Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Chokei went into the assembly hall and showed the monk an artistic calligraphy scroll. " If you can read this, you don't see it. Can you see it? " No one answered. P: Chokei was the first deconstructionist. Meaning kills sight, yet meaning, also, gives sight. The Lord gives it, and the Lords takes it away. Do you understand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie5 wrote: > > Chokei went into the assembly hall > and showed the monk an artistic > calligraphy scroll. > > " If you can read this, you don't see it. > Can you see it? " > > No one answered. > > P: Chokei was the first deconstructionist. > Meaning kills sight, yet meaning, also, > gives sight. The Lord gives it, and the > Lords takes it away. Do you understand? > If you believe that there is a 'you' out here that can 'understand'.........your confusion is profound. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie5@> wrote: > > > > Chokei went into the assembly hall > > and showed the monk an artistic > > calligraphy scroll. > > > > " If you can read this, you don't see it. > > Can you see it? " > > > > No one answered. > > > > P: Chokei was the first deconstructionist. > > Meaning kills sight, yet meaning, also, > > gives sight. The Lord gives it, and the > > Lords takes it away. Do you understand? > > > > > If you believe that there is a 'you' out here that can > 'understand'.........your confusion is profound. > > > > toombaru > Monkey tries to find purpose by telling other monkeys that they have no purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Nisargadatta , " Johan " <yohansky wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie5@> wrote: > > > > > > Chokei went into the assembly hall > > > and showed the monk an artistic > > > calligraphy scroll. > > > > > > " If you can read this, you don't see it. > > > Can you see it? " > > > > > > No one answered. > > > > > > P: Chokei was the first deconstructionist. > > > Meaning kills sight, yet meaning, also, > > > gives sight. The Lord gives it, and the > > > Lords takes it away. Do you understand? > > > > > > > > > If you believe that there is a 'you' out here that can > > 'understand'.........your confusion is profound. > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > Monkey tries to find purpose by telling other monkeys that they have > no purpose. > Monkey......thinking that another monkey has a choice in the matter.......is profoundly confused. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie5@> wrote: > > > > Chokei went into the assembly hall > > and showed the monk an artistic > > calligraphy scroll. > > > > " If you can read this, you don't see it. > > Can you see it? " > > > > No one answered. > > > > P: Chokei was the first deconstructionist. > > Meaning kills sight, yet meaning, also, > > gives sight. The Lord gives it, and the > > Lords takes it away. Do you understand? > > > > > If you believe that there is a 'you' out here that can > 'understand'.........your confusion is profound. > > > > toombaru > that there is no " who " , which is a " you " , needs no " you " to understand it as 'that which is'. to allude to that " you " in any 'understanding' of it's own nonexistence is wind blowing wind and painting tails on snakes. but for children on the 'way' these pointer- outers of the obvious, amuse the little selves they feel they are beyond........a tricky monkey these kids are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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