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.When we fall into the grip of this (as weall do, inevitably), we must become aware as soon as it is hap-pening, and stop it on the spot.Usually, it is not the truth we areperceiving but the distortions of our own violent mind.This takes time, but if we practice consistently, one day thepower the violent mind uses to keep its hold over us becomes greatlydiminished.There are even times when it disappears completely.Atthat very moment heaven appears.Then the violent mind turns intowhat it always was, absolutely nothing but a madman s dream.Wethen see we have given it all the power it had by our belief in it, andby our attention.By not looking at what was real.Attention! Attention! Attention!A monk asked the Master, What is the essence of Zen practice? The Master wrote a word on paper.It said, ATTENTION! Is that all? the monk asked, incredulously.Once again the Master wrote on the paper, ATTENTION!ATTENTION!Still the monk hoped for more. That s it? That s all? Filled with utter kindness, the Master wrote one last time:ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION!That s it!Hold Your SeatAnother way of expressing this is done by a wonderful Lojonginstruction:Hold Your Seat. Shoshanna_09_097-114 01/07/02 12:13 Page 106106 ZEN MIRACLESThis means to sit, stay centered, don t move, don t react.Ifsomething comes at you, allow it to come, and allow it to go.HoldYour Seat also means, if you fall down or make a mistake, comeback again and get on the cushion.As you do that, over time youtake back the power that you have attributed to the transitoryworld, which can push us and pull us like a leaf in the wind.ThisLojong instruction means become imperturbable in the center ofall storms.Become a container to include all.These teachings, orsayings, can be utilized in any situation in life with your boss,your friend, your children.As you practice, you see that an angryperson doesn t necessarily hate you or want to kill you.It s onlyphenomena, arising and falling that we make solid and important.We make it real by the story we tell ourselves and others about it,over and over again.A related Lojong instruction is:Be a child of illusion.Lighten up.To think that everything will always be the sameis illusion.Something new will always come and then it will go.If you can hold your seat, and see it as illusion, you won t get sea-sick, rocked around so much, throwing up over the edge of theboat.Instead you will be able to pay attention and enjoy the ride.Kara saved herself and her friend by being able to hold her seat.The Tree RoshiThere was once a Zen Master who lived very simply in a tree.Hedid zazen in the branches, ate berries and nuts, and was content.Little by little his reputation grew and people sought him out forguidance.The Tree Roshi said nothing to anyone, just continuedhis simple life and practice of zazen.Finally, he consented to comeout of the tree for a day and answer a question.The crowd hadmany questions, but they all boiled down to a simple one, Whatis the essence of this practice.What is it all about? Shoshanna_09_097-114 01/07/02 12:13 Page 107AMBITION: TAMING THE VIOLENT MIND 107The Tree Roshi said, Do only good.Do no harm to anyone. The people were disappointed. That s it? We all know that.Even a baby knows it. Even a baby knows it, said the Tree Roshi, but even aneighty-year-old man cannot do it. Words are easy, but to truly do no harm to any form of life,including oneself, is another matter.It is a lifelong practice.How do we actually undertake the great practice of the TreeRoshi?Dissolving AngerAlong with sitting through anger bravely and allowing it to runits course, we work with it carefully as it arises in everyday life.A monk sat in zazen on a mountain for many years.He attaineda state of samadhi (oneness), and felt deep peace and equanimity.After a time he went down from the mountain and back to the city,where the true test of his practice came.As soon as someone spoketo him rudely, anger and pride flared inside of him.How dare theytreat someone like me that way? he exclaimed.Does this mean that his time on the mountain was useless?No.It simply means that the roots of anger can go deep.What-ever melted on the mountain, melted.What he found inside himback on the streets, was still there to be extinguished.In and ofitself anger is not bad.It is what we do with it that matters.If welet it run us, lash out and harm, that produces danger.If, how-ever, we become senior to the anger, simply experience it for whatit is, before long it will melt away.Fortunately for the monk, aftermany years of practice, he was in a position to laugh at himselfand move along.Anger can become our best friend if it forces us to be vigilant.If we did not have problems and afflictions, there would be noneed to practice or understand the true essence of compassionand how to extend it to others. Shoshanna_09_097-114 01/07/02 12:13 Page 108108 ZEN MIRACLESOne of the things we learn as we practice is to notice allaspects of our anger and how it works upon others and ourselves.This itself dissolves anger, just paying attention, just noticing.3.Tricks the Violent Mind PlaysAnother powerful fuel for the violent mind are the tricks it lovesto play [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.When we fall into the grip of this (as weall do, inevitably), we must become aware as soon as it is hap-pening, and stop it on the spot.Usually, it is not the truth we areperceiving but the distortions of our own violent mind.This takes time, but if we practice consistently, one day thepower the violent mind uses to keep its hold over us becomes greatlydiminished.There are even times when it disappears completely.Atthat very moment heaven appears.Then the violent mind turns intowhat it always was, absolutely nothing but a madman s dream.Wethen see we have given it all the power it had by our belief in it, andby our attention.By not looking at what was real.Attention! Attention! Attention!A monk asked the Master, What is the essence of Zen practice? The Master wrote a word on paper.It said, ATTENTION! Is that all? the monk asked, incredulously.Once again the Master wrote on the paper, ATTENTION!ATTENTION!Still the monk hoped for more. That s it? That s all? Filled with utter kindness, the Master wrote one last time:ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION!That s it!Hold Your SeatAnother way of expressing this is done by a wonderful Lojonginstruction:Hold Your Seat. Shoshanna_09_097-114 01/07/02 12:13 Page 106106 ZEN MIRACLESThis means to sit, stay centered, don t move, don t react.Ifsomething comes at you, allow it to come, and allow it to go.HoldYour Seat also means, if you fall down or make a mistake, comeback again and get on the cushion.As you do that, over time youtake back the power that you have attributed to the transitoryworld, which can push us and pull us like a leaf in the wind.ThisLojong instruction means become imperturbable in the center ofall storms.Become a container to include all.These teachings, orsayings, can be utilized in any situation in life with your boss,your friend, your children.As you practice, you see that an angryperson doesn t necessarily hate you or want to kill you.It s onlyphenomena, arising and falling that we make solid and important.We make it real by the story we tell ourselves and others about it,over and over again.A related Lojong instruction is:Be a child of illusion.Lighten up.To think that everything will always be the sameis illusion.Something new will always come and then it will go.If you can hold your seat, and see it as illusion, you won t get sea-sick, rocked around so much, throwing up over the edge of theboat.Instead you will be able to pay attention and enjoy the ride.Kara saved herself and her friend by being able to hold her seat.The Tree RoshiThere was once a Zen Master who lived very simply in a tree.Hedid zazen in the branches, ate berries and nuts, and was content.Little by little his reputation grew and people sought him out forguidance.The Tree Roshi said nothing to anyone, just continuedhis simple life and practice of zazen.Finally, he consented to comeout of the tree for a day and answer a question.The crowd hadmany questions, but they all boiled down to a simple one, Whatis the essence of this practice.What is it all about? Shoshanna_09_097-114 01/07/02 12:13 Page 107AMBITION: TAMING THE VIOLENT MIND 107The Tree Roshi said, Do only good.Do no harm to anyone. The people were disappointed. That s it? We all know that.Even a baby knows it. Even a baby knows it, said the Tree Roshi, but even aneighty-year-old man cannot do it. Words are easy, but to truly do no harm to any form of life,including oneself, is another matter.It is a lifelong practice.How do we actually undertake the great practice of the TreeRoshi?Dissolving AngerAlong with sitting through anger bravely and allowing it to runits course, we work with it carefully as it arises in everyday life.A monk sat in zazen on a mountain for many years.He attaineda state of samadhi (oneness), and felt deep peace and equanimity.After a time he went down from the mountain and back to the city,where the true test of his practice came.As soon as someone spoketo him rudely, anger and pride flared inside of him.How dare theytreat someone like me that way? he exclaimed.Does this mean that his time on the mountain was useless?No.It simply means that the roots of anger can go deep.What-ever melted on the mountain, melted.What he found inside himback on the streets, was still there to be extinguished.In and ofitself anger is not bad.It is what we do with it that matters.If welet it run us, lash out and harm, that produces danger.If, how-ever, we become senior to the anger, simply experience it for whatit is, before long it will melt away.Fortunately for the monk, aftermany years of practice, he was in a position to laugh at himselfand move along.Anger can become our best friend if it forces us to be vigilant.If we did not have problems and afflictions, there would be noneed to practice or understand the true essence of compassionand how to extend it to others. Shoshanna_09_097-114 01/07/02 12:13 Page 108108 ZEN MIRACLESOne of the things we learn as we practice is to notice allaspects of our anger and how it works upon others and ourselves.This itself dissolves anger, just paying attention, just noticing.3.Tricks the Violent Mind PlaysAnother powerful fuel for the violent mind are the tricks it lovesto play [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]