Passiveness – Active Conviction – KARMA
While talking with a person I met only second time and discussing about his project
which I may give a help. —–
non
“I just giving you a help since I think there was a Karma behind of this encounter.
No other reason”
( The reason why I needed to say this, is because of a lot of cases people mistook “ There must be a hidden
intention” —– Don’t make me laugh. Dubious relation would bring much more risqué )
It’s mean it is just a passive reaction = If it was in the Karma, it is the absolute = no choice.
Eventhough, giving a help, sometime having quite a complicated heavy task = the work
required serious concentration = so-called Mindfulness —– it needs to have quite heavy
commitment = active involvement )
non
It is obvious, even if it started seemingly by chance = passive, it end-up with quite active involvement.
—– This is the inherent paradox in Zen Buddhism.
You are born to this world without your consent or choice at all. Absolutely non. This is the Karma.
So that you are absolutely passive and no escape.
Yet still, once you are up on the ring = You got to fight with your full force.
This is the FUNDAMENTAL NATURE of the LIFE.
Buddha did simply pointed out this fact.
non
Buddhism is not his invention. It is the TRUTH which is always there though, we simply don’t want to
face straight. That’s all.
When Buddha saw this Truth straight, he noticed that knowingly live with this Truth, the Life
would be much lighter as it doesn’t carry heavy burden of ignorant expectation or delusion.
Four Noble Truth in the Buddhism Teachings which was taught since his earliest teaching is,
all about this Truth.
Then Buddha taught further into the mechanism of how Karma and the Dharma works.
non
Strange myth of the Buddhist is that they are peaceful people hence, passive and soft touch.
It is wrong. If the life is just for passiveness, there couldn’t be any achievement = just random
momentary this and that.
Karma comes not by chance —– it shows direction, that is why it is Karma.
You got to embrace the Karma in its full extent. ( But without the ego which was emanated from inside
of yourself —– Karma comes somewhere else, Ego boreout of yourself )
non
If the universe is only following The Law of Entropy, everything (in fact even a thing couldn’t be existed in
the first place ) was just dispersed and only the space of nothing has expanded.
But there was the Gravity ( don’t ask me where it came from —– even a top scientist doesn’t know) which
configured the energy into the matter, then more and more matters created the particle, and more particles
into as the atom, then even larger heavier atoms —–> and so on.
The direction of creation created the Lifeforms on the end.
This system of the Rules is the Dharma.
To create something, it needs to DO.
non
When you DO, you got to do —– otherwise nothing would happen, nothing would be achieved.
It got to be highly active process.
Be an active Buddhist. Don’t be just sitting there 😀
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Mindfulness – Mushin – ICHIJO
In past ten days, there were quite a bit of talking with my friends and they gave me a suggestion, that
a part of the script in my last post seems to be the most simplest but crucial explanation
of the Zen Mind, and said, having those few lines of explanation, half of my blog would
become redundant.
Great ! Thank you very much —– should I feel grateful or sad ? ? ?
( Anyhow, this blog is the ongoing report of the DIY ZEN, try to figure it out and see its notion in
a perspective = its got to have a progress and the refinement )
—– so, the following is the notorious script;
non
——————
In metaphor, Mindfulness is to eliminates all another thoughts —– say, when you got to
do [A], to eliminates any thoughts other than about [A] is Mindfulness.
Then eliminates the very thought about [A] is the Mushin. ==> While doing [A], if no thought
is there at all, how the job [A] can be done = it is done by the Dharma.
Therefore, it is far better than “Done by yourSelf ” ! ! !
( Quite convincing isn’t it ? 
)
non
—– It seems that instead to use two words, it is better to use one word Ichijo.
(Oneness = a mind and a subject are fused together as one Dharma, hence the Self and the
subject itself are no longer exists as the separate entity, or seen to be exist) —– therefore,
the matter of whether one’s mind is there or not (about Mushin) or the subject which needs
to be fully concentrated (So-called Mindfulness ) is there or not, all become irrelevant.
