Religion as it has been known, is simply some one else's ideas on their relationship with the "-" (i.e. Ground of Being)....... different names for it, different faces on it.... but as one teacher said, "Borrowed feathers don't grow"..... someone else cant pee for you, and someone else cant eat for you.... and no one… Continue reading Religion – One on One 🙂
Category: How We See the World
Life Lessons from an Onion
Life Lessons from an Onion..... Summarized thoughts...... Life is multi-layered...... 🙂 Thoughts on the subject..... "Peeling off a layer reveals things inside that you wouldn't have seen otherwise." "The center is white (unstained) no matter how dirty the outside gets, it is unchanged at its center." "The rules which govern the outside skin might be… Continue reading Life Lessons from an Onion
Quantum Monism – Aha!!
" As such, quantum monism has the potential to save the soul of science: the conviction that there is a unique, comprehensible and fundamental reality." Quantum Monism seems to be some scientists method of saying that there is an underlying system to the universe(s??) The struggle of western science with admitting an underlying system, is… Continue reading Quantum Monism – Aha!!
Expanding our concepts of “God”
Below is the world view which i have concluded (for myself) is the way to see ourselves and our relationship to ourselves, each other, the universe, and Oneness: "Home" is “located” inside of "me", and inside of all beings and things, while that being has breath; while that thing has mass, and is in space… Continue reading Expanding our concepts of “God”
Is Loving-kindness (Metta) a natural part of our True Nature?
In my “inner research project” i am primarily interested in “our true nature”. So, my favourite question is: “what is left after all the illusory layers have been peeled away” (revealing what is left, which should be true nature).... and the question which arises from this is: “is metta truly naturally being revealed by this… Continue reading Is Loving-kindness (Metta) a natural part of our True Nature?
Xin Xin Ming – a way to see the world
In discussions on the question of reality, and how to see it "correctly", the following statements were made. The history of western philosophy shows that nothing of enlightening value can be arrived at by rational dialectic and discussion. While this type of deductive reasoning method is worthwhile from a scientific point of view, it is… Continue reading Xin Xin Ming – a way to see the world
What is truly important in Life?
This morning, i began writing about “What is of ultimate importance in life?” i think it is a question which often gets asked... especially when we are set back on our haunches... when things are not going as planned, or when we are looking back at our life and taking stock...... perhaps when we are… Continue reading What is truly important in Life?
Awareness, Consciousness,Sentient Beings – Thoughts – Jundo Cohen
Jundo Cohen No comment on what some of the Tibetan schools may or may not say. However, as to Huang Po's "One Mind," and even the Yogachara interpretations (of which there are more than one), it is just not clear at all if that means some kind of "Universal Consciousness" like a Godhead or "Cosmic… Continue reading Awareness, Consciousness,Sentient Beings – Thoughts – Jundo Cohen
“Enough leather to cover the world” – Sensei Alex Kakuyo
This is a wonderful article about dealing with suffering, the zen students method of viewing life on this earth, and the suffering we find. It also talks about "triggering" - namely the question of whether or not, a zen teacher, when teaching their students, should give a warning like: "this following material may offend you,… Continue reading “Enough leather to cover the world” – Sensei Alex Kakuyo
Awakened Mind – Delusion Mind – Jundo Cohen Roshi
According to Dogen, all are Dharmas of reality, and distortion is distortion as it is, the realty of distortion as it is. It s something like saying that sages are Buddha while ordinary, deluded beings are also Buddha. Of course, only the sages realize so and act like so. Another image is that a pile… Continue reading Awakened Mind – Delusion Mind – Jundo Cohen Roshi
Reality is Dharma 