01-10-2008, 06:14 PM
For seeing the mystery that is right in front of us, besides the examples I gave above, let me refer you to a student of zen, Douglas Harding. He wrote several books, most notably "On having no head" subtitled "zen and the rediscovery of the obvious". His work has developed into a system called "the headless way".
If you don't have access to the books, you can find all of the experiments at
www.headless.org
Check it out. This will show you the mystery that we overlook all the time. It may seem silly at first, the basic idea that there is absolutely no direct proof that I have a head, but give it a chance. There is something very deep and insightful in this. It introduces you to direct, first-hand experience and ignores the second-hand knowledge that we've been conditioned with. This is a door to the second attention/heightened awareness.
Happy decapitations!
If you don't have access to the books, you can find all of the experiments at
www.headless.org
Check it out. This will show you the mystery that we overlook all the time. It may seem silly at first, the basic idea that there is absolutely no direct proof that I have a head, but give it a chance. There is something very deep and insightful in this. It introduces you to direct, first-hand experience and ignores the second-hand knowledge that we've been conditioned with. This is a door to the second attention/heightened awareness.
Happy decapitations!