http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/2010/01/04/dropping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dropping Wayne C. Allen - a simple Zen guy - writes about living and relating elegantly Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:49:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/2010/01/04/dropping/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Ray Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:50:48 +0000 http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/?p=353#comment-572 Empty yourself of emptiness...riiiiiiight.!!! R Empty yourself of emptiness…riiiiiiight.!!!
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]]> http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/2010/01/04/dropping/comment-page-1/#comment-571 wayne Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:13:15 +0000 http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/?p=353#comment-571 Well, it's Zen. So, the student is full if "him"self - he's emptied his mind. In fact, it's all he can think about. Oh. Damn. Mind not empty, mind full of "I emptied my mind!" So, "Now, empty your mind of (thoughts that you have achieved) emptiness." Fun, eh? Well, it’s Zen.
So, the student is full if “him”self – he’s emptied his mind. In fact, it’s all he can think about.
Oh.
Damn.
Mind not empty, mind full of “I emptied my mind!”
So, “Now, empty your mind of (thoughts that you have achieved) emptiness.”
Fun, eh?

]]> http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/2010/01/04/dropping/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Ray Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:01:54 +0000 http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/?p=353#comment-570 Why does the Teacher encourage the student to empty their mind of emptiness, if there is no such thing?? R Why does the Teacher encourage the student to empty their mind of emptiness, if there is no such thing??
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]]> http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/2010/01/04/dropping/comment-page-1/#comment-568 wayne Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:21:54 +0000 http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/?p=353#comment-568 Hi Chris, Yes, ultimately it's all maya. Illusion. Stories we make up, with no "solidity." That being said, there is a point to acknowledging our embodied state - Siddhartha said something to the effect that he became untangled "in this very body." I just wanted to acknowledge the practical use of self, or, as I did last Saturday, that part of my "public identity" that allowed me to renew my driver's license, picture and all! It's not me (nor is the no doubt lovely digital photo...) but all of that "identification" did happen. So, we might acknowledge it, with a smile and wink! Thanks for the comment! Hi Chris,
Yes, ultimately it’s all maya. Illusion. Stories we make up, with no “solidity.” That being said, there is a point to acknowledging our embodied state – Siddhartha said something to the effect that he became untangled “in this very body.”
I just wanted to acknowledge the practical use of self, or, as I did last Saturday, that part of my “public identity” that allowed me to renew my driver’s license, picture and all!
It’s not me (nor is the no doubt lovely digital photo…) but all of that “identification” did happen. So, we might acknowledge it, with a smile and wink!
Thanks for the comment!

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