Simple_Jack

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In Tibet this mistaken notion circulated widely, to the point that masters such as Tsong Khapa had to correct the notion. It started to proliferate in the Zen school when it started to degenerate, prompting those to speak out agianst it such as master Ta-Hui. They called it "dead tree Zen." Also in Shakayamuni Buddha's time, it was a popular cultivation technique. He cultivated it for three years and found it didn't lead to enlightenment. It lead to the samadhi of no thought.

From Spiritual Paths and Their Meditation Techniques: "There is a famous story about a Buddha called "Triumph of Great Pervasive Wisdom" who prior to becoming a Buddha, sat in meditation for ten great aeons without achieving enlightenment. The reason he did not achieve self-realization during this time was because he cultivated the samadhi of no-thought. in hopes of becoming a Buddha, but since no-thought is not the way to Tao he achieved nothing from his practice. Despite his ardent efforts, this is why he never became enlightened, so no-thought is not the correct cultivation way. As the Diamond Sutra says, the proper practice is that "You must let your mind be born without dwelling." You must let thoughts arise, rather than suppress them or block them to attain no-thought, but you should not dwell in them either."

From Working Toward Enlightenment by Nan Huai Chin: Going along with the flow without stopping to ask how True awareness* shining boundlessly,describing it to them Detached from forms, detached from names, people don't accept it After the sword of wisdom has been used, we must hurry to hone it. "...Go along with the flow without stopping to ask how. Thoughts and thinking cannot be stopped: They are like a flowing stream running along with us. What can we do about it? True awareness shining boundlessly, describing it to them. Don't pay attention to those false thoughts. The one that knows your own false thoughts are going back and forth does not, itself, move. You must hold firmly to that one. The pure clarity of true awareness shining boundlessly is very close to true thusness and buddha-nature. All we have to do is hold firmly to it. But when we fall into this world, it is easy to make a mistake: We add another level of awareness to this true awareness, and that becomes false thought. Don't make any special effort, and it will clarify very spontaneously and naturally. And don't hold onto the clarity either. "Detached from forms, detached from names, people don't accept it. With this thing, it is fine to call it "mind" or call it "true nature" or call it "the Path."

Don't worry Ninpo! You'll have you're Leonardo Dicaprio someday!

My picks are sci-fi love stories in a way: Twelve Monkeys Gattaca Solaris (The one with George Clooney)

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