07-19-2010, 12:04 AM
snowblind wrote:personally I have never read the Buddhist authors at great length because of the longwinded nature of their writings. IMHO the more that is written the muddier the waters. I am a huge fan of koans for that reason, clear, crisp, and dense with insight. It has recently come to my attention that ultimate simplicity and deconstruction for me anyway, is the clearest picture of objects and self. Life then becomes a haiku, an economy of word while a clear understanding of intent. I kinda stopped reading this forum because it got too wordy, and muddy.
I guess the question that I come back to is this; What are we seeking and why? What is enlightenment and how is it different than this moment? Finally, how do emptiness and objects get us to where we are going? While conserving, and utilizing at our highest vibration, energy?Yes, I like koans too. I also like simplicity. I like both complexity and simplicity actually and sometimes I just like to delve strictly into simplicity. It can be dense with insight too, like you say.
Enlightenment to me is here and now, the moment. Both samsara and nirvana are "here". They occupy the same space so to speak.
I think your last two questions are based on what you read in Lex's posts. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I guess the question that I come back to is this; What are we seeking and why? What is enlightenment and how is it different than this moment? Finally, how do emptiness and objects get us to where we are going? While conserving, and utilizing at our highest vibration, energy?Yes, I like koans too. I also like simplicity. I like both complexity and simplicity actually and sometimes I just like to delve strictly into simplicity. It can be dense with insight too, like you say.
Enlightenment to me is here and now, the moment. Both samsara and nirvana are "here". They occupy the same space so to speak.
I think your last two questions are based on what you read in Lex's posts. Correct me if I'm wrong.