This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »
sree251 · 41-45, M
@SW-User Yes, quite right. There is more to life than words alone. And we are much more than words can say. Preeminence of words is the cause of suffering. We named and declared that we are human beings living on planet Earth. And we have become that on the preeminence of those words.
How are the miseries of the world to be dispelled? Am I not the misery itself? The act of will is what we are: the actor. Zen's focus is on negation of the self, the actor. What do you think? The problem I find with zen discussion is the spinning of word salads. Surprisingly, I was found guilty of this crime and the accuser was right! Talk about stumbling. Be that as it may, let's talk zen. I thought you might like that.
You showed interest in Chinese thought also. I like the Chuangtze story about the boatman. What is your take about the cause of rage that seems to arise only when there is someone to vent it on? I find this story amusing. Self knowing, to me, is not spiritual enlightenment, attainment of the higher self. It's discovery of the fool.
How are the miseries of the world to be dispelled? Am I not the misery itself? The act of will is what we are: the actor. Zen's focus is on negation of the self, the actor. What do you think? The problem I find with zen discussion is the spinning of word salads. Surprisingly, I was found guilty of this crime and the accuser was right! Talk about stumbling. Be that as it may, let's talk zen. I thought you might like that.
You showed interest in Chinese thought also. I like the Chuangtze story about the boatman. What is your take about the cause of rage that seems to arise only when there is someone to vent it on? I find this story amusing. Self knowing, to me, is not spiritual enlightenment, attainment of the higher self. It's discovery of the fool.