tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post7296357972900478710..comments2023-10-30T06:38:39.170-07:00Comments on Snow Branches: Blowing in the MindUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-20600471008761420252012-06-20T22:44:21.505-07:002012-06-20T22:44:21.505-07:00Thanks, StoneCutter. I am enjoying discovering you...Thanks, StoneCutter. I am enjoying discovering your blog over at <a href="http://buddhafyer.blogspot.ca/" rel="nofollow">Buddhafyer</a>.David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-67609649694855721632012-06-19T08:42:03.983-07:002012-06-19T08:42:03.983-07:00As another layperson I hear you both on the questi...As another layperson I hear you both on the questions and on the being blown against the fence. Thank you also for the recommendation of Realizing Genjokoan, which looks fascinating.StoneCutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263638528182941648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-91334381074546045592012-06-08T13:03:02.173-07:002012-06-08T13:03:02.173-07:00Thanks, Geum - please stop by for tea any time!Thanks, Geum - please stop by for tea any time!David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-80763082855995703872012-06-08T00:57:12.595-07:002012-06-08T00:57:12.595-07:00Tea does sound good! Well done piece, btw.Tea does sound good! Well done piece, btw.SDPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710980167633880681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-78476610103417596022012-06-03T23:23:13.745-07:002012-06-03T23:23:13.745-07:00Thanks for visiting. I'm going to resist the u...Thanks for visiting. I'm going to resist the urge to blurt something clever and stick with "don't know." Best wishes.David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-17629874708798553722012-06-03T23:11:20.787-07:002012-06-03T23:11:20.787-07:00My monkey mind doesn't have an "off"...My monkey mind doesn't have an "off" switch - just an "ignore" switch that doesn't seem to want to stay flipped :) More practice required.<br /><br />Bows back, Tara.David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-24406071767454516652012-06-03T13:13:24.164-07:002012-06-03T13:13:24.164-07:00Thank you for sharing. I often find myself asking ...Thank you for sharing. I often find myself asking similar questions. If I'm not the one watching, nor the one being watched, nor the act itself of watching, what am I?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-78961420447306151492012-06-03T10:17:13.550-07:002012-06-03T10:17:13.550-07:00These questions give me monkey mind! I grew agita...These questions give me monkey mind! I grew agitated during dharma talks & felt much overstimulated. I have to be in a very specific state of mind to even think about it. I joyfully leave it to the enthusiasts.<br /><br />Deep bows David.Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-74056704543654341982012-06-02T15:49:35.951-07:002012-06-02T15:49:35.951-07:00Thanks, Christine - and thank you for such a thoug...Thanks, Christine - and thank you for such a thoughtful comment! How easy to get tangled up in words when what you are trying to communicate might be conveyed more clearly with a hug or a gift or a song. And the smoke is real too. Which reminded me to go back and re-read your great post over at <a href="http://mysticmeandering.blogspot.ca/2012/06/up-in-smoke.html" rel="nofollow">Mystic Meandering</a>!David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-71094569849442578802012-06-02T13:58:16.563-07:002012-06-02T13:58:16.563-07:00The only one I know the answer to is the last one ...The only one I know the answer to is the last one about the tea :)David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-59619866159549101692012-06-02T11:01:24.761-07:002012-06-02T11:01:24.761-07:00David, I love your offering here! Not "aimle...David, I love your offering here! Not "aimless", not "infantile" - at least from my perspective - but helpful in how you open up the different ways of seeing Truth... I actually didn't realize there were all these definitions of "mind." And I often forget that in Buddhism, "THE Mind" (big Mind) is what I call "The Heart." At least that's what I've been able to figure out so far in my mind :) (which I think is partly what you are pointing to as well)... It's easy to get trapped in the conundrums of the mind and not see life as it is - just living life without creating confusion. <br /><br />I love your questions that inquire into the Heart of Existence and can only be answered by The Heart (not the mind). Although I get your point. Or maybe I've missed the point altogether... Who are we really? in many traditions is the ultimate question pointing to the moon...(and beyond:). And yet, in another sense, as you point out, it doesn't matter. It's all smoke ~ ~ ~Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-85824848846554168962012-06-02T01:41:10.703-07:002012-06-02T01:41:10.703-07:00i like these questions. I think the art of asking ...i like these questions. I think the art of asking questions can be a good thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04122762432900082546noreply@blogger.com