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Posted on Apr.29.2007 @ 08:52PM EDT by shayne
what does the term no mind mean in zen?
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Reply from Woodsman
Apr.29.2007
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Reply from shayne
Apr.30.2007
09:00PM EDT
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does it mean non attention? |
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Reply from Woodsman
Apr.30.2007
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Reply from kelvintan
Apr.30.2007
09:56PM EDT
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Hi
Sharing. Hope Answer Your New Enquiring mind
No mind is consciousness without thought
The mind abides nowhere
When it abides that is where
the Thoughts is.
With Metta
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Reply from En Shin
May.01.2007
12:25PM EDT
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In Zen teaching one's "mind" is generally thought of as the part of one's consciousness which does the thinking, evaluating, judging and discriminating. In western thought, this is often considered the totality of one's mental experience. In Zen teaching we are taught to recognize the part of our consciousness which comes before thought, before analysis, before discrimination.
The term "No Mind" is used to point at this. It is used to guide us toward our own direct experience of reality, before the act of conceptualization. It is kin to the famous koan "What is your face before your parents were born?" To become clearly aware of one's own direct experience and the difference between that experience and our usual thinking mind with all of its beliefs, concepts, expectations, fears, hopes, etc., can often be a first step toward awakening.
Zen in particular, and Buddhism in general, offer various techniques to guide one to the experience of "No MInd". What you must remember is that this experience is not some great exalted spiritual state. It is there at every moment. We simply must teach ourselves to be aware of it.
Peace,
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Reply from lehish
May.01.2007
12:35PM EDT
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Quote: "No mind is consciousness without thought"
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Freedom lies beyond the field of consciousness.
J Krishnamurti
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Reply from Woodsman
May.01.2007
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Reply from -----0
May.02.2007
11:10AM EDT
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Quote: "
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Freedom lies beyond the field of consciousness.
J Krishnamurti
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All is Just One Mind. |
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Reply from Lynnoh
May.02.2007
11:38AM EDT
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Quote: "In Zen teaching one's "mind" is generally thought of as the part of one's consciousness which does the thinking, evaluating, judging and discriminating. In western thought, this is often considered the totality of one's mental experience. In Zen teaching we are taught to recognize the part of our consciousness which comes before thought, before analysis, before discrimination.
The term "No Mind" is used to point at this. It is used to guide us toward our own direct experience of reality, before the act of conceptualization. It is kin to the famous koan "What is your face before your parents were born?" To become clearly aware of one's own direct experience and the difference between that experience and our usual thinking mind with all of its beliefs, concepts, expectations, fears, hopes, etc., can often be a first step toward awakening.
Zen in particular, and Buddhism in general, offer various techniques to guide one to the experience of "No MInd". What you must remember is that this experience is not some great exalted spiritual state. It is there at every moment. We simply must teach ourselves to be aware of it.
Peace,
En Shin "
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