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David Kaufmann

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    David Kaufmann replied to the topic Faith in Mind by 3rd Patriarch of Zen in the forum Inspirational Poems, Writings, Artwork etc. 7 years, 1 month ago

    Blake. I gave links to Buddhist sources that have endless original sources. If you want this site to become a bulletin board for reposting that material, which is already freely available, fine. As I indicated I’m not arguing or trying to change anything. When the reposter then goes on to admit they don’t understand the teaching in what they…[Read more]

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    David Kaufmann replied to the topic Faith in Mind by 3rd Patriarch of Zen in the forum Inspirational Poems, Writings, Artwork etc. 7 years, 1 month ago

    whatever
    copy & paste away to your heart’s content.

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    David Kaufmann replied to the topic Faith in Mind by 3rd Patriarch of Zen in the forum Inspirational Poems, Writings, Artwork etc. 7 years, 1 month ago

    In the suttra Bahiya gets enlightened after hearing this short teaching & dies moments later.
    Do you think the world of this and the world of that are two different worlds?
    Do you think being told that the self can’t be located is really much help for folks?
    Do you think being told “there is no thing here” is any more enlightening than quantum…[Read more]

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    David Kaufmann replied to the topic Faith in Mind by 3rd Patriarch of Zen in the forum Inspirational Poems, Writings, Artwork etc. 7 years, 1 month ago

    So you too know how to cut & paste.

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    David Kaufmann replied to the topic Breath vs. sound of silence in the forum Meditation 9 years, 2 months ago

    If I was anymore relaxed my lower jaw would drop and my mouth would open
    in fact I become aware of the normal unconscious tension that keeps our mouths shut.
    Not sure what to do about that tension. Sitting with mouth open doesn’t seem ideal.

    As regards thoughts sometimes they are as you say quite busy,
    other times, mind is more relaxed
    I hear the…[Read more]

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    David Kaufmann started the topic Breath vs. sound of silence in the forum Meditation 9 years, 2 months ago

    Often the breath seems barely perceivable, where as strange as it may sound, the sound of silence, seems much more prominent, and is also indicative of reduced involvement with thought.

    I also wondered about the breath following instructions, in the book:

    on the one hand we are told not to control it

    on the other hand we are told to generate…[Read more]

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