tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post3380673799925032070..comments2024-02-06T22:19:13.028-08:00Comments on Mining Aśvaghoṣa's Gold: SAUNDARANANDA 11.52: Bad SignsMike Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-11916802737521983772011-09-15T17:18:28.130-07:002011-09-15T17:18:28.130-07:00asane is "on the seat" with connotations...asane is "on the seat" with connotations of an exhaulted postion, well superior anyway<br /><br />so imo "sitting" is not quite right<br /><br />more like<br /><br />"in their attainment there is no relaxation or enjoyment" which is pretty well a realistic description of what is called enlightment, which of course is the genius of ashvaghosha, he keeps turning up this stuff that shows he knows what it's all about !an3drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822554034818405099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-3113141323701748062011-09-15T08:07:22.818-07:002011-09-15T08:07:22.818-07:00I like the idea of teaching that appeals to everyb...I like the idea of teaching that appeals to everybody, that everybody can agree is pretty close to the Buddha's original teaching. <br /><br />If you read EH Johnston's introductions to his Ashvaghosha translation, he is primarily bothered about what school of Buddhism Ashvaghosha belongs to. Scholars of Buddhism are generally like that. Scholars like to divide the teaching up, to analyze it, to identify -isms, and compare those -isms with other -isms, using philosophical and technical language. <br /><br />For another example of a true starting point, an example that was much celebrated in China was that of the 6th buddha-ancestor in China, called in Japanese Daikan Eno. He was originally a woodcutter who had never read a Buddhist book in his life, and he totally neglected trying to understand Buddhism. They say he used to enjoy pounding rice in a mortar.Mike Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-45574362357170941782011-09-15T06:54:39.342-07:002011-09-15T06:54:39.342-07:00Actually it would be a frequent statement by J. Kr...Actually it would be a frequent statement by J. Krishnamurti.<br />He would probably say that the "ism" is a form of conditioning<br />caught in time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-15015778493978461912011-09-15T06:27:10.126-07:002011-09-15T06:27:10.126-07:00If you ask a US marine, like Jordan Fountain for e...If you ask a US marine, like Jordan Fountain for example, he might tell you that his starting point is to serve. <br /><br />But careful how you ask him! If you use knowing Buddhist buzz-words, like "a being conditioned in time" you may incur his wrath...Mike Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-52182451631181151522011-09-15T06:19:17.891-07:002011-09-15T06:19:17.891-07:00In my sitting, what originally am I after?
I thi...<i>In my sitting, what originally am I after? </i><br /><br />I think the answer is provided by attention, which knows the next thing present. If that is unpleasant feeling, and it knows it, I guess that's at least in the right direction, versus pushing away from it and grasping at something else to relieve it.<br /><br />Anon above.... here is a starting point: .Anonymous #2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-35630052075487034042011-09-15T05:41:31.538-07:002011-09-15T05:41:31.538-07:00"Whatever false start we started
trying to u..."Whatever false start we started <br />trying to understand Buddhism<br />from"<br /><br />And what would a non-false <br />starting point be for a being<br />conditioned in time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com