Meeting the self

[Seiryu]

Today during my sit I had a realization. That I am actually alive. Funny really. We all know that we are living and breathing, but to actually sit in silence and truly allow myself to feel and see my body, fell and see my mind, was very beautiful. It was like meeting my self for the first time.

In a way we all want to be someone else. The enlightened version of ourselves, the wiser, richer, smarter version of ourselves. But this practice is making me realize that all those things are not going to be of any use if I can't accept myself fully right now.

Instead of trying to change myself, I am starting to slowly open up to myself, more accepting of myself. No need to change anything, just accept.

No real point to this thread just wanted to share.

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[michaeljc]

Re: Meeting the self

Seiryu - What is this self?
m

[Seiryu]

Re: Meeting the self

Seiryu - What is this self?
m

I don't know. But I'm OK with that. For me its not about knowing or not knowing. Its more about completely merging with your experience.

Although I might be wrong there...

[Omoi Otoshi]

Meeting the self

Thanks for sharing Seiryu!

“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.”
Thich Nhat Hahn

Gassho,
Pontus

[michaeljc]

Re: Meeting the self

Seiryu - What is this self?
m

I don't know. But I'm OK with that. For me its not about knowing or not knowing. Its more about completely merging with your experience.

Although I might be wrong there...

Seiryu -
To which self do you refer?
m

[Seiryu]

Re: Meeting the self

Seiryu -
To which self do you refer?
m

To which self do you refer?

[michaeljc]

Re: Meeting the self

Seiryu -
To which self do you refer?
m

To which self do you refer?

[Rich]

Re: Meeting the self

Being so limited in what one can do
One dwells in the god self
For those without god the universal self will do.
for those without words no self will do.

[SoR]

Re: Meeting the self

Being so limited in what one can do
One dwells in the god self
For those without god the universal self will do.
for those without words no self will do.

No one to do any doing
No where to dwell
Originally nothing
What is there to say?

[Taigu]

Re: Meeting the self

These two poems were written a long time ago on a dusty wall of a Chinese monastery, do you remember?

The body is the bodhi tree,
The mind is like a clear mirror.
At all times we must strive to polish it,
And must not let the dust collect.

Hui-neng writes the following verse:

Bodhi originally has no tree,
The mirror(-like mind) has no stand.
Buddha-nature (emptiness/oneness) is always clean and pure;
Where is there room for dust (to alight)?

And of course, both are right :wink:


gassho


Taigu

[Geika]

Re: Meeting the self

A few years ago, I was having a conversation with my boyfriend when suddenly it felt as if an invisible curtain between me and my life had dropped. Then the feeling passed.

[Rich]

Re: Meeting the self

Hi sonofrage

What merit have I gained from all the support I have given buddhism?

[Omoi Otoshi]

Re: Meeting the self

"None whatsoever. These things are shadows. Real merit is wisdom.” :wink: :lol:

[Seiryu]

Re: Meeting the self

These two poems were written a long time ago on a dusty wall of a Chinese monastery, do you remember?

The body is the bodhi tree,
The mind is like a clear mirror.
At all times we must strive to polish it,
And must not let the dust collect.

Hui-neng writes the following verse:

Bodhi originally has no tree,
The mirror(-like mind) has no stand.
Buddha-nature (emptiness/oneness) is always clean and pure;
Where is there room for dust (to alight)?

And of course, both are right :wink:


gassho


Taigu

The fifth Patriarch must have been in a hurry to fine his successor.
Both Poems only present part of the whole.
If you were there that night,
what would you write that would bring it all home?


P.S
Couldn't resist :twisted:

[Jundo]

Re: Meeting the self

what would you write that would bring it all home?


P.S
Couldn't resist :twisted:

The Bodhi body originally is has the no bodhi tree tree,
The mirror mind (-like is mind) like has a no clear stand mirror.
At Buddha-nature all emptiness times oneness we is must always strive clean to and polish pure it
And where must is not there let room the for dust dust collect to alight .?


Clearer now?