New Buddhist Path - Nonattachment/Letting Go/Something Infinite - PP 47-61

[Hoko]

Hoko,

Judging from posts you've made from time to time it appears that your experiences with Buddhism don't really "lack" anything that Traherne described. Y'all just have different styles. Jundo often emphasizes that we should enjoy and savor the little religious or spiritual experiences we may (or may not) have but we should not get attached to them or put unwarranted stock in what they mean. Some of us have a disposition towards creative expression. That's all. Thomas Traherne did in his own way for his time and place. I think you do too.

Gassho

Sat Today

Totally agree.
I just wanted to point out that sometimes in our individual zeal to describe something we can create a false dichotomy that might lead another to think they're somehow "missing out". That's all. That's just an inherent problem with language. You can't describe "blue" to a person who's been blind since birth and it's virtually impossible to convey how much you love chocolate without using hyperbolic terms. And then, inevitably, someone wonders "do I somehow enjoy chocolate LESS that that guy? Because he REALLY seems to love chocolate!"
I guess that's just the karma of words, right?
Gassho,
Hōkō
#SatToday

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[Jeremy]

Another great section. I love those Chan/Zen stories like the one where Huang Po says "Where on earth do you keep your 'ordinary mind' and your 'Enlightened mind'?" They keep your feet on the ground.

Jeremy
Sattoday

[cassidy]

I understand the concept of noattachment ro the world AND to the self... Letting go is a humbling experience.

Cassidy

[Tai Shi]

I can truly feel attachment to things slipping away, Bout time after 6.5 decades.

Tai Shi
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Gassho