tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post7409822118163428406..comments2023-10-22T01:48:29.378-07:00Comments on SlowZen... Again: HUMILITYSlowZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-46194182733782791662009-09-16T18:25:21.195-07:002009-09-16T18:25:21.195-07:00Hey Raymond,
Thanks for your comment.
One thing ...Hey Raymond, <br />Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />One thing about those poisons to keep in mind is that they are also their opposite. Or so I hear.<br /><br />So you may have some quality of equanimity and generous qualities about you! Good on ya!SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-63105318650284539492009-09-16T18:03:45.209-07:002009-09-16T18:03:45.209-07:00Jordan,
I love those check boxes where you can c...Jordan, <br /><br />I love those check boxes where you can click off with which poisonous mind you read your post. <br /><br />For me it was a little delusion and a little greed. I want to be in a position of authority, darn it!<br /><br />Enjoy your evening, <br /><br />RaymondRaymondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-5798506249510856702009-09-15T05:26:39.267-07:002009-09-15T05:26:39.267-07:00Me too Kyle, Thanks!Me too Kyle, Thanks!SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-39041099362263314182009-09-14T12:08:07.406-07:002009-09-14T12:08:07.406-07:00I like what Barry said, Suzuki's quote really ...I like what Barry said, Suzuki's quote really does fit well here.<br /><br />I like to think, each time our humanity opens itself, its just one more chance for us to see our ego for what it is. I believe Suzuki called these mind weeds.<br /><br />BTW Jordon, I added ya to my blog roll on reformed.<br /><br />Thanks dude!Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925360776637168540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-4049389088920213372009-09-14T06:40:29.513-07:002009-09-14T06:40:29.513-07:00Yamakoa, thanks,
Uku, Thanks.
Ted, thanks, I ...Yamakoa, thanks,<br /> <br />Uku, Thanks. <br /><br />Ted, thanks, I think I've read that somewhere before...SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-34510792288048308672009-09-14T02:56:45.947-07:002009-09-14T02:56:45.947-07:00Becoming attached to or fixated on the blissful co...Becoming attached to or fixated on the blissful conditions of oneness, or pure awareness is a disease that causes practice and enlightenment to stagnate and become foul. The profound wisdom and skillful techniques of the buddhas and Zen ancestors are beyond the reach of practitioners that stop here. Failing to awaken to the wisdom beyond emptiness and equality, they remain powerless to help others in any truly meaningful way.<br /><br />~The Flatbed Sutra of Louie WingTed Biringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497538623775589400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-29936314944765552192009-09-12T13:11:30.013-07:002009-09-12T13:11:30.013-07:00What an honest post. Respect, Jordan. Sometimes it...What an honest post. Respect, Jordan. Sometimes it's so good to receive some shit against one's face.<br /><br />Be well, man!Ukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703263700723051345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-45539034267757047582009-09-12T06:40:05.357-07:002009-09-12T06:40:05.357-07:00Hello Jordan,
Thank you for your post. This is e...Hello Jordan,<br /><br />Thank you for your post. This is especially poignant for me. Martial Arts and especially grappling have really taught me many lessons. I would like to say that after 25 years of practice, I have learned them well, but truth be told, I have not. I thought I had, but with every passing season I become more aware of "these self limiting tendencies."<br /><br />My perspective on your encounter with the grappling black belt is a little different. I have "rolled" (grappled) with the best of the best, In all my defeats I felt a sense of awe and inspiration. Where my raging ego comes into play is when I am grappling with a lower belt, or someone who just happens to be a really strong and good athlete (i.e., football player) with little grappling background. I feel an immense pressure to submit these opponents. Failure to do so results in a very distorted negative self view. The pressure to succeed where I am supposed to and/or to keep the inflated view that "I am good" from the other dojo members has been a difficult "case" for me to solve. <br /><br />As for your rhetorical question, "What direction is not the wrong way?" I don't know, but maybe, just maybe if we can ascertain any morsel of insight along these directions, then maybe they are not so wrong. <br /><br />Take care JordanYamakoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03457164215541063672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-43369571951581987022009-09-11T12:57:42.411-07:002009-09-11T12:57:42.411-07:00Thanks Barry.Thanks Barry.SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-70654474113399785862009-09-11T12:45:33.531-07:002009-09-11T12:45:33.531-07:00I've read that Shunryu Suzuki Roshi frequently...I've read that Shunryu Suzuki Roshi frequently repeated the traditional Japanese phrase, "Shoshaku jushaku" - which I've read means "mistake after mistake."<br /><br />This humble acknowledgment of one's life as a mistake, followed by another mistake, continues to baffle and inspire me.<br /><br />The samurai and Zen student, Suzuki Shosan, once said, "I don't know the value of the Buddha Way but when it comes to my faults, I know them all too well...you'll have to be prepared to hear over and over about my regret...I know of nothing else of value. You may think that I'm just being humble, but I'm actually sinking into the lowest pit of hell." (Thanks to "Sweep the dust, Push the dirt" for this quote.)<br /><br />I suspect that most of us are sinking into the lowest pit of hell in each moment. But we're too blind and/or proud to acknowledge it. <br /><br />That's why we're in hell.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412033978642026623noreply@blogger.com