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men


are


not


reasonable


they


only


notice


what


is


wrenched


from


their


grasp !
















funnily enough


i


seem


to


hate


doing


things


the


same !
















51-


54


is


when


the


as


men


historically


have


died


or


younger


:


o


(
















there's


a

lot


of


things

that


are


not


wrong


in


themselves


and


are


even


rewarding


to a


certain


extent


but


the


fundamental issue


is


the


energy


cost


and


wether


the


time


is


better


spent


doing


something


else !


i


wish


i


could


tell !


:


o


(


)


(
















hakuin


hated


by


the


thousand


buddhas


he


wasn't


joking !
















eileen


you


are


a


shark

that


won't


be


fed


:


o


)


too


angsted


to


eat


i

think


that's


part


of


your


attraction !
















harry  writes


(ed. he removed both my reply and later closed the blog it was on to start up a  new  one hoping to escape this homily which was linked to his original post :o)


to give him credit where it's due he has got much better at tolerating comments that he disagrees with or don't necessarily show him in a good light,   how unzen like,  some consistency between talk and action :o)


The sewing koan is in Shinji Shobogenzo. No. 93, Book 1 of the nishijima/cross translation


When Master Somitsu was sewing, Master Tozan asked: What are you doing?


Master Somitsu said: I am sewing.


Master Tozan said: How is your sewing?


Master Somitsu said: In sewing, almost every stitch is the same.


Master Tozan said: Even though we have been traveling together for twenty years, is this all you can say? Doesn’t anything else come into it?


Master Somitsu said: What do you think, Acarya?


Master Tozan said: The whole earth seems to burst into flames.


my


reply


if


you


saw


what


went


into


the


stitch


you


wouldn't


be


removing


posts


would


you ?
















there's


just

a


missing


dimension


dogen


ends


where


basho


begins


tho


it


is


mixed


and

cloudy!

















you


are


all


breeders


there


are


inherent


locks


on


your


understanding


that


come


from


that !
















all


your


energies


go


into


self


assertion !
















one


of


us


is


right


and


one


of


us


is


wrong


you


breed


and


i


don't


it's


the


way


of


the


world !
















i


think

“ pleasant ”

is


being


fake !
















i don't know  who  you are but there's a dimension you are not seeing, same with mike and just about every zen master i have come across!


what


  can i say?


dogen mostly misses it to tho not entirely which accounts for his popularity in zen


in actual fact dogen got a much better bead on it towards the end of his life and became much more like basho


ashvaghosha however sees it, that's really different and probably why we are all here !


more


feeding


of


the


sharks


i


  guess !
















 aasane  is  “on the seat”  with connotations of an exhaulted postion, well superior anyway


so imo  “sitting”  is not quite right


more like


“ in their attainment there is no relaxation or enjoyment ”  which is pretty well a realistic description of what is called enlightenment, which of course is the genius of ashvaghosha's, he keeps turning up this stuff that shows he knows what it's all about !
















the point is not


“ name ”


or


“ no


name ”


but


personal

consistency


or


“ do


one


thing

and


say


another ”


in


english !


there

are


millions


like


you


unfortunately


: o (


give


me


two


cents


for


every


twit


who


claims


to


know


something


about


this


on


these


boards/


blogs


and


i'd


be


rich


: o (


cliche


flingers


basically


: o (
















the


human


female


constant


mis-


information


they


can't


help


it !


:


o


)


(
















the

illusion


there's


something


to


zen


depends


on


censorship


and


self -

censorship !
















people


who


understand


this


business


are


few


and


far


between !


that's


not


many


and


close


between !


there's


plenty


of


those


who


think


they


understand


this


business !
















try


and


be


smart


about


life


temper


appetites


with

a


bit


of


discernment !
















more


than


any


other


person


martin


luther


was


responsible


for


the


jewish


holocast !
















zen


this


whole


art


of


using


the


words


of

others


making


it


appear


you


understand


the


illusion


is


broken


pretty


rapidly


when


you


hear


them


use


their


own


words !
















i


think


i


am


prone


to

a


sort


of


absence


seizure


that


gives


me


an


advantage


in


these


matters !
















the


true


dharma


eye


case


93


“ each


stitch


is


like


the


world


exploding ”


this


is


what


the


zen


enlightenment


experience


is


to


see


that


stitch


being


made


and


the


world


explode/


implode !


and


you


probably

need


to


see


it


several


times


in


your


life


at


least


once


while


being


quite


young


people


claiming


to


this


experience


generally

haven't


seen


it


or


have


seen


something


very


limited !
















in


zen


and


buddhist


terms


translation


has


to


come


from


buddha


it's


there


if


you


want


it


but


apparently


most


don't !
















because


mahler


is


so


demanding


as


a composer


the


shortfalls


in


the


performances


of


his


works


always


make


it


atonal


and


voynich !
















there's


nothing


more


screwing


one


up


about


what


religion


is


some


image of


than


to


be


brought


up


a


catholic !
















shinji shobogenzo case  92


“i don't avoid people, but if i meet them they are impervious !”


