On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, David Lind wrote:
> Couple more thoughts.....
>
> John Beasley wrote: "show me a sure road to enlightenment"
> This would, in my opinion, be trying to attach a static pattern to
> the dynamic. There are no "sure" ways to enlightenment.
But don't most of yer average guru types that actually claim to have
enlightenment, don't they say that once you've attained it, your
basicially standing in the same place you were before - but now you're no
longer seeking some destination down the road, but are fully alive in the
now? A satorical slap upside the head, as it were and "It was so simple
and right in front of me all along."
> The very
> fact that the dynamic is constantly in motion precludes one "sure" way
> to getting there. Even Zen Masters do not have "a" way to "the" way.
> There are numerous koans because every student is different.
Right, but the destination is the same, right? So perhaps the multitude
of koans and paths that lead outward finally show the way when you
perceive the pattern. Then what? What yet do I lack then to enter the
state of nirvana?
jc
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