( May be the first person who translated the notion of Zen into English didn’t know what the Zen really mean
—– good in English doesn’t necessary mean having good understanding in Zen )
non
It’s true, in the notion of ICHIJO, all the teachings of Zen resolved into
an infinity of the DHARMA.
The best of all, it is cheaper to practice only one ICHIJO, instead of Mushin, Mindfulness and Meditation.
—– you can get all three in one practice of DOING anything. — Ha ha ha, it’s suits to a humble man
—– And this is exactly what the Dharma mean.— Totality is the Dharma.
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non
PS : In the above script [when you go to do [A], ] = this DO mean actual action not a meditation.
—– As I’ve been saying [ Just Do ] from the beginning, Zen effect only comes with ACTION, because
—– it is coincided with the seclusion of a neurohormone Selotonin which gives the contented feeling
—– and calm your mind down. —– This is the reason why, all the Buddhism practice is a simple
—– repeating action. —– Once anyone master this, then the same technique can be applied to
—– any action or no-action alike = Being contended in calm while do nothing 😀 Peace !
non
Is MUSHIN same as Thoughtless ?
Well, it is not about a Justice / Punishment from the heaven but about the mind-set.
Non
These days our topics were often related to the Riot, and there was an interesting question.
“Wasn’t the mind-set of [senseless] [thoughtless] behaviour, same to the Zen
Buddhist’s [Mushin]. —– What makes the difference between them ? ? ? “
—– in fact, someone who put a comment to the previous post had the same thinking.
And this question has so many implication and the facets.
—– Once, Pablo Picasso said “ Keep drawing like a child is the hardest things in the Art”
—– Then, “what is the difference between [Innocence] or [Ignorance] to the [Mushin] ? “
May be the easiest answer to this question is, just whack the person shouting “Idiot” —– really ?
non
There was an interesting story among the legend of the Sword Masters.
In the Samurai era, top sword-man was roving around the country seeking the contest-match
against each other, in order to achieve the record / reputation. ( And the winner was invited to
give a lesson to the local Lord receiving good reward)
Then, someone got an idea of plank, dressed up an ignorant peasant as a respectable
samurai, claiming that this is the supreme sword-master, and challenging top local
sword-master.
On the match, the peasant was just standing facing real master just having his sword down.
As the peasant had a slightest idea of what the sword-mastery is, he was just standing still.
The challenged was the master who knows everything —– but as the opponent seemed to
standing utterly defenceless —– almost like an idiot (in fact he was an idiot) it made the master
utterly confused. —– no such things could happen here. Otherwise it must be a ploy to make
the master wrong-foot = this man must be a real sword-master and able to kill him instant.
—– it was what the master felt. (To his eyes, the peasant’s utter ignorant appearance, not even
recognize him was seen as the ultimate Mushin only possessed by a supream sword-master 😀 )
Then, the master throw his sword away, and kneel down for begging his life.
—————
The pair prankster succeeded all the contest-match in the same way.
But, after a while, the peasant started to wonder why those famous masters just give up and
kneel down to him. And interested in to use the sword, as he mistook that he is in deed a
strong sword-master and able to kill the opponent.
So that, on the next match, peasant break a stillness and showed a slight sign of intention.
Then, the challenged sword-master instantly reacted to this sign, sway the body to other
direction and cut the peasant into two pieces. (The End 😀 )
non
It is true, even a Zen Master has used a metaphor of the mind of small child
to describe the Mushin and a state of mind of Jizai.
And in the Buddhist’s arguments about the universality / inclusiveness of the Mahayana stance,
this matter —– What is the distinction between [Innocence, Ignorance, Senseless,
Thoughtless] to the [Mushin] is some time mixed-up.
As a matter of fact, when it is convenient, this kind of metaphor has been often used though,
[The Mushin] is a very specific, peculiar state of the mind, nothing similar to any of
those mind. Not just the matter of inclusiveness of the Mahayana, but also the confusion of the
[ What is the Buddhist’s mind] ( before this, What is the Buddhist ? —– there are all sorts of the
Buddhist exists —– Such as to enjoy the life having the eyes to appreciate peaceful nature which
gave a feeling of the liberated mind = could be perfectly the life and the mind of a Buddhist)
—– it has been left out of strict argument.
