Zen Decision

” Decision making without Thinking “

Notion is an abstracted idea of the real existence.

Like a categorized idea of ” Red ” and its Notion.  The person must  have seen thousand of different

hues before its  Notion was established  with  the group name of  Red.  Even if one’s image of Red is not

exactly same to other person, still we can communicate with others using this Notion or Word, since

as long as it has more than 60 % of  the image of the color  in common, we can communicate externally, and

internally  for the thinking process as well.  Its mean the  two system to conceive the object can go parallel ,

one is by the Word (conscious) and the other is using an  image of the original color (Subconscious process).

This Dual System making the Human intelligence unique and making the complication of

our mind hard to understand and elusive. ——— (Hence it made the Buddhists to argue 2500 years)

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As I used to take photos of the flower, we in trade needed to distinguish the minute difference of

the color in different film and the different lenses.  Then I realized my eyes got different perception in

left and right eyes,  since the imaging processors, the right brain is connected to the left eye and left

to the right (crossed connection),  the processed result couldn’t  be identical. (nobody got it same)

And nobody know what is the real color. (So, the industry needed to invent  Electronic Color Analyzer to

define the exact color with the communicable numeric information)

For the sake of communication and the convenience of the thinking process,  we sacrificed the accuracy

and the reality of the raw information  which the senses and feelings  are relying on.

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The trouble of the Notion (and its processing system in the brain ) is, as it uses the second source

informations(as it has been abstracted), it can alienate the reality. ( Thats why we often hear the inner voice

” M m m, its not quite” )

Also the intellectual process using the Notion (as the conscious thinking process),  it often creates own

rule of the filtration or choice of information (bias) and its own logics for the decision making.

So that, when the result was put up on front of the real world,  it can be utterly wrong.

( We tease  it ” Its a wishful thinking “, ” Too much thinking “, ” You read too far “, ” Too much pretense”etc )

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This is the reason,  why the decision made on the spot  when the raw information has reached to the

sensory system (see, hear etc) is more accurate. (provided, the sensory is clear, and the

subconsciousness which react to the informations is not deluded)

And this is the reason  when a Zenist making his decision,  he rely on this Instant Judgement.

(So called “Intuitive”  “spontanious” or “first impression” are nothing but this Instant Judgement—–

which is often claimed to be a speciallity of  women——and its accuracy is feared of.)

———- The Zen practice is to clear the senses and the mind, by way of the Selflessness.

Like walking without any conscious of ” I’m walking “, we can make perfect decision, based on the

” Subconscious Data Bank ” (Refer the post)  As we have far more facts and the memory of previous cases,

even the Mythical Memories stored there, we can have far more accurate judgement, in fraction of a second.

(Notorious Zen-mondo of Rinzai Zen is based on this instant judgement——-originally though)

———- we can call this instant judgement, the decision made by the Dharma.

———- sound great isn’t it !—– Yet, if this judgement was wrong,  Zenist would have no regret, as it was

his (her) own Karma. ! ! !  ——– (so, don’t blame me  Ha Ha Ha  😀 )

This is how a Zenist can have less complication in their life and able to live in peaceful mind.