I am the one that posted this question and I think some explanation is helpful. The text I meant is the following:
"In order not to leave any traces, when you do something, you should do it with your whole body and mind; you should be concentrated on what you do. You should do it completely, like a good bonfire. You should not be a smoky fire. You should burn yourself completely. If you do not burn yourself completely, a trace of yourself will be left in what you do. You will have something remaining which is not completely burned out. Zen activity is activity which is completely burned out, with nothing remaining but ashes. This is the goal of our practice. That is what Dogen meant when he said, "Ashes do not come back to firewood." Ash is ash. Ash should be completely ash. The firewood should be firewood. When this kind of activity takes place, one activity covers everything." I can understand one does everything with full commitment... Is that what is meant? It seems more complex than that.. --- In [email protected], "Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am reading the book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, of Shunryu Suzuki - > an excellent book. It goes into depths while being understandable. > > However, there is a concept in it I don't understand. I would like to > have some explanation... > > It is about going fully into an activity, leaving nothing of yourself > behind. So you are like ash afterwards... who has read this book and > can explain? > > thanks! > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
