--- In obrolan-bandar@yahoogroups.com, jacob oen <oenja...@...> wrote:
>
> The illusion of self is
> the first, present and final trap. - stonepeace
> Life is a creative process that is happening in this present
> moment. The only reality we have is the present
> moment. The objective of spiritual practice is to close the gap between
> reality
> and what we think is real. When we succeed in letting go of our notions
> of self, we become one with our lives, one with this moment. There is no self,
> no other, no this or that. The universe exists in its entirety within each
> moment. This is what it means to forget the self - to see that there is, in
> fact, no self. To live knowing that there is no self is what in Zen is called
> the action of non-action. Our activity, regardless of its nature, is allowed
> to
> flow by itself. It develops spontaneously, without forcing or straining - like
> the way we grow our hair. There is no deliberate intent whatsoever...
>
> In art, when the artist has stepped out of the way,
> the brush paints by itself, the camera photographs by itself, the dance dances
> by itself. There is no reflection, hesitation, or self-consciousness.
> There is just the complete expression of that event, of that meeting. The
> creative process, like the workings of a spiritual journey, points us towards
> our essential nature, which is a reflection of the boundless creativity of the
> universe.
>
> -
> Hearing with the Eye (John Daido Loori)
>
Sounds spooky Sir, reminds me something about possession or action by
subconsciousness.
