Sponsor |  dewey7 | Jun 9, 2007 7:31am | | Where is the Buddha when no one is here? |
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Sponsor | | Ogmin | Jun 9, 2007 9:03am | | unemployed |
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Sponsor | | dewey7 | Jun 9, 2007 9:18am | | Haha:)) |
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|  pinkfloyd85 | Jun 10, 2007 4:49pm | | What is the sound of a tree that falls down where it cannot be heard by anyone? |
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Sponsor | | Ogmin | Jun 10, 2007 5:02pm | | sound is a function of ear consciousness; events in the absence of a witness possess no sensible qualities |
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Sponsor | | dewey7 | Jun 10, 2007 5:07pm | | O--thanks for the definitions. BANG! |
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|  royandroy | Jan 25, 4:08am | 1- Where is the Buddha when "no one" is here?
Who is this "no-one" guy? If "no-one" is here he must be elsewhere. But if I go elsewhere to find him I discover that I am there and he is not.
So, if "no-one" is here, I must be elsewhere, but if I am unable to be elsewhere because I am here, I must be here with "no-one".
Because I can think of a concept called "the Buddha" in the same way I think of the concept "no-one", and I use this logic, "the Buddha" must always be here with me.
So, I have to conclude that if I am I, I will always be with "no-one".
And if the Buddha concept could be described as ineffable, "too great or too extreme to be expressed in words", a description which sounds quite similar to "no-one", the Buddha is always with me.
If I look around though, I see only me. But the Buddha must be somewhere, because he is always with me.
The only logical conclusion is that the Buddha is hiding inside me and unknown to me, I am the Buddha.
Zazen is finding the Buddha inside me. When I do, I will kill him and achieve Nirvana. |
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Sponsor | | Ogmin | Jan 25, 2:08pm | | Nasrudin riding into town shouting that he has lost his donkey |
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| | sollune | Jan 25, 4:37pm | | when Ogmin pops up to narrate stuff. ah, life is good. |
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