The idea of a Zen koan is to provoke a great doubt to stun our consciousness and make our
minds reel, to blast us out of our comfort zone, and into an unknown level of consciousness
and insightful realisation as to the nature of expressed life. We could ask the question like,
"if I am dissolved into the all, what is left of me?" Or we could ask, If I stand aside will my
shadow be released from its bounded state? These koans and their inner intentions may seem
to be of no use to us today, perhaps we think them to be too deep and puzzling, or even that
they are nonsensical and therefore to be completely ignored.
We as human beings may tend to live upon the surface of our expression, little realising that
we are all deeply connected to the DEEP, and the deep calls out unto its kin, and we are all
the kin of the deep. That still small voice you hear when you are in a crisis or your "backs
against the wall"is the voice of your higher self the divine immortal soul, this inner voice calls
out from the depths of your being, and thereby registers within your surfical mind consciousness.
This is your connection to the all embracing all inclusive life force that we are all deeply immersed
within,(but we fail to see or feel the connection).
We will all have a time of great doubt come upon us, questions will arise within our minds, such
as why am I here? What the point of all this? Is there something more to life than what I am
seeing or feeling? Is there life after death? Some might humorously ask if you believe in life
after birth?
We are in effect shadows of an inner light, the shadow is your physical body the vehicle, the
vehicle is the shadow, and not the real being, just as the sun casts a shadow of your shape upon
the ground, we never make the mistake of thinking your sun cast shadow is really you, do we!
But because of our gross ignorance as to our real and lasting identity, we all fall into the belief
that our physical bodies are our true self, which is why we have so much confusion wars, disease
and greed fuelled egotism running rampant upon this planet.
We could seem all lost within the shallow end of life, the only real depth seems to be just
confined to our great oceans, and rarely found within us all. Yet if we look within us, there is an
infinitely deep ocean of consciousness lying there awaiting for us to at first maybe venture to put
our toe into the ocean, so to speak, then venture deeper when we feel more able to do so, then
hopefully the day will come, when we all dive in headfirst into the reality and identity of who we
all are.When that great day arrives, and it will one fine day,all our "I"s will become dissolved within
a sea of love and acceptance of each other.
In part two will cast another koan. Warmest regards Michael.
kirkpatrickmichael17@gmail.com any feedback welcomed facebook Soul Realisation.
minds reel, to blast us out of our comfort zone, and into an unknown level of consciousness
and insightful realisation as to the nature of expressed life. We could ask the question like,
"if I am dissolved into the all, what is left of me?" Or we could ask, If I stand aside will my
shadow be released from its bounded state? These koans and their inner intentions may seem
to be of no use to us today, perhaps we think them to be too deep and puzzling, or even that
they are nonsensical and therefore to be completely ignored.
We as human beings may tend to live upon the surface of our expression, little realising that
we are all deeply connected to the DEEP, and the deep calls out unto its kin, and we are all
the kin of the deep. That still small voice you hear when you are in a crisis or your "backs
against the wall"is the voice of your higher self the divine immortal soul, this inner voice calls
out from the depths of your being, and thereby registers within your surfical mind consciousness.
This is your connection to the all embracing all inclusive life force that we are all deeply immersed
within,(but we fail to see or feel the connection).
We will all have a time of great doubt come upon us, questions will arise within our minds, such
as why am I here? What the point of all this? Is there something more to life than what I am
seeing or feeling? Is there life after death? Some might humorously ask if you believe in life
after birth?
We are in effect shadows of an inner light, the shadow is your physical body the vehicle, the
vehicle is the shadow, and not the real being, just as the sun casts a shadow of your shape upon
the ground, we never make the mistake of thinking your sun cast shadow is really you, do we!
But because of our gross ignorance as to our real and lasting identity, we all fall into the belief
that our physical bodies are our true self, which is why we have so much confusion wars, disease
and greed fuelled egotism running rampant upon this planet.
We could seem all lost within the shallow end of life, the only real depth seems to be just
confined to our great oceans, and rarely found within us all. Yet if we look within us, there is an
infinitely deep ocean of consciousness lying there awaiting for us to at first maybe venture to put
our toe into the ocean, so to speak, then venture deeper when we feel more able to do so, then
hopefully the day will come, when we all dive in headfirst into the reality and identity of who we
all are.When that great day arrives, and it will one fine day,all our "I"s will become dissolved within
a sea of love and acceptance of each other.
In part two will cast another koan. Warmest regards Michael.
kirkpatrickmichael17@gmail.com any feedback welcomed facebook Soul Realisation.
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