“i avoid people, but if i meet them they are not entirely impervious !”


lol i don't think the zen scene has changed !


john loori has some strengths but understanding zen was not one of them, the nishijima et al version is better !
















seated


meditation


takes


too


much


physical


control


to


be


useful


you


really


are


better


to


just


lie


in


bed


by

yourself


and


have


a


think


about


whatever !
















seated


meditation


takes


too


much


physical


control


to


be


useful


you


really


are


better


to


just


lie


in


bed


by

yourself

and


think !
















most


of


zen


and


particularly


dogen


is


voynichese !
















“ For   whom  is owning up such a big deal? ”  (ed. mike crosses's comment on an anonymous blog poster !)


if you want to see what anonymous posting does to a blog , brad warners “harcore zen” comments section is the best example i can think of !


basically it turns a blog into a war zone !


the anonymous posters coat-tail on the efforts of the blog owner !


that aside hiding and concealment reveal a certain mindset which strongly tallies with the specious nonsense that comes forth in these contexts !


most people have some ability to cobble together superficially fine sounding words, the consistency with which we live them is a different matter altogether


impermanence is neither real nor an abstraction but pure voynichese !
















how


do


you


get


a


selfish


animal


to


breed ?


make


them


believe


their


children



are


their own !
















“ i


think

i'm

a


bit


lost ”


“ that's


how


we


always


are


lost !
















impermanence


permanence


is


this


verbal


wanking?
















in


the


end


there


are


limits


to


how


much


women


care


for


men !




eileens comment:


Lol thinking about ur homily about limited care of male from female that depends on how he has and is treating her, if she is validated and he is sweet there is almost no limits to it as long as she feels equal if he is unkind etc etc there are more limits

not sure u understand that ; o )
















yeah it's a good  film,  but it's missing something which is  infinity in life


if you don't see it then like the professor in that film you would commit suicide


being  “the other side”  of suicide is a wonderful place !



the


sea


sky


sun


stars


streams


Andrew
















net


people


and


relationships


empty


and


the


wrong


road ?
















net


people


and


relationships


empty


and


the


wrong


road !
















enjoyment itself is limited


thats a better film (ed. “the sunset limited” compared to the execrable “death be not proud” !) but still its a bit contained, sorta rambling


its public entertainment so it pulls its punches


  easy to waste a life on that sort of thing some do!
















“anonymous” is someone disguising who they are, why would you want to do that, especially in the context of  this  blog?


   the only reason can be because they are ashamed of what they write !


“ if there is no-one there is some position! ”


  verbal rubbish by the truck load !
















we


aim


to


be


happy


but


happiness


is

not


complete


therefore


there


is


sadness


and


grief
















the


voynich


nature


of


reality


you


sorta


create


something


out


of


nothing


good


bad


indifferent


______________



interesting


uninteresting !
















wikipedia


over lawyered


under


softwared !
















ashes


are


more


vibrant


than


heat !
















it's


sorta


difficult


to


understand


but


the


writing


is


a


breaking


free


of


zen


because


then


you


are


an


author


with


your


own


work


and


not


dependent


on


the

organization !


that


is


you


are


not


dependent


on


the


organizations


memory


and


ability


to


carry


information


(with


it's


inherent


self


serving


distortions)


forward !


the


cave


painters


knew


this !
















jesus


is


the


open


heart


to


listen


it's


more


than


the


historical


person !
















there's


plenty


more


to


christianity


than


jesus


the


stuff


about


jesus


is


just


plain


stupid !
















if


the


truth


be


known


ascetics


don't


find


that


life


so


hard !
















if


the


truth


be


known


ascetics


don't


find


that


sort


of


life


so


hard !
















i


really


think


there's


nothing


more


precious

than

a


deep


sleep !
















i


really


think


there's


nothing


more


precious

than

a


decent


sleep !
















stalin


a


smarter


robespierre !
















mahler


there


seems


to


be


hardly


anyone


who


can


play


or


sing


him


satisfactorily


these


days !


just


missing


something !

a


culture


wide

loss


of


musical


intelligence ?
















women


men


can't


control


them


it's


hard


to


accept


that !
















nicholas the


2nd


was


most


unfitted


to


be


ruler


of


russia !
















what follows is evidence for Dürer's famous illustration being a source of inspiration for hieronymous bosch


a very interesting original   print  that shows the Dürer/Brant ship of fools that is so similar to bosch's painting !


four tenths the way down  “ Hunterian Bn.3.9 Folio 1r opening page ”



better  pic,  you can see bosch's version is almost like a satire of dürer's



a


good

page


of


   prints !


with


   sebastian brant's aphorisms !
















if


you


look


at


the


real


physicists


they


are


much


more


open


minded


about


the


ultimate


nature's


of


realities


than


“ skeptics ”
















if


you


look


at


the


real


physicists


they


are


much


more


open


minded


about


the


ultimate


natures


of


realities


than


“ skeptics ”
















john


is


or


was

a


good


voynicher


it's


just


sort


of


an


empty


bullshit


it


fools


people


while

you


can


and


are


able


to


sustain


the


illusion


that


is


people


don't


know


you


that


well


and


your


brain


is


up


to


supporting


the


tangled


web !
















voynich


something


which


has


an


appearance


but


no


underlying


reality !
















