The very point of no-sense is that it jars the logical mind (ego), that is what a Zen Koan is all about.
We need to be ever mindful that we are both logical and illogical beings, and that emotional logic
is often at odds with logical logic.
If we are at a point in our lives, where we may feel the need for some depth and perhaps some direction, then we have arrived at a point, where looking within us, and seeing what lies beneath
the surface of our being, seems like a good idea. There are many ways of looking within ourselves
and each of us finds their own way to this, there are many types of meditation and yoga that you can try, each method has its own values, you do the choosing. The easiest way I have always found is
just to sit quietly and just observe your breath, letting go of all thoughts and distractions. One thing
that often happens though,it that we reach what could be called a mental plateau, and are unable to
go any deeper into ourselves. when this occurs, and it very often does, we need some ammunition
to blast us past this plateau, and it comes by way of a koan, what you need then is no-sense that
will help you through the door that leads to wisdom and intuitive teaching. You have first got to
loose yourself, in order to find yourself!! Does that make any sense to you? Let go of yourself
in order to find yourself? Is that logical? Be still in order to move forward! What does that mean?
When we journey within ourselves we encounter a differing energy matrix, this matrix is very often
much more akin to your emotional self, your illogical self, intuition which we will encounter if we
venture within ourselves, will open up ideas and feelings within you, these are doorways to inner wisdom, which is not always logical, and can make us feel very emotional, even bring us to tears
these tears that may at first be ones of sadness, as we remember lost opportunities presented to us
by this intuitive insight, but as we persevere with this venture within, those tears will be ones of
inner joy. We need to ignore the ego and the logical mind, because they both want us firmly in their
grasp, and fear that if we find out more about who we really are, they may well become redundant!
They both have their place to play in your life, but always remember that YOU ARE THE MASTER
Not the ego or mind. You are,or need to be Captain of your ship, You are a soul in human form, and
can rise above the dictates of the ego and mind, in truth you actually created both of them!! So look
at the use of koans, write some down for yourself, and see how very useful they can be.
Warmest regards Michael.
kirkpatrickmichael17@gmail.com any feedback welcome facebook Soul Realization.
We need to be ever mindful that we are both logical and illogical beings, and that emotional logic
is often at odds with logical logic.
If we are at a point in our lives, where we may feel the need for some depth and perhaps some direction, then we have arrived at a point, where looking within us, and seeing what lies beneath
the surface of our being, seems like a good idea. There are many ways of looking within ourselves
and each of us finds their own way to this, there are many types of meditation and yoga that you can try, each method has its own values, you do the choosing. The easiest way I have always found is
just to sit quietly and just observe your breath, letting go of all thoughts and distractions. One thing
that often happens though,it that we reach what could be called a mental plateau, and are unable to
go any deeper into ourselves. when this occurs, and it very often does, we need some ammunition
to blast us past this plateau, and it comes by way of a koan, what you need then is no-sense that
will help you through the door that leads to wisdom and intuitive teaching. You have first got to
loose yourself, in order to find yourself!! Does that make any sense to you? Let go of yourself
in order to find yourself? Is that logical? Be still in order to move forward! What does that mean?
When we journey within ourselves we encounter a differing energy matrix, this matrix is very often
much more akin to your emotional self, your illogical self, intuition which we will encounter if we
venture within ourselves, will open up ideas and feelings within you, these are doorways to inner wisdom, which is not always logical, and can make us feel very emotional, even bring us to tears
these tears that may at first be ones of sadness, as we remember lost opportunities presented to us
by this intuitive insight, but as we persevere with this venture within, those tears will be ones of
inner joy. We need to ignore the ego and the logical mind, because they both want us firmly in their
grasp, and fear that if we find out more about who we really are, they may well become redundant!
They both have their place to play in your life, but always remember that YOU ARE THE MASTER
Not the ego or mind. You are,or need to be Captain of your ship, You are a soul in human form, and
can rise above the dictates of the ego and mind, in truth you actually created both of them!! So look
at the use of koans, write some down for yourself, and see how very useful they can be.
Warmest regards Michael.
kirkpatrickmichael17@gmail.com any feedback welcome facebook Soul Realization.
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