“From the very beginning all beings are Buddha. Like water and ice, without water no ice, outside us no Buddhas.” Hakuin Ekaku
The Shape of Water
Photography OCD
A somewhat healthy obsession with photography
“From the very beginning all beings are Buddha. Like water and ice, without water no ice, outside us no Buddhas.” Hakuin Ekaku
It is a very human thing to look at things in terms of self. It is limiting.
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No self, no problem.
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Proper understanding of self. Self is what it is. We cannot build a wall and block it out as a solution to our woes
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The way I understand self is that it is not “I” hear the birds, but hearing the birds. Or a baby who crawls, smiles and laughs without analyzing everything that goes on. As Lao Tzu said: He doesn’t think about his actions; they flow from the core of his being.
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Self is the essence of our being. Our consciousness. It is unique to the individual
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I still say self as most people understand it is an illusion, a creation of who we think we are, not who we are. Goodnight Szee.
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We are close to the truth. Self is what we see. Not really who see it. But after seeing it becomes a memory, an experience and knowing. This part is who we are because it is unique
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I was at a topless bar roughly 30 years ago and an old man came up to me and asked: What is truth? I didn’t know then and I don’t know now. Maybe I’m getting closer.
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Everything as it is
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I’ll write that down.
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Just be truthful to yourself about your mindset. Nobody else. Just to yourself
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And that my good woman is why I’m in therapy.
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You do not need a therapists. Looks like you just need to let go your need to control everything.
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That may be so Miss cake, the next time I’m in your area we can have tea and discuss this further. But I will have to control the tea ceremony completely.
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I guess it is neither good or bad. Everything that is.
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Everything…
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If you are not able to tell even yourself the truth then nothing is removable
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