Why I like Zazen.

[anil]

Because when you do it long enough(and you only have to do it up to twenty minutes a day), you get really quiet inside. It is then,I believe, that you get to see the world and yourself as you really are and not how you think they are. Coz when mental action stops there are no more screens between you and the light. I'm not some buddhist master or

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acknowledging conflict leads to the discovery of truth

[existantgnostic]

you present a philosophy which is definitely something to ponder.

I have conflict between my consideration for the zen no-mind/mushin state, and my conviction to the apotheosis of the ego (ie: the self). The former seems at odds with the latter, it appears to work towards the erosion of the self, and leave one to instincts and openness to what is.

This conflict arises from my conviction to perceiving what is. I logic that a glorified ego has powers of perception and reason capable of discerning reality. I suppose that may be my problem with mushin in this matter: the (imo) necessity of reason to discern reality.

None of this is concluded, and requires further exploration.

Re: acknowledging conflict leads to the discovery of truth

[existantgnostic]

here's the post I made including the convo we has yesterday which followed up on this thread.