Dharma Wheel

it is the same thing which lies between the heartbeats

Anyone knows, if there was any of the Zen ancestors referenced as "Uncle Zen"? Or this is purely humorous wording.

deep underground
where there is no sound
drummers play rhythm

Anyway, the point of the whole 5 ranks framework is not to set up some kind of absolute (or to present a progressive ladder of realization, as is commonly thought), but to point out different ways or facets of seeing (jewel mirror samadhi, alternating samadhi of hen and sho, and so on) that come ou...

Dan74 wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 9:19 pm
I am not the one doing...

Sounds like a quote from some Taoist classic.

Thank you el gatito. A bit more complicated poem, "The Five Ranks of Tozan"*, is said to describe "the interplay of absolute and relative". The ranks are referenced in the "Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi"** (attributed to the Chinese monk Dongshan Liangjie). _____...

Dan74 wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 3:06 pmshow it to me right now from the depth of your heart

When asking someone to show "the Absolute" from the depth of their heart, people must be sure to have the true eye to see what is being demonstrated.

Hello to you, A question Please What is Zen’s stand regarding ‘The Absolute’ ? Is the ‘One Mind’ considered as The Absolute ? Oneness with the Buddha is Oneness with the Absolute? or is it that **Everything** is Emptiness of self-being ? If the reply applies to all Mahayana sects, kindly indicate T...

Are there volunteers to test a vaccine against Zen sickness?

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...take what you want
then burn them down...

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business is slow
too much effort
profits too low

buying broken laptops
on a flea market
fixing and selling

Dan74 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2019 4:09 pm I have no Zen to express
Just this and this

All topic posts are subject to the ten words limit!

ha! you arrived just in time to witness the apparent sinking of the zen space ship.... and, here you are! Though the discussion of alien forums is not permitted here at DW, if this my post somehow stays, please note the following: * Out of my own curiosity, I have reproduced a demo instance of the ...

Yep, but it would be nice if together with the zenspace site. To the trash can.

Speaking of Zen teachers and Zen Forum International (now zen1.space), I just read that they don't allow Zen teachers there now. What are we to make of that??? :shrug: New owner...new owner's rules. It's not been a popular move, but time will tell if it was a good one or not. Before the teachers we...