Non
But in strict term, the Mushin is the state of the mind, which only occurs when our
brain ceased to operate to categorising and reconfiguring the notion. —– yet
able to react to incoming stimulant.
—– In practice, this state of mind can be reached only through the long long repeated
practice which wear out those active, intentional activities of the brain
= thinking process.
And very similar to the treatment of an allergy, those practice also wear out the basic
desire and the emotional reaction = So that, the state of the Mind [ Mind of No-Mind]
= [Mushin] is only strict to [Purely the state of No-Thinking and No-Emotion]
= Dispassionate.
(but not akin to senseless or thoughtless —– because in those cases, senseless / thoughtless
mind is, in fact occupied by another sorts of mind = such as an anger, greed or
overwhelming fanaticism = ideology or madness)
non
=== this definition must have cleared the confusion.
=== the mind of childish, senseless, thoughtless Rioters were definitely, utterly
no way near to the Buddhist’s Mushin.
[ If it was done in Mushin, it got to bring the GOOD outcome. This is what the
Karma mean. And if it brought bad outcome — because, it has done not in Mushin]
—– You may say this is out of rational logic and say ” Why”, but this is what I found and true.
And this must be the reason why the Buddhism is existing. 🙂
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non
RIOT ! RIOT !
In south London, just next area of affluent Dulwich Village, there is [notorious] Peckham.
—– anyhow, I’m going there to find some kind of cheap fancy products, as there are 4 of the pounds
shops competing. With short hop down there, suddenly my journey was halted by a Police cordon.
What ? A, Ha ~~~~ so this is the aftermath of the Riot !
Non
I don’t have a taste of excitement to be an onlooker of violence or fire what so ever.
( In fact, in the 70th, I’ve seen the battle between Up-rise student and the Riot police or the battle between
the student sects, and took picture of it, so, I know how bloody and agly it is)
So, here, I settle with a rather [peaceful] afternoon landscape.
A shop right on the photo was said to have ransacked and a lingerie shop in the centre of photo was burnt down.
—– ? Why lingerie shop ? (May be a connection of gang group or lack of it ? Who knows )
non
In this country, the culprits and his (her) right has been perfectly protected, if not by the law, by the
so-called civil right organization who can invent any pretext to justify the acts —– in other words,
completely shielded from the consequences. Which effectively make the culprit untouchable
and the authority and the police became transparent or make them mere chaser in a Game.
Even if it was convicted, few weeks community works ?
Anyhow, rioter wouldn’t know the full brunt of the victim’s pain. If the person, culprit
wouldn’t feel the consequence, how the person knows the meaning of Karma.
Situation has been made even worse by the false environment of the Computer Game kind.
Not because of its violent contents, but
by the Player’s subconscious has been conditioned to live in the Virtual world.
Or, they got used to live in an imaginary = Virtual world.
Once the person lost the firm connection to the community or real society, this real world became
no different to the space in the Game. Find the target, avoid the enemies. [ACTION REQUIRED]
RIOT GAME in the real set-up must be much more exciting than in a small screen.
—– Trouble is, once they tasted the excitement, this Game may become even more popular.
Urban Warfare in the London town may become most played young kid’s game soon.
One of the SMS in the Black Berry Massage said to be ” Pure havoc. Free staff ” — how exiting ! (for them)
Unless the person was connected and feel the same pain, to see somebody else’s havoc must be exciting.
This is a trouble of a disintegrated / fragmented society which no longer hold the same Ethos.
non
Very funny irony is, as the Riot spread, even Rioter and their close friends became to the victims,
then working together to clean up the aftermath, sharing the pain —– even Rioters are discovering the
sense of the community which is similar to the situation, under the German Bomb, it’s created
close tie of the people. ( This tie is not virtual)
My only hope is, the Police doesn’t become THE ENEMY of the People, nor different ethnic groups armed
themselves as the Vigilante Force. ( —– England is in a tricky situation)
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non
Wet Mind and Dry Judgement
This year’s freak weather is not kind to the nature. Nor to the farmers who grow corn,
but in the same weather said have brought a bumper harvest to the strawberry growers.
