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zen koan of the moment Subhuti was Buddha’s disciple. He was able to understand the potency of emptiness, the viewpoint that nothing exists except in its relationship of subjectivity and objectivity. One day Subhuti, in a mood of sublime emptiness, was sitting under a tree. Flowers began to fall about him. “We are praising you for your discourse on emptiness,” the gods whispered to him. “But I have not spoken of emptiness,” said Subhuti. “You have not spoken of emptiness, we have not heard emptiness,” responded the gods. “This is the true emptiness.” And blossoms showered upon Subhuti as rain. - Flower Shower
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Said "emptiness" seems in the region of the "behind the within" mentioned in previous posts.
And, oh, how it sucks that referring to it - i.e. verbally reaching for it - somehow puts it that much more out of reach.
And I don't know how it hadn't hit me before how koans are essentially a non-reaching attempt to reach....
Dec 24 · 4 days ago · 👍 Minko_Ikana
🚀 Minko_Ikana · Dec 24 at 16:24:
Those are great! Some good practical lessons in those. Thank you. :)