One of my new mantras is, "It's enough," as in, what is here is enough; I don't have to chase after anything else, even though part of me wants to.
Glenn --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristopher Grey <kris@...> wrote: > > On 8/26/2012 2:35 PM, Glenn Rogers wrote: > > Why would people be more interested in being told what to believe, as > > opposed to exploring Truth for themselves? > > All beliefs are self-serving. Those who believe themselves separate from > this, fear this. It seems preferable from the perspective of a self > believed separate to find ways to maintain itself - via some believed > protector/power/self-improvement process/etc. > > Out of ignorance of original nature - grasping this - rejecting that. > The Three Poisons. > > Truth expresses as change. Truth expresses as "Don't know". To realize > this, is to be this realization. Nothing in it for "me" beyond the > exploration, the experiencing, the realization of this as this. A sort > of downside to 'enlightenment' from an 'unenlightened' perspective. > > Glimpses or even lasting recognition of 'no-self' may or may not make > this clearer. Some find such experiences unsettling, rejecting this or > getting stuck in thoughts of 'emptiness' (no mountain) rather than > realizing impermanence as the ground of 'suchness' (mountain again). > > Nothing lacks, but no one believes this. This is simply realized to be > so, or not. > > 'Suchness' will always be harder to sell than fantasy, even though it's > free - and there's nothing else! All we can do is point this out, in a > very crowded marketplace where most people come to buy and sell. > > KG > ------------------------------------ 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: zen_forum-dig...@yahoogroups.com zen_forum-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zen_forum-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/