My OperaTrue Purity
Sunday, July 15, 2007 1:50:11 PM
In the realm of True Purity
there is no such thing as
“I” or “he” or “she;”
nor can “friend” and “foe”
be found.
The slightest confusion of mind
and innumerable differences
and complications arise.
- Muso (1275-1351)
Chapter 2
When the world knows beauty as beauty, ugliness arises
When it knows good as good, evil arises
Thus being and non-being produce each other
Difficult and easy bring about each other
Long and short reveal each other
High and low support each other
Music and voice harmonize each other
Front and back follow each other
Therefore the sages:
Manage the work of detached actions
Conduct the teaching of no words
They work with myriad things but do not control
They create but do not possess
They act but do not presume
They succeed but do not dwell on success
It is because they do not dwell on success
That it never goes away
How do we find this place of harmony? Meditation, cultivation, practice, applying Dao/Zen to all aspects of our lives.
This harmonic balance is here for all of us to find, if we can cultivate a mind as clear as a polished mirror.
peace to you
beccaxx
Jonchinajon # Tuesday, July 24, 2007 1:48:52 AM
;-D
Becca JamesMunchkin97 # Wednesday, July 25, 2007 1:24:23 AM
thanks
peace to you
beccaxx
Hiteshahitesha # Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:06:44 AM
Thanks Becca! Now I know what Jon meant with that poem..
Becca JamesMunchkin97 # Thursday, July 26, 2007 1:17:08 PM
peace to you
beccaxx