Reading Shiwu, I take a moment's break Trying not to read any particular amount, just look around without intent, and a cat from afar jumps on the chair to nuzzle
Understanding that this moment makes life and its struggles worth it
Even though the moment is gone. the Mind that made it possible is not For that Moment was the Pristine Infinity of the Mind
I think being celibate is important and it perhaps relates to Śarīra. I want to avoid sounding New Agey, but I think the claims of finding it in the ashes of cremated 'masters' isn't to be taken lightly. Almost all of them were celibate too.
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Reading Shiwu, I take a moment's break
Trying not to read any particular amount,
just look around without intent,
and a cat from afar jumps on the chair to nuzzle
Understanding that this moment makes life and its struggles worth it
Even though the moment is gone.
the Mind that made it possible is not
For that Moment was the Pristine Infinity of the Mind
nice pic, I feel I should know what that is, but can't pin it, a hibiscus?
Deleteshiwa is interesting, a supercompetent hermit !
http://terebess.hu/zen/shiwu.html
hard for us to realize they lived with the problem that tigers viewed them as cat food ! :o)
You're right about celibacy & Zen.
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I think being celibate is important and it perhaps relates to Śarīra. I want to avoid sounding New Agey, but I think the claims of finding it in the ashes of cremated 'masters' isn't to be taken lightly. Almost all of them were celibate too.
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http://www.scattering-ashes.co.uk/news/buddhist-relics-revealed-after-cremation/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Huan#Personality
just an artifact of a type of cremation !
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