“ Impermanence is in itself Buddha-nature ”


straight  voynich  as befits some-one so frightened of being themselves they have to   post  anonymously !
















sometimes


things


are


just


bad


combinations !
















my


view


of


translation


is

that


if

you


can


get


a


fair


portion


of


the


sense


of


what


is


said


that


is


enough


even


amazing !
















leonard


cohen


caught


by


voynich


zen !
















i


get


suckered


into


other


people's


viewpoints


all


the


time
















“ the


illusion


of


normality ! ”


either


it's


an


illusion


or


not


and


you


will


have


a


good


idea


in


ten


years !
















the


ravages


of

age


i


look


at


my


face


in


the


webcam


54


years


have


snuck


up


on


me


and


it


shows !
















you


can


spend



your


life


arguing


with


fools
!
















writing


voynich


stringing


words


together


so


they


sound


like


they


might


make

sense !


but


of


course


there's


no


inner


consistency


except


the


desire


to


conceal


and


stupidity !
















they


don't


have


their


own


work !


they


are


caught


in

a



madhouse


shouting


at


each


other !
















if


you


look


at


mao's


poems


he


was


abit


of

a


nutter


like


stalin


very


intelligent


but

pyschotic !
















i


think


the


basic


problem


is


that


you


are


pursuing


the


illusion


of


a

normal


life


well


there


is


none


one


is


vulnerable


and


surrounded


by


predators !
















life


is


just


a


blurry


mess


until


we


die


i


wouldn't


be


so


hard


on

yourself !


the


mistakes


are


endless !
















life


is


just


a


blurry


mess


until


we


die


i


wouldn't


be


so


hard


on

yourself !
















my reading is that dogs are genetically descended from wolves, but wolves are fascinatingly human with a huge degree of   learning  as cubs
















karl


marx


how


could


a


man


who


caused


so


much


trouble


have


such


a


peaceable


grave ?




ed.  “marx had originally been buried in an inconspicuous spot adorned by a humble marker, but visitors complained that they could not find the site, so in 1954, with funds raised by the british communist party, marx's bones reached higher and more conspicuous ground.”


so intially it was peaceable rather then the angry expression of aggression it now seems to be.





he


always


said


he


was

never


a


marxist


so


the

blame


cannot


be


entirely


laid


at


his


door !
















karl


marx


how


could


a


man


who


caused


so


much


trouble


have


such


a


peaceable


grave ?


















it's

pretty


horrific


to


be

young


and


it's


pretty


horrific


to


be


old


:


o


)
















the


mistake



of


neo-


advaita


is


it


is


minimal


beyond


what


can


function !
















any-


one


who


would


call


themselves

a


zen

master


hasn't


got


the


slightest


clue


what


it


is


about !
















why


should


i


be


trying


to


persuade

you


to


act


in


your


own


best


interests !
















you


are


trying


to


save


the

world


and


you


need


to


save


yourself !
















  medicine is all about money and not necessarily helping you !
















you


don't


fit


any


mould


nanda


doesn't


fit


any


either


brother


to


the


buddha


mould


husband


mould


ascetic


mould


disciple


mould !
















you


don't


fit


any


mould


nanda


doesn't


fit


any


either


buddha


mould


husband


mould


ascetic


mould !

















there's


always


as


far


to


go


as


you've


come


and


sometimes


recent


changes


can


be


quite

radical !
















i have known a few so called “zen masters” or similar and i cannot think of a single one who would not have been better off doing something completely different!.


it is to your credit that   you  didn't fit the mould, i hope you can see this !



they


always


end


up


impaired


in

health


and


insane


to


some


degree !


wouldn't


being


god's


chosen


make


anyone


insane ?
















i


probably


don't


need


to


be


commercially


successful


so


i


probably


won't


be !
















the


male


female


paradigm


is


this


the


female


puts


up


with


all


sorts


of


in


her


view


crap


provided


the


male


does


her


bidding !


all


sorts


of


problems


ensue


when


the


male


doesn't


do


her


bidding


or


is


incompetent !
















the


male


female


paradigm


is


this


the


female


puts


up


with


all


sorts


of


in


her


view


crap


provided


the


male


does


her


bidding !
















