On 7/25/05, Spider63 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > From: "Neutral Milk" >Clear intention will always result in clear
> practice.
> > >
>
> I meant thank you for what you posted. I am not a Buddhist purist, student,
> scholar, etc., and when I read something I think it is good if it is giving
> me a good message.
>
> My goal from Zen is not to be a good student but to become a better person.
> That is probably a far cry from being enlightened, but it is what would make
> me happy.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Al
Buddhist practice is initially an investigation into what is
consciousness. The more one delves into such investigation, the more
one tends to realize that the underlying, or underpinning cause of
consciousness is intention.
And so one's true practice becomes investigation into what is
intention. And the only intention that will ever make any sense to us
humans is the intention of complete goodness.
This is why Zen practice is best known as the practice of utmost
goodness. Many people tend to get confused and erroneously clutch at
the idea that there is no such thing as good or bad, especially not in
Zen; however, at the basic, most fundamental, and most important
level, the only thing that matters and the only thing that will ever
be able to make any difference is purest goodness.
This is the essence of the Buddha's teaching: thinking good thoughts,
speaking good words, doing good deeds. That, and only that, will lead
you toward the enlightenment.
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