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(Posted November 6, 2018 in my ‘Being Old’ weblog, now shut down) At age seven or eight I had an experience which I ever-more perceive as a satori. “Satori (Chinese kāi wù) may be defined as an intuitive looking into the … Continue reading →... mehr auf pavellas.wordpress.com
… yet, in vain, we continue to issue words. I am rereading Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals, by Peter Matthiessen. One chapter is an account of his journey to the land of Dolpo on the Tibetan plateau. He later expanded … Continue reading ... mehr auf pavellas.wordpress.com
As I read from the list of books which may be useful in formulating such a report, the slow, distant drumbeat of a wise and familiar saying has come to the forefront of my noggin: From The Way of Life … Continue reading →... mehr auf pavellas.wordpress.com
Ron asks: How might Zen koans relate to Advaita Vedanta? ChatGPT responds: Zen koans and Advaita Vedanta, though arising from different traditions—Zen being rooted in Chinese Chan Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta in Hinduism—both deal with the nature of reality and … ... mehr auf pavellas.wordpress.com