01 Feb Way Of Way 236
Religions are communities living in tall edifices pointing to the sky. Mysticism is the foundation and the space within and without the edifice, the unseen and the indescribable scene framing the seen....
31 Jan Way Of Way 246
The self is who we are in life, not what we are eternally. As all we know is our life, we identity with the self and its various emotions. Yet the self separates us from what we and every thing in the universe is: manifestations of the soul. Enlightenment is self-realization: realizing the self is an illusion. Enlightenment frees us to see the universe as it is, not as our self sees it. Upon enlightenment, every thing is enlightening as all things are expressions of undifferentiated pure light (the initial manifestation of the soul). As what you see is what you are, the enlightened are the pure light. The pure light makes the enlightened lighthearted. They find funny those who are slaves to the self. Their pure light also allows they to enlighten others. They enlighten with words but not sentences; as words emanate light while sentences reflect light and cast shadows.* *For example, the Zen student asks his teacher: "Does a rock have consciousness?" The teacher responds: "Mu", a word meaning "nothing". As a rock is constantly changing (though imperceptibly so) and is nothing before and after whatever it is in the now, it doesn't have an enduring reality that can be described (as conscious or otherwise). It is a manifestation of nothing. Alternatively, the teacher responds: "Who asks?" That is, a rock and consciousness are understandable when you know what you are. Or, famously: "Five pounds of flax." Rocks and pounds of flax, however seemingly unrelated, are temporary manifestations of one thing: the soul. Focusing on philosophical concepts like the consciousness of a rock strays us from coming to know the soul by observing the now. Otherwise, communicating in sentences, many sentences gives agency or reality to a thing (rock) that is everchanging and a concept (consciousness) that is debatable in light of its context....
30 Jan Way Of Way 245
Words are stars illuminating the darkness. Sentences are constellations, reflecting light and casting shadows....
29 Jan Kotodama 14
The apocalypse is depicted as the destruction of the world at the end of times; yet, accompanied by revelations of the truth of existence. As the world and time are creations of the self, apocalypse is not the end of the eternal and timeless universe. Apocalypse is the end of the self. "Apocalypse" literally means "the lifting of the veil". The veil is the self. Upon our bodily death, the self disappears. What's revealed behind the self is the soul, what we are before and after a brief journey in life as a self. This is the truth of existence: the self is but a temporary illusion separating us from ultimate reality, the oneness of every thing. Those who know this revelation before the apocalypse revel in life. They recognize the soul in every thing, treating every thing with reverence and compassion. Those not knowing this truth perceive the world created by the self as reality. Life is an emotional rollercoaster ride and apocalypse is horrific destruction....
28 Jan Way Of Way 244
No thing in the universe is perfect, but the universe is perfect. No thing is perfect and nothing is perfect....
26 Jan Way Of Way 242
The universe is made of an infinite number of interdependent things. Yet, things seem independent when we see our self as independent of the universe....
25 Jan Kotodama 42
U are who U are, a self in various roles in the play of life. U are what U are, God in the audience. U are double U (W), self and God. The play of life unfolds in the now. Yet, as the now is fleeting and beyond description, U are nothing (O) in the now. Before, in and after the now, U are WOW....
23 Jan Way Of Way 238
"What if the solution to every problem is just to chill the fuck out?" -- Maddy Albright Our emotional reactions often obscure solutions to problems. Problems, identified by the words "oh fuck", cause emotional distress, a rise in our body temperature and inflammation. Rising temperature further exacerbates emotional distress. Stepping back from a problem lowers our body temperature and reduces inflammation. That's chilling the fuck out....