Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Hi Harsha, Mostly I'm posting this to let you know that I read your message explicitly addressed to me and did not ignore it: >In all ten directions of the universe, >there is only one truth. >When we see clearly, the great teachings are the same. > >What can ever be lost? What can be attained? >If we attain something, it was there from the beginning. >If we lose something, it is hiding near us. > >Look: this ball in my pocket: >Priceless! So! You like a little Zen. I am not surprised. I gathered from your site that you had an ecumenical perspective. This kind of Zen has always been a bit of a challenge to me. I could follow without problem up until the last two lines on the ball in the pocket. I admit I am a bit dense as far as those lines are concerned (though it sounds a bit like Blake who does mean something to me). Anyhow, I do like the other clearer kind of Zen, e.g. the Platform Sutra or the Hsin Hsin Ming. The latter is a poem well worth reading by Advaitins. Here is a link: http://tinyurl.com/2tnz9 This list is exploding lately. I think I will become a spectator for a while. So many fresh new voices! Hari Om! Benjamin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 dear benjaminji, i am a member of your group as well as harsha's and i have benefitted from the the 'wisdom' and 'knowledge' found therin. i am also able to relate to Harshaji - a whole lot Ramana , a bit of zen and something of rumi - wow! new age religion at its best! yes, William blake is one of my favorite poets too! here is one i like ... To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour. – William Blake - from Auguries of Innocence ********************************************************************* btw, you do not like new voices also? we already know how the old voices think, why not give a chance to young and fresh voices too ! benjaminji, i guess you are still looking for answers to your question on 'idol' worship ? love -- In advaitin, Benjamin <orion777ben> wrote: > > Hi Harsha, > > Mostly I'm posting this to let you know that I read your message > explicitly addressed to me and did not ignore it: > > >In all ten directions of the universe, > >there is only one truth. > >When we see clearly, the great teachings are the same. > > > >What can ever be lost? What can be attained? > >If we attain something, it was there from the beginning. > >If we lose something, it is hiding near us. > > > >Look: this ball in my pocket: > >Priceless! > > > So! You like a little Zen. I am not surprised. I gathered from > your site that you had an ecumenical perspective. > > This kind of Zen has always been a bit of a challenge to me. I could > follow without problem up until the last two lines on the ball in the > pocket. I admit I am a bit dense as far as those lines are concerned > (though it sounds a bit like Blake who does mean something to me). > > Anyhow, I do like the other clearer kind of Zen, e.g. the Platform > Sutra or the Hsin Hsin Ming. The latter is a poem well worth reading > by Advaitins. Here is a link: > > http://tinyurl.com/2tnz9 > > This list is exploding lately. I think I will become a spectator for > a while. So many fresh new voices! > > Hari Om! > Benjamin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Namaste Adiji >btw, you do not like new voices also? we already know how >the old voices think, why not give a chance to young and >fresh voices too ! benjaminji, i guess you are still >looking for answers to your question on 'idol' worship ? I like your quote from Blake ... that was the one I was thinking of. And I like fresh voices. In fact, I was encouraging them! We can forget about idol worship ... I was just searching for some real-life candid personal experiences. That's the spiritual anthropologist in me. Can't hurt to enquire... I do not see the original message on the mirror site to which you have responded. Every now and then, the mirror 'eats' messages. In case it never appears, here it is again for the record: Hi Harsha, Mostly I'm posting this to let you know that I read your message explicitly addressed to me and did not ignore it: >In all ten directions of the universe, >there is only one truth. >When we see clearly, the great teachings are the same. > >What can ever be lost? What can be attained? >If we attain something, it was there from the beginning. >If we lose something, it is hiding near us. > >Look: this ball in my pocket: >Priceless! So! You like a little Zen. I am not surprised. I gathered from your site that you had an ecumenical perspective. This kind of Zen has always been a bit of a challenge to me. I could follow without problem up until the last two lines on the ball in the pocket. I admit I am a bit dense as far as those lines are concerned (though it sounds a bit like Blake who does mean something to me). Anyhow, I do like the other clearer kind of Zen, e.g. the Platform Sutra or the Hsin Hsin Ming. The latter is a poem well worth reading by Advaitins. Here is a link: http://tinyurl.com/2tnz9 This list is exploding lately. I think I will become a spectator for a while. So many fresh new voices! Hari Om! Benjamin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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