Thoughts on the Zen sickness
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3 years 2 months ago #118459
by Chris Marti
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+1 for Kate's guesstimate.
And I suspect there are many "places" in which a meditator can get stuck, not just in emptiness.
And I suspect there are many "places" in which a meditator can get stuck, not just in emptiness.
3 years 2 months ago #118478
by Tom Otvos
e.g., "I've seen the truth! I know it all! I cannot learn any more from anyone else!"
Humility seems to be dropped like a fetter.
-- tomo
Replied by Tom Otvos on topic Thoughts on the Zen sickness
Chris Marti wrote: +1 for Kate's guesstimate.
And I suspect there are many "places" in which a meditator can get stuck, not just in emptiness.
e.g., "I've seen the truth! I know it all! I cannot learn any more from anyone else!"
Humility seems to be dropped like a fetter.
-- tomo
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3 years 2 months ago #118481
by Kate Gowen
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Absolutely right, Tom.
A couple of decades ago, I was very involved in learning to train horses. In the course of my study, I met some wise masters of the art. During one seminar, the teacher was asked, “How long do you have to go back and start at ‘Square One?’”
The answer produced a shocked silence— “Every time. Every time you start at square one.”
Suzuki Roshi called it “.beginner’s mind”…
A couple of decades ago, I was very involved in learning to train horses. In the course of my study, I met some wise masters of the art. During one seminar, the teacher was asked, “How long do you have to go back and start at ‘Square One?’”
The answer produced a shocked silence— “Every time. Every time you start at square one.”
Suzuki Roshi called it “.beginner’s mind”…