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And yes!! Finally sgForums recovered from the screwed up modeOriginally posted by An Eternal Now:Thusness likes what Brad Warner says here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hlJzFpz2xs
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brad warner? the description is great.
Thusness says:
it is just like what he is describing.
AEN says:
oic..
AEN says:
u read about brad warner b4?
Thusness says:
nope
AEN says:
icic
Thusness says:
but i like his description.
AEN says:
oic
Thusness says:
the universe cleaning the toilet...
Thusness says:
and this is true.
AEN says:
hahaha
AEN says:
icic
Thusness says:
this is like what steven norquist said.
AEN says:
oic..
Thusness says:
in naked awareness, there is just the action...that is the action itself is the entire universe
AEN says:
icic..
Thusness says:
chewing apple
Thusness says:
it is the entire activity of the universe.
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Here's his description of his enlightenment...
"I was walking to work, alongside the Sengawa river, just like every day, when in an instant I got it. Every damned thing I'd ever read in a Buddhist book was confirmed that day. The Universe was me and I was the Universe. I looked up at the sky and it was exactly like looking at a mirror. I don't mean that metaphorically either. You know the feeling of recognition you get when you look in a mirror? That's me, you say. Well I got that feeling no matter where I looked. There was no doubt that this state was true. I had no need to confirm it with anyone. And this state has stayed with me ever since then. Even if I want to put it down I can't. Sometimes it's painful. You know those assholes that rammed those planes into the World Trade Center? That was me. The people that died in the collapse. Me again. I don't mean I identify with them or sympathize with them. I mean I am them. It's impossible to explain, but this isn't a figure of speech or bad poetry. I mean it absolutely literally.
"But the Universe is soooooo much bigger than any of that. The sky is me, and the stars too, chirping crickets and the songs they make, sparkling rivers, snow and rain, distant solar systems and whoever may live there, it's all me. And it's all you, too."
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Brad Warner is the author of 'Hardcore Zen' and 'Sit Down and Shut Up' and his manner of writing is erm.. how to say.. very punk? lol..
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http://www.angelfire.com/realm/bodhisattva/five_ranks.htmlOriginally posted by An Eternal Now:Here's his description of his enlightenment...
"I was walking to work, alongside the Sengawa river, just like every day, when in an instant I got it. Every damned thing I'd ever read in a Buddhist book was confirmed that day. The Universe was me and I was the Universe. I looked up at the sky and it was exactly like looking at a mirror. I don't mean that metaphorically either. You know the feeling of recognition you get when you look in a mirror? That's me, you say. Well I got that feeling no matter where I looked. There was no doubt that this state was true. I had no need to confirm it with anyone. And this state has stayed with me ever since then. Even if I want to put it down I can't. Sometimes it's painful. You know those assholes that rammed those planes into the World Trade Center? That was me. The people that died in the collapse. Me again. I don't mean I identify with them or sympathize with them. I mean I am them. It's impossible to explain, but this isn't a figure of speech or bad poetry. I mean it absolutely literally.
"But the Universe is soooooo much bigger than any of that. The sky is me, and the stars too, chirping crickets and the songs they make, sparkling rivers, snow and rain, distant solar systems and whoever may live there, it's all me. And it's all you, too."
If the disciple had remained in the rank of "The Apparent within the Real," his judgment would always have been vacillating and his view prejudiced. Therefore, the bodhisattva of superior capacity invariably leads his daily life in the realm of the [six] dusts, the realm of all kinds of ever-changing differentiation. All the myriad phenomena before his eyes-the old and the young, the honorable and the base, halls and pavilions, verandahs and corridors, plants and trees, mountains and rivers-he regards as his own original, true, and pure aspect. It is just like looking into a bright mirror and seeing his own face in it. If he continues for a long time to observe everything everywhere with this radiant insight, all appearances of themselves become the jeweled mirror of his own house, and he becomes the jeweled mirror of their houses as well. Dogen Zenji has said: "The experiencing of the manifold dharmas through using oneself is delusion; the experiencing of oneself through the coming of the manifold dharmas is Satori." This is just what I have been saying. This is the state of " mind and body discarded, discarded mind and body." It is like two mirrors mutually reflecting one another without even the shadow of an image between. Mind and the objects of mind are one and the same; things and oneself are not two. " A white horse enters the reed flowers snow is piled up in a silver bowl." This is what is known as the jeweled-mirror Samadhi. This is what the Nirvana Sutra is speaking about when it says: "The Tathagata sees the Buddha-nature with his own eyes." When you have entered this samadhi," though you push the great white ox, he does not go away"; the Universal Nature Wisdom manifests itself before your very eyes. This is what is meant by the expressions, "There exists only one Vehicle," "the Middle Path," " the True Form," " the Supreme Truth." -
U hah...record everything we tok in MSN.
