17 Feb

Posted at 11:11h in I Am Time, Koan

"More important than writing is erasing." -- Kotzker Rebbe “To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.” — Lao Tzu   When we've erased or removed everything we think we know, we know nothing; we are as when we were born. Without preconceived notions, we can see from many perspectives. That's the essence of wisdom. With a clear mind, the universe is no longer defined by objects and concepts our consciousness has created. The universe is just an undifferentiated flow, which is what we are....

17 Feb

Posted at 01:00h in I Am Time, Koan

Does a rock have consciousness?   Consciousness generally refers to the state of being aware of one's surroundings, thoughts, feelings, and sensations. It is the subjective experience of being alive and having a sense of self as separate from that which is not one's self. However, what exactly is consciousness has been long debated by philosophers, theologians, linguists, and scientists and no consensus has emerged. While a rock is a rock, what is a rock? Is a rock an independent thing or something given agency by our consciousness? If a rock is an independent thing, it may have consciousness that is beyond our general understanding of consciousness. Alternatively, if a rock is an illusion created by our mind, a rock does not have consciousness. Every thing in the now is interdependent and interconnected. That is, every thing is not a thing, but a facet of one ever-changing thing, the Everything. Things in the now that appear independent, like a rock, are illusions created by the mind. As a rock is an illusion, it does not have consciousness. If we don't recognize our consciousness has created the things in the Everything, we have the consciousness of a rock.  ...

16 Feb

Posted at 10:15h in I Am Time, Koan

Who are you?   I am a mountain range. I am the sea. I am the Everything, but not specifically me. I am everchanging, that's what I be, not who you think you see. I am what I am. There's nothing else to me....

07 Feb

Posted at 10:15h in I Am Time, Koan

"What is the sound of one hand clapping?"   Mu! (nothing). Sound, hand and clapping do not exist as independent things; as all things are interdependent; essentially one everchanging thing. Sound, hand and clapping are illusions our consciousness creates. They appear in foveal vision which is what consciousness carves out of the flow that is peripheral vision. The sound of one hand clapping is the sound of one hand clapping. It is what it is whatever it is....

05 Feb

Posted at 10:23h in I Am Time, Koan

How old is Buddha?   Which Buddha are you asking about? How (in what way) is Buddha old? How old is Buddha at which point in Buddha's life? How old is Buddha now or at another time? Isn't Buddha now one day older than Buddha was yesterday? How old is Buddha where; on Earth or some place light years away? How can Buddha be different in age than the Everything of which the Buddha is just a facet? How can we know how old is Buddha as all things are forever changing, including the Buddha's age as we speak? Buddha is as old as Buddha is, whatever that is....