tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post8596838337379644972..comments2024-02-06T22:19:13.028-08:00Comments on Mining Aśvaghoṣa's Gold: BUDDHACARITA 14.31: Being Present Here Among Hunan Beings, On the Impure InsideMike Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-81643070069136773612015-03-17T17:19:11.880-07:002015-03-17T17:19:11.880-07:00Fish don't hold views on water based on info t...Fish don't hold views on water based on info they believe to be true. <br /><br />But you or I will never know water from the inside like fish do! Mike Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-31565166354998774652015-03-17T15:43:06.633-07:002015-03-17T15:43:06.633-07:00My water is too pure for a fish 🐟 but I rely on f...My water is too pure for a fish 🐟 but I rely on food outside of water to get my organic minerals and nutrients. The inorganic rocks in regular water I can do without. That's my view based on the facts and info I believe is most true.<br /><br />So, if I get a pet fish I won't put him in pure water.<br /><br />Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825454951290155337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-65801253868371979212015-03-17T05:08:01.099-07:002015-03-17T05:08:01.099-07:00Maybe being mindful of the eagerness with which fi...Maybe being mindful of the eagerness with which fish seek out impurities in water, is a way for you to investigate your attachment to a human view of water. <br /><br />In that case, which is closer to the true essence of Zen? <br /><br />Your being mindful of opposing views?<br /><br />Or the fishes' single-minded pursuit of their dinner? <br />Mike Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-90873126031204183092015-03-17T04:48:30.995-07:002015-03-17T04:48:30.995-07:00As Dogen memorably observed with regard to purity ...As Dogen memorably observed with regard to purity and impurity, if a pool of water is too pure, fish cannot live in it<br /><br />My drinking water is produced by reverse osmosis. Whether it is too pure is something to investigate.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825454951290155337noreply@blogger.com