Sticks and Stones/respost

09-07-2001, 01:58 PM

-----Original Message-----
From: mazu daoyi [mailto:mazudaoyi@...]
To: HarshaSatsangh (AT) egroups (DOT) com
Subject: Re: [HarshaSatsangh] Sticks & stones will break my bones ...

Victor,

Thank you for your words of insight. When I was in India last year, there
was a man who had been a Tibetan Buddhist monk for many years. I invited
him to lunch, and in my arrogance I alluded to a guided meditation that I
said was a "duality". He looked at me a bit quizzically with a confused
look
and replied matter of factly, "There is no duality." I was shocked by the
reply, as he didn't say that the meditation was without duality. The point
being that the truth is not dependent upon the apparent duality or
non-duality of a situation. Moreover, one who has realized non-duality is
not afraid of duality or operating there within. Our friend Huang Po said
"the truth is not more when realized, and is not less when it is not." The
whole incident was a humbling reminder. Why are so many people so scared of
duality or better stated apparent duality, what are they defending? Your
email reminded me of that event and I wanted to share it with you. Write
soon, I enjoy your emails.

Mazu

Beautifully put Mazu.

Harsha

Birds in the sky and fish in water
Dart and leave no track behind.
And none can trace the path by which
The sages journeyed to the Self.

Sri Murugunar

~~~~~~~~~~~~ from ~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Mountain Path , april 1975

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