what is this?
What do I want?
· We all struggle with this construct.
What is my life?
· The unfolding of reality sometimes connects and sometimes we really want more.
Why am I here?
· Wo—ah! This is getting too personal!
Ultimately we don’t have the answer to these questions.
· In some traditions, we might hit the floor!
· In others, we may find significance in the unfolding.
Dead word responses do not manifest the ultimate truth.
· Seung Sahn hit the floor
o does this mean we should?
· Línjì shouted KATZ
o will I be enlightened if I do the same?
· Dòngshān hit his students
o does this manifest the Buddha way?
· Jùzhī only raised one finger
o if you do this, are you being genuine?
Do not copy those who came before, just see what it is moment after moment after moment.
See your true self, as you are already Buddha.
Labels: zen
posted by Wonji Dharma at
July 26, 2010
2 Comments:
Full moon morning.
Everyone wants their idea of themself to have significance, so the posture, mimic, and pretend to themselves that they have something.
This won't solve the problem.
How can the authentic, original, and alive "Who am I?" ever come forward if we already have some idea of what that is?
thank you for reminding us that "what is this" can never be copied.
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