men


kill


men


easy

a

s


flies


:


o


)


or


dream


about


it


anyway


:


o


)
















when


some-


one


dies


you're


supposed


to


pretend


they


never


existed !
















the


writing


thing


has


become


completely


consuming !


like


migraine


actually !
















the


writing


thing


has


become


completely


consuming !
















when


you


are


ill


all


you


can


do


is


lie


there


:


o


)


sometimes


you


just


can't


  move !
















jesus


is


absolute


frigging


nonsense !


as


are


mohammed


and


buddha !


they


all


lived


lives


on


steriods


like


any


story


book


character !
















the


male


dream

to


deliver


lethal


death


to


other


males


almost


casually !
















john


loori


was


schizophrenic


he


got


rid


of


anyone


who


didn't


go


along


with


his


egocentric


delusions !


zen


mountain


monastery


you


who


have


lived


in


his


shadow


so


long


have

some


unwinding


to


do !


a


cult

leader


with


an


unsubtle


cult


following


in


a


way


toni


packer


was


the


same


but


i


don't


feel


it


was


unhealthy!


maybe


it


was ?




ed.  i was thinking this as i was popping on and off a camp bed set up in the living room/kitchen/computer room with a migraine !


it's amazing what pops out of nowhere !
















john


loori


was


schizophrenic


he


got


rid


of


anyone


who


didn't


go


along


with


his


egocentric


delusions !


zen


mountain


monastery


you


who


have


lived


in


his


shadow


so


long


have

some


unwinding


to


do !


a


cult

leader


with


a


subtle


cult !
















isn't


it


fascinating


the


way

w

e


can


treat


the


completely


fabricated

as


real !
















john


loori


was


schizophrenic


he


got


rid


of


anyone


who


didn't


go


along


with


his


delusions !
















jesus


is


absolute


frigging


nonsense !
















it's


like


we


are


separate


universes


around


one


universe


some


universes


may


be


less


themselves


more


dissolving


and


more


in


alignment


or


identity


with


the


one


true


universe !
















it's


like


we


are


separate


universes


around


one


universe


some


universes


may


be


less


themselves


and


more


in


alignment


or


identity


with


the


one


true


universe !
















women


it's


just


not


in


them


to


give


in !


however


reasonable


that


might


seem !


:


o


)
















women


it's


just


not


in


them


to


give


in !
















male


and


female


are


commodities


to


each

other


i


wouldn't


say


the

same


for


parents


to


children !
















i


think


you


are


trying


to


recreate


an


adolescent


mindset


this


is


mid


life not the early twenties


flat


and


stale


comes


to


mind !
















why


make


enemies


when


you


can


make


friends ?
















famous


last


words


“ you


all


think


you


continue


do


you ?
















there's


only


one


thing


worse


than


failure


and


that's


being


a


success


people


want


what

you've


got


or


you


and


rip


you


to


pieces


to


get


it!

so


i guess


success


is


cyclical


when it arrives


it


slowly


destroys


it's


incumbents


not


the


least


because


they


slowly


lose


touch


with


the


world !
















people


live


and


breed


as


blindly


as


cats
















a fight


a


symbiont


stretching


its


legs


stretching


its


claws
















you


really


have


to


understand


why


you


write


it's


not


for


applause


or


to


facilitate


other's


understanding


of


life


 or 


 whatever 


but


to


extend


your


memory !
















you


really


have


trouble


seeing


any


viewpoint


except


your


own


i


see my viewpoint


then


i


see


yours


then


i

have


to

see

both


viewpoints


in


context


which


often


how


things settle


to


be !
















the


philosophy


of


zero


sum


it's


called


life


:


o


)


:


o


(
















the


philosophy


of


zero


sum


it's


called


life


:


o


)


(
















silbury


hill


one


world


tower


both


functional


both


insane


man's


pressing


himself


against


the


complete


universe !
















you


are


creating


something


out


of


air


and


it


returns


to


air


you


see


everything


as

a


reflection


of


yourself  !
















you


are


creating


something


out


of


air


and


it


returns


to


air

















maybe


you


are


not


intellectually


coping


with


these


homilies ?
















silbury


hill


blurring


you


can't


tell


the


difference


between


a


dream


and


reality !
















silbury


hill


blurring


you


can't


tell


the


difference


between


a


dream


and


reality !
















sometimes


you


are


told


something


but


what


do


you


hear ?


not


to


take


it


personally !
















sometimes


you


are


told


something


but


what


do


you


hear ?


not


to


take


it


personally !
















a


symbiont


may


make


a


gut


rumble


occasionally


but


they


know


when


they


are


better


off !
















a


man


may


watch

a


flower


coming


but


see

a


flower


going !
















a


man


may


see

a

flower


coming


but


hear

a



flower


going