Owledge Posted October 23, 2014 I 'heard' this line back then in one of my post ayahuasca nightmares. Since I only have theories about what it could mean, but it's all vague, I'm curious about any thoughts you might have when reading that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Sternbach Posted October 23, 2014 Life is a game. Or not - ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Owledge Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) I find it ominous that it said "Buddha", not "Buddhism". I couldn't identify any mindset or past experiences that could have made me with my limited awareness come up with a statement like that. In a way, it is related to things I experienced on ayahuasca, but at the same time, in its detail, clearly differentiates itself from those. Â Also, the two sentences weren't conveyed in any pondering tone, like mutually exclusive or anything. They were two very matter-of-fact statements that are supposed to be both true. Like it's actually just one statement in two sentences. Edited October 23, 2014 by Owledge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrandmasterP Posted October 23, 2014 It's a game of two halves Jimmy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Sternbach Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) A game as a non-game. Â Buddha possibly being a symbol for existence in its divinity. (Hey, it was YOUR trip.) Edited October 23, 2014 by Michael Sternbach Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodcarver Posted October 24, 2014 That would be an awesome song lyric! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wells Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) . Edited October 24, 2014 by ZOOM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katsura Posted October 24, 2014 This appears to be a koan so I would recommend you meditate on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Sternbach Posted October 24, 2014 How about this: Â What is a game? Some kind of simulation or virtual reality. So the divine splits up into a 'virtual' and a 'real' aspect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Owledge Posted October 24, 2014 This appears to be a koan so I would recommend you meditate on it. Done way too much of that, only got confused with ideas. I'm more practical-oriented now after my ayahuasca experiences (which were way too out-there for my liking while others seemed to have taken solid helpful stuff for their everyday life problems from it). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katsura Posted October 24, 2014 This style of meditation is known in most forms of Zen Buddhism as "observing the phrase" and doesn't entail intellectual examination, but the spontaneous contemplation that arises when the mind is emptied and quietly directed toward the koan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Owledge Posted October 24, 2014 This style of meditation is known in most forms of Zen Buddhism as "observing the phrase" and doesn't entail intellectual examination, but the spontaneous contemplation that arises when the mind is emptied and quietly directed toward the koan. Which is exactly what I mean: It's philosophical. It can raise more questions, more possibilities, more viewpoints. I had too much of that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoldorFold Posted October 24, 2014 The statement below is true.The statement above is false. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelerner Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) hmmn, in this life, you've gotta make room for play & you've got to make room for deadly serious. Its not either or, even in the same subject. Â Â Sometimes you listen to the Buddha as if your life depended on it Sometimes you play with his long squiggly ears. Edited October 25, 2014 by thelerner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
