Hi everyone.
Seems like I got dragged into an ama. Be honest, how many of you really give a shit? Haha. I hope I got a few of you interested, but for real if I got at least two of you interested I'll be impressed.
Anyway, since I never post on here I'm going to lay a few things out before I even attempt this. I'm in the spotlight for a second to let me this drag this out. I'll also try and sneak in a (puzzle) in for fun.
First of all I'm sorry if it takes a while for me to respond. I'm going to post this then go to sleep. I promise I will respond to everyone at least once.
I'm hoping I can weed out the kids that are just eager to debate and prove who knows more or wants to chew on something juicy. I will give you my honest opinion on stuff, some of you may not agree. Get over it.
Guys, I'm 35, if you pull that ruler out I'm going to say yours is bigger and just walk away. Let's not waste each other's time, I honestly don't have much to spare.
And I guess I need to kinda expose the good, the bad and the ugly of my understanding, so.. forgive me if I start shouting.
"Where have you come from" (First shout/adamantine diamond sword/Mother's authority)
There's no lineage. No official practice, no dharma transmission. To make a long story short a few months back I recently realized how I've been using zen as a method to overcome all the different degrees of trauma that occur in life. The sad details of that matter is that there are actually sad details about that matter.
That's life though, right? I been using zen in an unconscious way to come to terms with problems in my life that are completely unrelated to the dharma the zen Masters or Buddhist monks speak of.
Am I an enlightened zen master? No, how could it? Who cares, right?
"What's your text" (Second shout/The crouching lion/Neutral conversation)
So now I get to sit in the teachers chair, haha.
Okay class, now gather around. I'm going to try to explain one thing and just one thing. This one thing is exactly why I never make posts like I'm sitting in the teachers chair.
This one thing is a fucking tedious point to get across. But hey, I got pushed into this position. I'll accept the challenge, and be honest and try.
So if I'm being honest, could you give me a penny? Could you give me a chance and hear this with an open mind? An empty cup? Let me pour a little of my insight into it. Just a little, it'll be fine. You can clean it up right away after. Did I just spoil the moment with my dramatics? Haha, c'mon don't judge me. I gotta have fun somehow. Let's meditate, haha, I'm playing. I'm sober too, don't judge me.
Alright let me give my perspective on the one I think is really important.
"Just be true, and there are no barriers." Hui-Neng,
Now that is fucking simple right, I shouldn't be able to fuck that one up.
This guy is the guy right? I mean, he is the sixth patriarch, the poor man that just caught a glimpse of the diamond sutta and bam. Instantly enlightened, right? I'm actually asking too, this is the right guy, right? It would suck if I been wrong this whole time, haha.
God damn how many of you read this far?
Alright. So how can one be true to themselves? Honesty? Honesty isn't dependable. They've proven that in court.
Let's be honest. Answer this.
When did zen start existing? I say it started existing the moment you discovered it.
If you say it started at this specific time with Buddha, you're ignoring the reality of the matter. If you agree with me then you're ignoring all the facts layered out in front of us. We're not correct either.
But why do I agree with what I agree with? Because I'm being true to myself.
For example. If I was to look at you, I would see your head. I would see your smile or frown, but I wouldn't be able to see mine.
If you were to look at me from your eyes you would see my head but not your own.
So, from how I'm seeing this reality around me, I have no head.
That means I can see your face, but I can see I'm faceless.
I have no head. I can take all that proprioception away, lol, I can cut that right off.
I can see the smoke you build in your skull and those few holes you care so much about, but if you were to cut my head off I would watch it fall to the ground with you, haha.
Hi buddy, I hope you caught my hint and I know that you know who I'm talking to, haha.
"Dharma low tides" (Third shout/The test/Charismatic approach)
Dharma low tides, the fuck are dharma low tides? If this one of those first world problems that people create out of boredom?
As I see it, what's dharma got to do with your low tides? Is this a question about motivating a person too study? To embrace zen?
You gotta leave zen before you could come back to it.
Is this a question to motivate someone to engage in life? Dude just go do something. Anything. It doesn't matter, go make a story for yourself. Go out with friends, you join a fight club, shit on your neighbors car, it doesn't matter. Life is out there, like literally right out there. You don't need to be motivated to live it just go.
Alright, I'm done. Now who can see the fourth shout before we have a mess to clean up?
Submitted February 15, 2022 at 03:59PM by gimmethemcheese https://ift.tt/5JKCdcg
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