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Posted on Apr.14.2008 @ 09:46AM EDT by glorymind
"To attain enlightenment, it is not necessary to abandon family life, quit your job, become a vegetarian, practice asceticism, flee to a quiet mountain top, or enter a ghost cave of dead Zen to entertain your subjective imaginings. If you have been practicing quiet meditation but your mind is still not calm and free when in the midst of activity, this means your haven't been empowered by your quiet meditation. Furthermore, if you have been practicing quietude just to get rid of agitation, then when your are practicing quietude just to get rid of agitation, then when your are in the midst of agitation, the agitation will disturb your mind just as if you had never done any quiet meditation.
When you are studying Zen, as you meet with people and deal with situations, never allow bad thoughts to continue. If a bad thought arises, immediately focus your attention and root the thought out. If, however, you just follow the thought unhindered, this will not only make it impossible to have any insight into your own true nature it will also make you a fool.
Good and bad come from you own mind. But what do you call your own mind, apart from your actions and thoughts? Where does your mind come from? If you really know where your own mind comes from, boundless obstacles caused by your own actions will be cleared all at once. After seeing that, all sorts of extraordinary possiblities will come to you without your seeking them."
Chan Master Dahui Zonggao
So, root out thoughts that your mind thinks are bad? Isn't 'bad' something that should be rooted out?
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Reply from 9999999
Apr.14.2008
06:33PM EDT
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who is disturbed by thought? |
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Reply from Snibbler
Apr.14.2008
07:12PM EDT
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Quote: "So, root out thoughts that your mind thinks are bad? Isn't 'bad' something that should be rooted out?
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Hepp. And if you`re eye sees evil, for God`s sake throw it out!
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Reply from Snibbler
Apr.15.2008
04:01PM EDT
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But, but if the mind is bad, how can we recognize something as bad?.. And, and.. never mind. Mmmmhh... listen.. |
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Reply from Woodsman
Apr.15.2008
04:10PM EDT
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Just use silence. |
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Reply from 77 zen ror
Apr.15.2008
06:38PM EDT
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See the heart of the Buddha's Teaching. |
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Reply from Woodsman
Apr.16.2008
10:01AM EDT
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And stay out of tents. |
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Reply from stephen
Apr.16.2008
11:42AM EDT
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Many question are not answered with short verbiage. The question of "good" and "Bad or evil" in terms of Buddhism is one of them. Please see http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma5/goodevil.html |
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Reply from kelvintan
Apr.16.2008
01:10PM EDT
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Glory listen.. Only Remember Your Mind Is Not Deluded
It is now because we create this world out of our own ignorance
With Metta |
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Reply from 77 zen ror
Apr.16.2008
05:50PM EDT
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Give it love. |
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Reply from Lionel
Jun.04.2008
10:30AM EDT
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Can one control the thought at all? Or, can one possibly just watch (note or catch ) the momentary arising intention or instant-thought ? What is thought actually? Thanks! |
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Reply from 9999999
Jun.04.2008
11:57AM EDT
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the dream character thinking he is the thinker is part of the dream |
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Reply from glorymind
Jun.04.2008
12:19PM EDT
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Quote: "Can one control the thought at all? Or, can one possibly just watch (note or catch ) the momentary arising intention or instant-thought ? What is thought actually? Thanks! "
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There is the 'preconscious mind' that prepares related memories for you and makes them available for invocation.
Research on 'thought suppression' has conflicting conclusions, but usually suggests that it doesn't work.
Control being an illusion in a material sense (we are composite creatures). But I'm not sure what that means in 'real' terms.
You live, you learn.
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Reply from Snibbler
Jun.04.2008
12:42PM EDT
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Awareness and acceptance I say:) |
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Reply from Lynnoh
Jun.06.2008
03:40PM EDT
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Quote: "But, but if the mind is bad, how can we recognize something as bad?.. And, and.. never mind. Mmmmhh... listen.. "
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Gassho |
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Reply from ______
Jun.06.2008
05:30PM EDT
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No, I can't grasps. Do you mean, throw the universe out with the bathwater or something similar? |
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Reply from Woodsman
Jun.06.2008
05:53PM EDT
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Nice weather we're having. |
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Reply from Snibbler
Jun.06.2008
08:59PM EDT
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Oh, friggin heatwave over here, frell Gore, its nice:)
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Reply from Snibbler
Jun.06.2008
09:03PM EDT
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Over 20 Celsius :)
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Reply from Snibbler
Jun.06.2008
09:07PM EDT
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(which is extremely good for being this town, usually we have snow blizzards and polar bears still lurching the streets this time of year) |
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Reply from Lynnoh
Jun.07.2008
02:27PM EDT
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Quote: "Over 20 Celsius :)
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where are we Snibbler? |
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Reply from Woodsman
Jun.07.2008
02:56PM EDT
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My body is the earth in miniature. My polar caps are melting! Melting, me..lt.ing...
Oh well, I still have a mountain.
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Reply from Snibbler
Jun.08.2008
05:28AM EDT
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Quote: "
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where are we Snibbler? "
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Good question, has felt like we`ve drifted apart lately Lynnoh! Might be good talking things out.
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Reply from shamrock
Jun.10.2008
08:04AM EDT
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Thinking is pernicious. Voilition should be absent and life accepted as it is, free of any judgement in terms of good or bad, fault or blame. As a story goes, good luck bad luck, who knows! Restraining the mind is using thought.And the mind is too devious and cunning to be overpowered.Forgiveness of the judge, victim and villian in our minds and Silence (watching the breath) is how I believe we can attain, naturally. |
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Reply from glorymind
Jun.10.2008
09:50AM EDT
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Quote: "Thinking is pernicious. Voilition should be absent and life accepted as it is, free of any judgement in terms of good or bad, fault or blame. As a story goes, good luck bad luck, who knows! Restraining the mind is using thought.And the mind is too devious and cunning to be overpowered.Forgiveness of the judge, victim and villian in our minds and Silence (watching the breath) is how I believe we can attain, naturally."
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When is volition present? Hail Mary when she comes.
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Reply from shayne
Jun.10.2008
11:30AM EDT
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thinking is good stuff.
question and ask more questions.
find the answers.
dont be a sloutch.
dont be a wimp.
expect nothing save what others have written unless you can find it yourself.
no mind is for %%@*.
this goes for MOST of zenguide and the no minders.
their wimpy washy. |
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Reply from shayne
Jun.10.2008
11:33AM EDT
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let me say it louder.
YOUR WIMPY WASHY !!!!
hahaha. |
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Reply from shamrock
Jun.11.2008
01:29AM EDT
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silence is a friend that never betrays. it's also golden. not the silence where we suffer and pursue the idea of 'poor me'. that's vanity, self glorification. thinking without choiceless awareness is entertainment. and when the mind is noise, then we are asleep. and we'd like to be awake...to the eternal moment |
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Reply from 9999999
Jun.11.2008
02:27AM EDT
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Quote: "
silence is a friend that never betrays. it's also golden. not the silence where we suffer and pursue the idea of 'poor me'. that's vanity, self glorification. thinking without choiceless awareness is entertainment. and when the mind is noise, then we are asleep. and we'd like to be awake...to the eternal moment "
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what garbage
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Reply from shayne
Jun.11.2008
12:33PM EDT
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Quote: "
silence is a friend that never betrays. it's also golden. not the silence where we suffer and pursue the idea of 'poor me'. that's vanity, self glorification. thinking without choiceless awareness is entertainment. and when the mind is noise, then we are asleep. and we'd like to be awake...to the eternal moment
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words are used. this silence isnt always good.
time to be silent. time to speak. |
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