Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Bob: The Buddha's description of Nirvana, in the Pali Canon, as " visible in this life, inviting, attractive, accessible, " is clearly true and makes perfect sense. So does Master Ummon's statement that the first step along the Zen Path is to see into our Void Nature: getting rid of our bad karma comes after -- not before -- that seeing. So does Ramana Maharshi's insistence that it is easier to see What and Who we really are than to see " a gooseberry in the palm of our hand " -- as so often, this Hindu sage confirms Zen teaching. All of which means there are no preconditions for this essential in-seeing. To oneself one's Nature is forever clearly displayed, and it's amazing how one could ever pretend otherwise. It's available now, just as one is, and doesn't require the seer to be holy, or learned, or clever, or special in any way. Rather the reverse! What a superb advantage and opportunity this is! P: Excellent, Bob. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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