Rewrisk, So now I will hold up the mirror and ask you...
What use is "...an expanding of awareness untill it encompassed the galaxial plane realising the heart of the galaxy itself as being a supermassive black hole"? ...Bill! --- In [email protected], "rewrisk" <rewrisk@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > Rewrisk, > > > > I think stating that understanding is an encumbrance (more properly stated > > as 'the attachment to understanding', to realizing Buddha Nature cannot be > > said enough. In my experience it is in fact the ONE and ONLY encumbrance. > Certainly true. > But again something so familliar to me that I dont have to think about it. > > > > My first impulse is to answer your question "...what use is enlightenment?" > > with: "Enlightenment is of no use whatsoever", > To which I would have answered that it is of infinite use. > > but I'm never sure what another means when they use this term > > 'enlightenment'. > > I never use the term 'enlighenment' myself because I believe the term is > mis-used and abused so much it's difficult to know exactly what the other > person is talking about. > Agreed. > > > > I'd rather use the phrase 'realization of Buddha Nature/Buddha > > Mind/Original Mind', or 'direct experience of reality' - any or all of > > which I think is what you mean when you use the term 'enlightenment'. > What I would be refering to personally would be an expanding of awareness > untill it encompassed the galaxial plane realising the heart of the galaxy > itself as being a supermassive black hole. > > > > So, back to your question. 'What use is 'realization of Buddha Nature'?' > > I could again answer 'no use at all' but that would be rather coy. I could > > also answer: "it dissolves suffering". > > "it dissolves suffering". > I like, but to me it was more like dissolving in suffering but aye? > > > > > I think that's a good an answer as I can come up with right now, however I > > do want to make it clear that I don't encourage you to dwell on this 'use' > > aspect because that can cause you to form an attachment to the concept. > Haha! > > > > ...Bill! > > > ------------------------------------ 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
