2013年12月18日
Voiceless voice from the within
What differentiates Buddhism from Christianity in its fundamental sense is the self-nullifying quality of words or formation of criteria based on intellectual reasoning. While Christianity clearly states its teaching using words of which interpretation left to the readers and their depth of understanding of God, Buddhism only leads people to the point where there is a guidance which is so fluid, organic, and spontaneous and intuitive that blackening or whitening of reality by stating what is right and what is wrong does not fulfill the need of the world where duality of goodness and badness does not apply any single aspect of our daily life.
This fluidity is the great virtue of Buddhism and that's what makes it possible to shut up the chattering-monkey of our mind and heed our deep attention to the voiceless voice that comes from the within. That voice is described by some Catholic priests as the voice from the God or the manifestation of Buddha-nature by Zen priests.
This very moment of life does not bear fruit if it stays subject to any reasoning. It shines rather if it is to left to be as it is and then resonate with the voice from the within. Then, you will see the great sense of direction and empowerment to walk like a migratory bird fly with no confusion where to go but simply knows what to do.
This fluidity is the great virtue of Buddhism and that's what makes it possible to shut up the chattering-monkey of our mind and heed our deep attention to the voiceless voice that comes from the within. That voice is described by some Catholic priests as the voice from the God or the manifestation of Buddha-nature by Zen priests.
This very moment of life does not bear fruit if it stays subject to any reasoning. It shines rather if it is to left to be as it is and then resonate with the voice from the within. Then, you will see the great sense of direction and empowerment to walk like a migratory bird fly with no confusion where to go but simply knows what to do.
Posted by Gyokei Yokoyama at 10:38