(Submitted by Jim Little)
Empty of Own-Being
they exist, even though this existence is momentary and fleeting. The absolute is not the denial of the existence of things; the provisional is not an affirmation of any inherent substance or own-being. The purpose of meditation practice or investigative insight is to perceive the absolute nature of things while immersed in countless encounters with their provisional appearances. It is only through this lens of perception that non-clinging works as a tool for liberation. …
In and of themselves, forms have no own-being (svabhava). Because the underlying causes and conditions are themselves in a process of continuous change, the “existence” of appearances/forms is changing accordingly, leading to the insight that “existence” is not a stable phenomenon in time and space. Hence “existence,” while provisionally functional, has no own-being and should be recognized as such.
(Excerpted from Chapter 1: “The Dharma of Trust in Mind” in Trust in Mind: The Rebellion of Chinese Zen, by Mu Soeng)
Special bows for today:
- Please continue to offer bows in honor of:
- Kenny Merrill, Misha's cousin, who died from ALS on March 20, 2021
- Lally Hass, Kathleen Dickey's aunt, who died 3/7/2021
- Jesse Schouboe, dear friend of GJ Scove, who died on 2/27/21 in a car crash
- Hank Wesselman, brother of Chris Wesselman, who died on 2/15/21
- Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:
- Les Kaye, who will need to undergo another round of chemotherapy
- Flip Dibner, dharma brother and friend, who is continuing chemotherapy treatments
- David Shaw, who is continuing the process of recovery
From Nancy: Taylor Swift singing us back to nature: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/opinion/taylor-swift-grammys-nature-lyrics.html
From Alisa Tu: A beautiful iSing production with Alia Tu as one of the soloists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z267hxrAOHM
- From Misha: an amazing video of hummingbirds: www.youtube.com/embed/FPRswRWZ23Q
From Diane: love the power of her chant and the intention of the dance (hula):
From Misha: The Atlantic meets the Pacific (watch all the way through--it's worth it! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J0-nDBhu5HPMi5z7_Tq7rQX-s1zzT8W6/view?usp=sharing
Zen Heart Sangha website: resources about COVID-19: www.zenheartsangha.org
- To leave a comment on this blog: Here is a quick video on how to--it's from 2017, but should work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T4RflO5Wgg
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