The bottom line is for us to simply allow mind activity to be. So, as strange as this sounds, please do not try to stop “your” thinking. Let it fade and stop by itself. If some idea comes into your mind, let it come in, and then let it flow out through a back door. Such noise will not stray long enough stay long enough in our subconscious under these conditions. Consequently, we are not bothered by or out of rhythm with anything happening consciously.
It seems as if my idea of self appears from outside the mind, and if we are not bothered by the waves, gradually they become calmer and more settled. In five to ten minutes, our mind is revealed to be completely serene and calm. Breathing slows, as naturally flowing body/mind activity such as while the pulse routinely picks up a few beats. Gradually, fundamental breathing become smoother and serene as breathing slows, while the heart beats to fit the needs of passing moments. The true understanding is that water and waves are one. So is the mixed flow of big and small mind – they are ONE.
A Zen poem points out that “after the wind stops, I see a flower falling.” Because of the presence of a singing bird, I “discover” the mountain calmness. Before something happens in the realm of calmness, we do not innately feel the calmness. There is a Japanese saying, “For the moon there is the cloud. For the flower there is the wind.” When we see that a part of of the moon is covered by a cloud, or a tree, or a weed, we feel how round the moon is. But when we see the clear moon without anything covering it, we do not feel that roundness the same way. We fully embrace it’s poetry when we experience it through something else.
When we practice Zazen, when we are within the complete calm essence of mind. We do not feel anything; we just sit. The relationship between the calmness of our meditation encourages us to flow through life in that way. The value of Zazen reveals it’s divine essence when it is mindfully incorporated into into our daily lives. Such is a true and divine blessing.
For a Zen student to sit in simple silence, which most people thought to be worthless, is actually experienced as a treasure. Whatever we do, life becomes an art treasure. Zen is not about trying to attain anything. Just sitting in the complete calmness of “Original Mind,”
Please note that, I will facilitate both Zen and Shamanic versions of this “Original Mind” meditation. Come and play…
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