fatherpaul

forgive me experience will not give up the truth of this matter.

"Enlightenment comes from studying logic:" logic has its place and is necessary, however, I can't agree with this statement. peace paul

i have this strange notion that religion and science will merge into "magic" someday but i'm just an old fool

if you only knew...

"a taoist loses everyday" not sure who penned that, perhaps one of you know, no matter. my question is What does the taoist lose? peace, paul

*beating the dead horse* so this losing every day is really losing every second "being empty the sage is always filled" or as it is to this one i feel empty, and yet one more thing would be too much i see this

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sadly, I have retired.

indeed.

who is aware?

your welcome the offer stands, but i would suggest the thomas cleary translations, very well done, IMHO. peace, paul

i have a question who is getting into whos body? is this not a state of fragmentation? peace, paul

it is said that an empty mind is a ready mind

you say these are questions yen? i say they are statements. who am i to make such statements? what do you say?

fascinating post the duality of perception highlighting the way if attention can be split in 2 it can be split in 4 etc. etc. this is fragmentation i see this

a birthday blessing for you sean "grandfather dies father dies son dies' may the natural order of things keep you well.

thank you yen, this losing everyday, what is being lost? is it the trappings of thought? the unconcious desire to hold on to an identity? the accumulation of emotions through the course of the day? memories? or is it all this, in that the mind that stays empty lives only in the moment (again the timebound words) that is to say that this incredible energy that explodes from the void flows through this empty vessel, unencumbered? what do you say? peace, paul

i have of only 3 books: "The Essential Tao" Thomas Cleary "Haiku Seasons" (a compilation for poets) and "Essays on Zen Bhuddism" D.T. Suzuki your welcome to any or all of them. peace, paul

sean has done an excellent job here, i salute you for that sean. peace, paul

first, let me thank you for your kind replies, I should have known the author, but so much is attributed to him, one wonders if it was he. no matter. this "losing everyday" is akin to non-accumulation, this is closer to the state of "interconnectedness" with all that is, it is almost a totally negative affair wherein "taking nurishment from the mother of all things" means immediately being filled directly from the void and holding on to none of it, yet the action of its passing through you rejuvinates you constantly. please bear in mind that these words "immediate" and "constant, imply the passage of time, whereas this is not so. peace, paul

the void is playful this is so

hello again let me just say that the idea of enlightenment is not elightenment neither is the description or the word, this is very simple to understand. it seems that it can be communicated in a negative way by saying there is only the end of ignorance, again this is not enlightenment. when the number 1 is proposed, the 2 and 3 and the rest are implied. being one with everything is really a very absurd idea, but then i like the absurd. peace paul

alas, i do so love my beer yet it is so, if you dont drink, dont start if you do drink, be aware of ALL the implications. cheers! paul

as there is no self to welcome and indeed no self to be welcomed lets just sit and type

in a way this creates the world we live in