telewin (August 20, 2008 at 9:30 pm)

so was i, it takes practice but you have to learn to let things go and "let the stream carry you". yust try to do everything whitout forcing it.

1000You2b0001 (August 20, 2008 at 2:59 pm)

Very nice introduction. Peace Love Truth & Justice are ONE! They all are independent yet they depend on each other for sustenance.

malmswax (August 12, 2008 at 8:18 am)

"Cutting off all thinking, forgetting all conditions while sitting here with nothing to do -- Yet spring comes, and grass grows all by itself."

tkrm333 (August 11, 2008 at 6:09 pm)

one of the best videos on youtube about zen. very inspiring scenery, music and quotations

Snaurky (August 11, 2008 at 6:04 am)

i have suffered so immensely from this, and anyone reading this, please take it from me: Realize now that you don't control what you're conscious of, or what you think, or what you feel, and it isn't you feeling these things. So do not try to control these things, it will only cause mental anguish and confusion.

Snaurky (August 11, 2008 at 6:02 am)

Non-effort is so impossible for my mind.. it always has to control various aspects of awareness and thoughts and feelings, etc

noself2008 (August 7, 2008 at 11:04 pm)

Gateless gate, pathless path is the middle path.

noself2008 (August 7, 2008 at 11:03 pm)

No self...

MysterEy1 (August 7, 2008 at 8:09 pm)

yes

thenewshmoo (July 31, 2008 at 11:03 pm)

Zen is observing something and acknowledging it but not attaching meaning to something. As meaning is irrelavent. Things exist without meaning. I think this is Nhilism which relates to Zen in many ways.