tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650114323461268088.post8261114981846281639..comments2024-03-24T03:12:21.128-04:00Comments on Mindfulness, Meditation, and Mysticism: IMHO*Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04504850608959937357noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650114323461268088.post-80302709906888089852018-05-07T14:50:20.318-04:002018-05-07T14:50:20.318-04:00I love the constellation of items you have present...I love the constellation of items you have presented on the header of your blog - iron teapot, cups, sushi mat, fan...I am drawn again and again to gazing at this constellation with great pleasure - thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650114323461268088.post-29457206449800207572018-05-06T09:50:14.071-04:002018-05-06T09:50:14.071-04:00I believe that the 3rd Zen Patriarch wasn't de...I believe that the 3rd Zen Patriarch wasn't denying the importance of Truth. In the Zen tradition, the there are reoccurring presentations of the idea of the Way, seeing one's True Nature, etc. His point, IMHO, is that the Truth just IS -- and it sings to us within the vast silence that rings beyond the chatterings of our own thoughts about it. <br /><br />Rumi made a similar point when he wrote “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” <br /><br />At this moment, sitting here, the clicking of the clock in the kitchen and the scree of the bluejays outside the window are speaking Truth. <br /><br />As far as the Donald? All I really have to go on are the images of what I've seen of him on TV, my own assessments of the images ofthose he has surrounded himself with, the policies put int place. I don't think I would characterize him as a "good listener". IMHO, that would involve the ability to empathize with and appreciate the thoughts and feelings of others. That he was able to find a following among people who were upset and fearful with the world as it presented to them through the lens of the media was no surprise. The foundation for that worldview has been put in place for decades in the "right wing" media. Sigh.<br /><br />I still pray that Hearts (and clearer heads) will prevail. This aspiration continues to propel me toward Ceaseless Practice. Lance Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650114323461268088.post-74528665481150566892018-05-05T20:28:29.072-04:002018-05-05T20:28:29.072-04:00MR. KARP may be giving too much credit to Donald T...MR. KARP may be giving too much credit to Donald Trump as a good listener. He is in fact a demogogue who only gives he impression of being a populist and advocate for the little guy. I am somewhat in disagreement with the quote from the third zen patriarch who said do not seek the truth, only leave your opinions behind. Yes, decrease ego, suspend judgemnts and refrain from opinions. But the universe benefits when we seek the truth, for the truth, as JESUS said, shall make you free. Trump has no concept of what TRUTH is. <br /><br />Thanks to MONDAY MORNING for the distilled wisdom. I have much to learn.George (Jake) Jaquithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789064542415289400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650114323461268088.post-51538918565043327932018-05-05T11:30:07.201-04:002018-05-05T11:30:07.201-04:00Yes, one cannot overemphasize the importance of li...Yes, one cannot overemphasize the importance of listening . . . to oneself during meditation (the labeling of thinking and emotion), and then to others. The main reason Trump got elected, IMHO, is because he was the one listening to what people wanted. I engage Trump supporters now and then, just listening at first, and then asking questions. And listening to those with problems, but without judgments, IMHO, is the main cure for "mental illness."Don Karphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03272396482405908072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650114323461268088.post-44978067232187816322018-05-05T11:15:58.237-04:002018-05-05T11:15:58.237-04:00Very helpful. My habit of standing up for my belie...Very helpful. My habit of standing up for my beliefs, has been most troublesome. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650114323461268088.post-73165659272771516462018-05-05T10:25:54.926-04:002018-05-05T10:25:54.926-04:00Very sweet!!! Thank you!!Very sweet!!! Thank you!!.Jude and Jontznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650114323461268088.post-79074631536738321662018-05-05T09:53:43.435-04:002018-05-05T09:53:43.435-04:00Thanks for these ideas!
Thanks for these ideas!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com