Steve, You say, "Tathagatagarbha school of thought." What is it? Is it the 'mind only' theory? Anthony
--- On Sat, 9/4/11, SteveW <[email protected]> wrote: From: SteveW <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Why bother with Zazen? Better a Roulette To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, 9 April, 2011, 9:28 AM --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > Steve >  > What is reality? >  > Anthony > > Hi Anthony. IMO, phenomenal reality is a reflection of the One Mind's inner > drive to experience. Of course, reality in itself will always be a mystery to > us because we are what we are looking at. We can never step outside of What > Is in order to look objectively at What Is. But, in my experience, we can intuitively rest in This. Again, that is why the Zenrin says that it is like an eye that sees, but cannot see itself. For me, speculation about it is less important than resting in the intuitive realization of it. You know, philosophically, there really is no such thing as "buddhism", only "buddhisms". My view-point is in line with the Tathagatagarbha school of thought. Steve  > > > > >
