[Buddha-l] Prapanca

[Jackhat1 at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/14/2008 11:35:46 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
curt at cola.iges.org writes:

There is  an inescapable logical paradox in saying that the falling away 
of  mindfulness is easily noticed. But this is more than just wordplay - 
for  at least two reasons. First of all, becoming aware of unmindfulness 
is the  very process of "waking up". Second of all, as Mumon once 
observed, "To  always be alert and clear is to wear chains and an iron  yoke."
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There is an awareness of unmindfulness when you once again become mindful  
not during the mindfulness itself. It has been my experience that when in deep  
meditation an experienced meditator can see a thought arise, see a pull from  
either a satisfactory or unsatisfactory feeling, see thoughts proliferate and  
unawareness creep in and then see a return back to the object of  meditation.
 
Does Mumon work for the illegal drug industry? Television industry? (Yes, I  
know who was.)
 
jack



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