Happy Holidays To All,
Over the holidays, we will be bombarded with food, gifts, hugs, music, etc.
These are excellent objects for us to practice with. Very simply these
are all just forms for us to be detached from. Detachment does not mean
no action. On the contrary, we still need to fulfill our secular
duties, but not be attached to it. Fulfill without discrimination.
The key to be enlightened in this life is to attain "absolute awareness"
-- to be one with the universe wisdom and life force. Not to be one
with any of the transient impermanent forms in our daily life. Too
often, the practice of Chan is misinterpreted to be one with the forms
of living. No, absolutely. Diamond sutra stated very clearly, what we
need is formless practice.
Then the question becomes how do we reach "absolute awareness".
Please read or research the Three Jewels of Traditional Chinese Medicine
(or TCM). Or click here for a short intro from one of our web sites..
http://chanliving.org/whats-optimal-health.html
In other words, the only way for us to "enhance" and "sustain" our
awareness beyond our normal self, is to have fuller chi, or energy. In
other words, if we are tired, we just can not focus.
The right practice is the only way to carry us across our comfort zone,
surpass our discriminating mind and our partially aged body.
Please do enjoy your holiday.
Thank you for your time.
JMJM
