Merle,
Commenting evidently on Teaching, Merle wrote:
"and those who write books, give lectures and rave on while others listen on
hand woven mats nodding yes... "
Verse of the Han (inscribed on the signaling board in the dojo) has it:
Completely freed from yes and no;
great emptiness charged within;
no questions, no answers;
like a fish, like a fool.
Merle, if you go to explain it or tell another person about it, you find you
are like a fish, like a fool.
This is why Zen teachers do NOT "rave on", as you write. Maybe you're talking
about intellectual teachers, or other traditions. Zen teachers give inklings
of how to practice. They cannot teach you the contents of awakening. In this
world, they are...
"Like a fish, like a fool".
Yet, if you want to learn their Art of opening the eyes, there is a way! This
is why they make themselves available.
Do they use tricks to attract you, or push you away? I won't say!
--Joe
> Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote:
>
> lest we forget we have our own ideas ..
>
> let's nurture and develop ourselves instead of feasting on the past...
>
> and those who write books, give lectures and rave on while others listen on
> hand woven mats nodding yes...
>
> the zen is an experience...you must do
>
> you must taste yourself..
>
> one size cap doeth not fit all...
>
> feel free to do and embrace!
>
> merle
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