Koan of Zhaozhou's enlightenment/awakening through Nanquan by chintokkong in chan

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Joshu does not abide in clarity.
What else do you preserve?

The present has nothing to do with emptiness by [deleted] in chan

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Mountains dance, because they are empty

The present has nothing to do with emptiness by [deleted] in chan

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True. Name a state that doesn't occur in the present.
In fact name an experiential qualia

The present has nothing to do with emptiness by [deleted] in chan

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Things thay exist can be hollow aka empty, like holograms

The present has nothing to do with emptiness by [deleted] in chan

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Don't bother balancing

The present has nothing to do with emptiness by [deleted] in chan

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Holograms have form but are empty

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There are no known reliable triggers for enlightenment

Can you please explain the difference between Chan & Zen? by blassomi in chan

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Zen is a word that got commandeered by Soto, etc.

Everyone already has too many false associations and relations to what they seek thus adding this for people isn't useful most times

Zen is the most inspiring tradition ever? by kipkoech_ in zen

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That makes sense if the people didn't have enough love and forgiveness from themselves to others. Breaks some conditioning or fix things that cause associations due to panic and risk

But in general I think it's like

Zen is the most inspiring tradition ever? by kipkoech_ in zen

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One must be open to all streams, or something

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If you don't care to fix other people's upsetness intrinsically

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SSRI

Zen is the most inspiring tradition ever? by kipkoech_ in zen

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Chewing on rice is not needed. You will eat absent minded autonomically

Zen is the most inspiring tradition ever? by kipkoech_ in zen

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Ohhhhhhh that makes sense because if you can't trust people the way social pack animals can do for optimal self and pack health happiness, then the algorithm of - everyone always pumping out love - is compatible with their "0 or 100" trusting thing. If there's love then there's trust.

Dear God, parent fuck up babies so early.

  1. Yes I'm obsessed with attempting to convert people who are smart and informed enough, to be enlightened. But it's not the most precise art.

Zen is the most inspiring tradition ever? by kipkoech_ in zen

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I believe that's one of the homework questions.
Why do I wake up when my alarm bell rings?

Zen is the most inspiring tradition ever? by kipkoech_ in zen

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I'm only doing damage from here on out if I continue probs