tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115400011830540239.post6490287553982366320..comments2023-05-19T14:44:14.869+02:00Comments on Tao by MATSUMOTO: Today's Tao / The form without a form 14-2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664413562018152844noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115400011830540239.post-15387446905952873362015-04-01T18:21:29.769+02:002015-04-01T18:21:29.769+02:00It is a very good suggestion, Rinor-san. As you me...It is a very good suggestion, Rinor-san. As you mentioned, remembering and forgetting are the same thing. In fact, everything is the same thing because it takes place in Genzo(Hologram).<br /><br />Negative? If you are talking about Zen, which is the Japanese pronunciation of 禅, it is not negative at all because life is Zen itself. A Japanese craftsman is an excellent example.<br /><br />If you are talking about Chan, which is the Chinese pronunciation of the same character, it might have the tendency as you mentioned above. This is one of the reasons why Japanese Zen Master Dogen was very disappointed when he studied Buddhism in China before he met his master Nyojo. Chan was just a tool for the personal benefit of the mind's tranquility.<br /><br />If you are talking about Buddhism in general, you have to take into account the geographical and historical background. Each school has its cultural essence integrated in their teachings. That's why I feel quite uncomfortable when I hear someone talking about Japanese Buddhism, particularly Zen, in English or another Indo-European language. How can they well explain the nonexistence of Self (I or Yo in Spanish) in a language that requires a subject in a sentence, for instance? Aren't they talking about an image of Zen projected in the mind of an Occidental and Cartesian mind?<br /><br />I hope that this lack of clarity in the explanation by an English-speaking person is responsible for the negative impression you have about Buddhism. Life is Buddha's manifestation. How can it be negative?<br /><br />Thank you, Rinor-san, for giving me an opportunity to clarify one important point.<br /><br /><br />Naoto MatsumotoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664413562018152844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115400011830540239.post-39843284181400920892015-04-01T03:45:23.064+02:002015-04-01T03:45:23.064+02:00Thank you Naoto!
Recently, I found a new way to r...Thank you Naoto!<br /><br />Recently, I found a new way to remember true me when I forget, it seems to work so far... and that is to forget! Sometimes I start thinking about getting satori, or being one with tao, then I just remember to forget and at that moment I forget about everything, which then makes me remember. <br /><br />Maybe because remembering and forgetting are the same thing? <br /><br />A question: Why in Buddhism do they seem to have a more "negative" outlook on life? (if thats true, I don't know much about Buddhism)<br /><br />thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676415851422894947noreply@blogger.com