picture on the screen. On the other hand, maybe the Zen Master "has seen that movie too" (Elton John anyone?) and finds the audience and the lights more interesting than the movie. BTW, in Appreciate Your Life, Maezumi Roshi writes that "One common meaning of Samadhi is concentration. In order to forget oneself, concentrate on one single thing." (page 13) A movie is often a perfect place to forget oneself. Have you ever been so focused that you were "In the Zone?" The Zone is not just on a zazen cushion, and it does not happen only when someone has "Certified" the experience. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/hjtSRD/3MnJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> 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/
