RESOUNDING SILENCE
Focus on 'who I am'—not the thought 'I' but the state 'I'. You'll find that the state 'I' has a certain openness without any facets to it unlike the thought 'I', which is all facets. To experience that state of openness is Zen. That is what Boddhidharma meant when he talked about direct pointing to the essential nature of man and attaining Buddhahood. Historically, Zen started when Gautam Buddha woke up to that state. But since you can attain that state on your own, Zen is independent of Gautam Buddha
THE GREAT FLOW
Wise man: (Pointing to the stream) What is that? Panna Lal: A stream. Wise man: (Pointing to the pitcher) What is this? Panna Lal: A pitcherful of stream water. Wise man: Why don't you call it a stream? Panna Lal: The water doesn't flow in the pitcher. So it's not a stream. Wise man: How can it be a stream? Panna Lal: When you let go of it....Then....Why dont you LET GO !!!
BUDDHA NAGAR
Hira Lal had heard that there was a place called Buddha Nagar where everyone was enlightened. He then arrived there.As he looked around with a sense of satisfaction, his eyes fastened onto a corpse floating away. He looked carefully. Why, it was his own corpse. In a single moment, all his achievements, his virtues, his spirituality, even his making it to Buddha Nagar were gone forever. What a loss! So, when you can see your own corpse, when you can see your judgments floating away, every place is Buddha Nagar. Then you come alive for the first time.
JUST PLAY IT
A new monk in a monastery had just finished his breakfast. Finding the master alone, he approached him and asked: "What is the meaning of life?" The master said: "Have you had breakfast?" "Yes," the monk replied. "Then go and wash your bowl," said the master. When a ball comes your way, you play it. Life is also a ball game. It's about doing what needs to be done here and now. When you finish your breakfast, you wash your bowl. The bowl washed, there's another ball to be played. The unknowability of the next moment is intrinsic to the nature of life. You never know what is going to come your way. If you knew that, it would be no fun playing.
THE GREAT FLOW
Wise man: (Pointing to the stream) What is that? Panna Lal: A stream. Wise man: (Pointing to the pitcher) What is this? Panna Lal: A pitcherful of stream water. Wise man: Why don't you call it a stream? Panna Lal: The water doesn't flow in the pitcher. So it's not a stream. Wise man: How can it be a stream? Panna Lal: When you let go of it....Then....Why dont you LET GO !!!
BUDDHA NAGAR
Hira Lal had heard that there was a place called Buddha Nagar where everyone was enlightened. He then arrived there.As he looked around with a sense of satisfaction, his eyes fastened onto a corpse floating away. He looked carefully. Why, it was his own corpse. In a single moment, all his achievements, his virtues, his spirituality, even his making it to Buddha Nagar were gone forever. What a loss! So, when you can see your own corpse, when you can see your judgments floating away, every place is Buddha Nagar. Then you come alive for the first time.
JUST PLAY IT
A new monk in a monastery had just finished his breakfast. Finding the master alone, he approached him and asked: "What is the meaning of life?" The master said: "Have you had breakfast?" "Yes," the monk replied. "Then go and wash your bowl," said the master. When a ball comes your way, you play it. Life is also a ball game. It's about doing what needs to be done here and now. When you finish your breakfast, you wash your bowl. The bowl washed, there's another ball to be played. The unknowability of the next moment is intrinsic to the nature of life. You never know what is going to come your way. If you knew that, it would be no fun playing.
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