Steve, You say, ' There is no "you" to be either punished or rewarded.'
It makes sense to say that a completely enlightened being has no 'you'. How do you know who is? Test it by pricking your thigh with a needle. If you feel annoyed, the 'you' is still there. Are you completely enlightened? If so, I will add a name to my demon's protection list. Anthony --- On Wed, 6/4/11, SteveW <[email protected]> wrote: From: SteveW <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Why bother with Zazen? Better a Roulette To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 6 April, 2011, 1:04 AM --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > Steve, > Â > If is true that you punish yourself. However, don't think that the punishment > will go away simply by not thinking about it. > Â > Anthony > > Hi Anthony. I hope you are well today. I think that I am failing to express > myself clearly. There is no "you" to be either punished or rewarded. There is > no external authority to either punish or reward you. The outer is a > reflection of the inner, and the inner is a reflection of the outer. Through > the interplay of inner and outer What Is awakens to Itself. Stop worrying > about punishment and reward. Stop brooding about people screwing their way to > enlightenment. Just see every situation you find yourself in as an > opportunity to awaken to who you really are. IMO. Steve