Finally recovered....healthy body healthy mind...shiok!... -
Wow.. That's greatOriginally posted by Thusness:U hah...record everything we tok in MSN.
Finally recovered....healthy body healthy mind...shiok!... 
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Just wished to share some modern Gu Zheng instrumental music here:
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Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
Wow.. _/|\_
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/bodhisattva/five_ranks.html
If the disciple had remained in the rank of "The Apparent within the Real," his judgment would always have been vacillating and his view prejudiced. Therefore, the bodhisattva of superior capacity invariably leads his daily life in the realm of the [six] dusts, the realm of all kinds of ever-changing differentiation. All the myriad phenomena before his eyes-the old and the young, the honorable and the base, halls and pavilions, verandahs and corridors, plants and trees, mountains and rivers-he regards as his own original, true, and pure aspect.[b] It is just like looking into a bright mirror and seeing his own face in it. If he continues for a long time to observe everything everywhere with this radiant insight, all appearances of themselves become the jeweled mirror of his own house, and he becomes the jeweled mirror of their houses as well. Dogen Zenji has said: "The experiencing of the manifold dharmas through using oneself is delusion; the experiencing of oneself through the coming of the manifold dharmas is Satori." This is just what I have been saying. This is the state of " mind and body discarded, discarded mind and body." It is like two mirrors mutually reflecting one another without even the shadow of an image between. Mind and the objects of mind are one and the same; things and oneself are not two. " A white horse enters the reed flowers snow is piled up in a silver bowl." This is what is known as the jeweled-mirror Samadhi. This is what the Nirvana Sutra is speaking about when it says: "The Tathagata sees the Buddha-nature with his own eyes." When you have entered this samadhi," though you push the great white ox, he does not go away"; the Universal Nature Wisdom manifests itself before your very eyes. This is what is meant by the expressions, "There exists only one Vehicle," "the Middle Path," " the True Form," " the Supreme Truth."[/b] -
Hey longchen, lets meet up for lunch or something
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mmm the right side of my chest aches again.. despite the fact that i know i should accept my bad karma happily....
it is habitual. I had there heart ache for almost one month already : ( -
hi pple!
nice to know all of u.
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Yea sure .... care to intro urself too? r u a Buddhist?Originally posted by winnie^_^:hi pple!
nice to know all of u.
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ya i am... still learning how to b one.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Yea sure .... care to intro urself too? r u a Buddhist?
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If you want to be a Buddhist.. first of all... you have to take refuge in the Three Treasures/Triple Gems (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha)... have you taken refuge yet? And yea.. I'm also still learning.. its great to learn from my dharma teachers at Ren Cheng Buddhism (see www.humanbliss.com.sg and www.jenchen.org.sg) as well as other buddhist practitioners incl. those in this forumOriginally posted by winnie^_^:ya i am... still learning how to b one.
how abt u? In fact I have only known Buddhism for a few years.. so, still learning and practising. -
You mean physical heart ache or psychological heart ache?Originally posted by Isis:mmm the right side of my chest aches again.. despite the fact that i know i should accept my bad karma happily....
it is habitual. I had there heart ache for almost one month already : (
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mmm im okay now. nmd.. it takes time..Originally posted by An Eternal Now:You mean physical heart ache or psychological heart ache? -
hey, thanks for the links, will read when free.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:If you want to be a Buddhist.. first of all... you have to take refuge in the Three Treasures/Triple Gems (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha)... have you taken refuge yet? And yea.. I'm also still learning.. its great to learn from my dharma teachers at Ren Cheng Buddhism (see www.humanbliss.com.sg and www.jenchen.org.sg) as well as other buddhist practitioners incl. those in this forum In fact I have only known Buddhism for a few years.. so, still learning and practising. -
can can .. no problemOriginally posted by winnie^_^:hi pple!
nice to know all of u.
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That's goodOriginally posted by Isis:mmm im okay now. nmd.. it takes time..
Happy readingOriginally posted by winnie^_^:hey, thanks for the links, will read when free. -
Originally posted by Isis:can can .. no problem so u better now?
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Better than previously.....
on road of recovery
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Gd noon, how's everyone doing?
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Just finished lunch about half an hour ago... Too sleepy to chat
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Busy working I guess? Anyway im hereOriginally posted by winnie^_^:Gd noon, how's everyone doing?
y no one chats here? -
Just now I met up with longchen (since I and longchen now 'work' at the same place.. hehe..)... discussed a lot of things. Nice meeting
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Winnie, how did u come to know about Buddhism?Originally posted by winnie^_^:Gd noon, how's everyone doing?
y no one chats here? -
Yah we now 'work' in the same placeOriginally posted by An Eternal Now:Just now I met up with longchen (since I and longchen now 'work' at the same place.. hehe..)... discussed a lot of things. Nice meeting
Nice meeting you.