07 Oct Kotodama 13
Our senses connect us to the now. Our mind makes sense of our senses. The mind's sense is non-sense, separating us from the now....
05 Oct Way Of Way 40
Pantheism is a religion without religion. Organized religions are identity groups typically defined by institutionalized characteristics: belief systems, sacred texts, rituals, moral codes, communal practices, symbols and anecdotes. As each organized religious group perceives itself different from other groups, religious identity groups (as well as secular identity groups) are inherently dualistic Pantheism dispels with duality. Pantheism is the view that while every thing seems unique, all there is is one everchanging thing: God. Oneness with God is a transcendental experience that dissolves the illusionary and dualistic boundaries that differentiate organized religion and secular groups generally. Oneness is a direct connection to the divine; much like mystical experiences in organized religions (Sufism, Kabballah, tantra, and Zen meditation) but without the institutional structures framing it. The state of oneness is characterized by the transition from individual consciousness to divine consciousness; from the view that every thing is finite in space and time (having a beginning and end) to the view that all there is is the everchanging and eternal Everything, God. In the mystical state of oneness, one loves every thing; though one may not necessarily like every thing from the perspective of their individual consciousness. When one loves every thing, one feels every thing loves them. The reciprocal connection of love engenders a transcendental peace, a peace beyond understanding. Pantheists appreciate organized religions and secular beliefs as different expressions of God; but often view as funny the rituals, dogmas, and hierarchies of organized religions and secular life (non-pantheists) as they obscure the fundamental truth that every thing is sacred. Those who are non-pantheists often don't appreciate a pantheist's perspective. People who take their religious and secular beliefs seriously are put off by those who are laughing at them, though simultaneously loving them....
05 Oct Way Of Way 41
“Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.” -- Lao Tzu In each body resides a self. But the self is many selves, as each emotional states is a unique self. The selves are like the grains of sand in a muddy pond, the mind. They preclude us from seeing what's within the pond and reflections without the pond. To see clearly within and without, the selves need to settle at pond's bottom. This allows the many selves to turn into one. This is the purpose of meditation....
03 Oct Koan 125
“He who speaks does not know, he who knows does not speak.” -- Lao Tzu Words emanate light. Sentences reflect light and cast shadows. He who speaks in sentences does not know the light. He who knows does not speak as speaking separates him from the light. He who speaks describes what he sees and hears. He who does not speak knows the nose knows, yet smells cannot be described by sentences. He who speaks is an actor in the play of life. He who know is the audience. For actors, the play is a tragedy; as every actor eventually dies, scripted out of the play. For the audience, the play is a comedy. The audience is the Gods. The Gods are always laughing at the actors (who are also Gods but rarely remember that they are) taking their selves seriously. He who laughs cannot speak. He who speaks is in the now. He cannot grasp the now, as a hand cannot grasp itself. He who knows the now does not speak as only from the silent space outside the now can he observe and come to know the now. He who speaks describes that which his consciousness creates; what his foveal vision carves out of peripheral vision. He who knows does not speak, as peripheral vision cannot be described with specificity. He who speaks creates a photo of the now. He who knows does not speak, for the now is a movie. He who speaks does not know, as descriptions are empty; the now that's described is now no longer. He who knows the now does not speak, as the essence of the now is nothing. He who speaks describes things that were and are now no longer. What's described are illusions. He who knows does not speak as there are no things. All there is is an everchanging flow. He who speaks is a dot in a painting. He who knows does not speak, for a painting is an infinite number of interdependent dots, A speaker's words are like the finite and precise space inside a square. The endless and everchanging now is like the imprecise space inside a circle. He who knows does not speak, for a circle cannot be squared....
02 Oct Kotodama 20
The etymology of the word "universe" is literally "turned into one." The universe is not an infinite number of unique and everchanging things. It is all things turned into one. While every thing is in the universe, descriptions of any thing are empty, as every thing is everchanging; as it is not as it was at the start of its description. Hence, the things in the universe can only be described with one (uni) verse: it is what it is whatever it is....
01 Oct Way Of Way 17
With eyes open, our mind shows us the infinite manifestations of reality. With eyes closed, we see one thing: nothing, the true nature of reality....