Well what is it.. I hear (read) it a lot. But I dont understand.
Gassho
Ola
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Well what is it.. I hear (read) it a lot. But I dont understand.
Gassho
Ola
Oooh, I can't wait to read the responses on this one. I can list some synonyms (Buddha nature, God, etc.). But understand it? I would take a wild shot that "nobody understands it, but some experience it." If you haven't experienced it, it can't be described (or so I am told).
Finally, when you truly experience big mind, you can throw away the raft. I guess.
Craig
Hello Ola,
It depends; do you mean "big mind" the philosophical concept or "Big Mind (TM)?"
One of these (usually) leads to a very heated debate when it's brought up, and maybe it would be better if we clarify which one we're talking about before things get tense.
Metta,
Perry
True dat. :mrgreen:Quote:
Originally Posted by AtomicSpud
Ola are you referring for example to Suzuki's talk about Big Mind or are you talking about Gempo's Big Mind workshops? :?:
What can be "tense" if truly Big Mind? Truly. 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by AtomicSpud
Mind (big M) is hard to explain, but I'll do what I can with what I've got, poor words and what understanding I posess. Big Mind (mind with the big M) is when you realize that your mind and body are one. Then it goes further until you realize that your Mind/Body is one with the Mind/Body of others. Then it goes further until you realize that your Mind/Body is not real and is the "Emptiness" of the Heart Suttra. Then it goes further until you realize that your Mind/Body is not separate from the Mind/Body of Buddha, the Ancestors, and even the whole of the universe. Then it goes further until you realize that, in the midst of all of that, you are still a unique individual. Then it goes further until you just sit, and you realize that it's all zazen, and you let go of the concept of Big Mind, and any thought of attaining it.
That might be a good start on explaining it.
That might be. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnsonCM
a wise man once said a wise man wont say anything
Ola, Big Mind is no other than you, not outside of yourself. Don't seek for it here and there, in books, people and stuff: you'll never find it.
Big Mind cannot be seen, bought or traded.
It is as simple as clear water, burning fire.
It is not even big. Or mind.
gassho
Taigu
Hi Ola...
Big mind?
What is big mind? I don't understand about that.
What I know is just Mind , no big no small.
Taigu was right, it's not even big or mind
Small big medium is only exist when you want to buy a cloth in department store. :p
Gassho, Mujo
Thanks.. I guess ;-) Dont no if i am any wiser.. But maybe I will be. Big mind is everything and nothing?
/Ola
Hi Ola,Quote:
Originally Posted by Ola Nelsson
I asked the same question just after joining Treeleaf. Here's what Jundo said in reply, I hope you find the response of some help:
JohnHQuote:
Originally Posted by Jundo
Yes. And no.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ola Nelsson
Some teachers explain Big Mind as the mind that realizes that mind and body are one. It is the mind you think with when you realize that everything is just another expression of everything else. Don't get too hung up on it. Just two words put together. Any more importance than that and it becomes one of those things to grasp on to, to try and attain.