Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Of all Zen master, Roshi Cagamucho, was the most eccentric. He only gave dokusan while sitting on the latrine with the door open. He sat there stark naked, and with the monk sitting on the ground in front of him, staring at the golden orb of his belly, which boasted its impact crater at the center, and the black triangle pointing downward toward the smelly void below. And all this, while the buzzing of flies sounded as a rhythmic chanting. Many a monk was struck down by satori, when in the middle of their lofty elaborations on Mu, the teacher would let go of his load, in this way masterfully illustrating what it is meant by: " the stink of enlightenment. " Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie4@e...> wrote: > > Of all Zen master, Roshi Cagamucho, was the > most eccentric. He only gave dokusan while > sitting on the latrine with the door open. He sat > there stark naked, and with the monk sitting on > the ground in front of him, staring at the golden > orb of his belly, which boasted its impact crater > at the center, and the black triangle pointing > downward toward the smelly void below. And > all this, while the buzzing of flies sounded as a > rhythmic chanting. > > Many a monk was struck down by satori, when > in the middle of their lofty elaborations on Mu, the > teacher would let go of his load, in this way > masterfully illustrating what it is meant by: > > " the stink of enlightenment. " > > Pete i've always had the clue that " something " great is happening in that moment...and now this story confirms this! thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie4@e...> wrote: > > > BW: i've always had the clue that " something " > > great is happening in that moment...and now > > this story confirms this! > > thank you > > P: BigW, there is the great encompassing > sublimity, and then there is the mind > always trying to constrict itself into > an " I, " or a self. It's the total relaxation of > the mind which makes the illusion of 'multiplicity' > vanish. To accomplish this relaxation, the > pair of opposites must go. All pairs, including > good and bad, sublime and filth. This Sublimity > is absolutely empty of all distinctions including > that of being, or being not. When the mind relaxes > into sublimity for the first time, it soon > contracts again into a sense of " I am that " which > is nothing but the stench of superiority. > > Very funny! Superior to whom, or what? > This has put me uipsidedown!!! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Nisargadatta , " bigwaaba " <bigwaaba> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie4@e...> wrote: > > > > > BW: i've always had the clue that " something " > > > great is happening in that moment...and now > > > this story confirms this! > > > thank you > > > > P: BigW, there is the great encompassing > > sublimity, and then there is the mind > > always trying to constrict itself into > > an " I, " or a self. It's the total relaxation of > > the mind which makes the illusion of 'multiplicity' > > vanish. To accomplish this relaxation, the > > pair of opposites must go. All pairs, including > > good and bad, sublime and filth. This Sublimity > > is absolutely empty of all distinctions including > > that of being, or being not. When the mind relaxes > > into sublimity for the first time, it soon > > contracts again into a sense of " I am that " which > > is nothing but the stench of superiority. > > > > Very funny! Superior to whom, or what? > > > > > This has put me uipsidedown!!! > > blessed are those who can smell the stench! now you are enough mature to know the meaning of waaba: " shit of great african animal " > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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