The situation seems to be the same all over the world. Hence, it said to have brought big profit to the
commodity speculators who [rightly] speculated to have corn shortage and its price up.
Whether it is right or wrong, it is always the case, somebody’s misery is some other’s god opportunity.
This is the hard fact, as the weather is.
Then bring an argument to those situation is either emotional or in moral issue
—– both based on the Wet Mind.
Because of the dry weather, the plants on this patch of the land here couldn’t succeed.
In fact this year they failed twice. —– once the weeds grown to a feet high, then the dry spell on April
wiped them out. And after a short but pretty heavy wet weather, some plants shot up again —– then
they are all dead now. === is rather prosaic description of what happened here.
From this desiccated scene, may be I should create quite emotional, wet stories such as how I feel sad
while imagining a pleasure to see wild green, mentioning the glory of the sun and the joy which the nature
has been brought me over the years, and so on.
—– wet stories appeal to the readers, who is seeking sweet story
and a moment of consolation in the cyberspace.
non
Despite we are living in the environment of 90% Hard, Dry Facts, our mind seemed to have
90% of Wet Thinking / Wet Mind —– because we don’t see the Dry Fact in Dry —– We are seasoning it
with wet, slimy source, mostly to sweeten it. —– On top of it, before cooking and seasoning them, we are
conveniently selecting them to meet our taste. (Hence, sweet blog is more popular 🙂 )
Then, end of the day, we have to face Dry Fact and forced to give Dry Judgement — if the judgement
was not Dry enough, it will fail and Boomerang.
I know, Dry Food is hard to swallow, Dry Fact is hard to see though, anyhow it IS Dry —– to
see the world as it is, the first step to avoid to hit by a Boomerang = have a long-term peaceful life, in stead of
temporary comfort —– which need to have some practice. ( to begin with,
to know how sweet your taste, and the favourite source is 😀 )
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non
Clockwork DHARMA ?
I just found a good metaphor to explain [What is Dharma] !
It’s a huge gigantic machine ! (No, this is no a joke 😀 )
Gigantic, as its mechanism extend as far as to the end of universe.
And as it is working and ticking, it’s keep moving, hence, no same moment ever exists.
But this machine is invisible, except some end-device connected to its mechanism.
Its mean, all the visible existences are the part of this machine.
This machine exists since the start of the universe, long before human kind appeared on the earth.
Therefore, no written specification, operational manual in any language exists, yet still, some part of its
mechanism and the function has been observed and deciphered as a science and chemistry.
As it is a viable working machine, there is certain tendency and the rules of the way how it works,
though, as it is so gigantic and too complicated, it is beyond the capability of the human to know whole function.
—– except Buddha.
Non
While observing the phenomena and its occurrences, Buddha noticed that, this world is a kind of system
which is affecting and reacting to each other. ( This intertwined connection is the Karma )
He found it as the system of infinite size which contains ourselves as a part.
And as it is constantly adjusting and reacting, there can not be a single moment of stillness
—– nothing stays the same.
And as it is a system automatically working like a machine, it doesn’t have human like Ego or its own SELF
—– and the human is its part of mechanism, human has SELF neither.
And this system exists before human and not designed to serve for human, its operation is not necessary
for the benefit of human, therefore to live as a part of this system, occurrences are not centred for human
nor kind to human. —– Hence life is harsh.
—– with those contemplation, Buddha found the wisdom to deal with this system or to live as a
part of the system with minimum aggravation, hence in peace and the harmony.
And the teaching is —– to know how the mechanism of the system and the mechanism of ourself works.
Only the way to find the function and its internal rules of the unknown mechanism is —– to observe
and find it by oneself.—– (Finding it, is the Enlightenment)
As the system is working automatic, disregarding the human ego or emotion, to impose or try to understand it,
with human-like mind is pointless —– because the system itself has no such mind.
( You can’t deal with machine with your emotion — you have to do it like handling a machine 😀 )
As the system (include ourself) is operating without the mind, try to think or explaining it with words is
useless. It needs to observe its function and the results = deeds. Hence, talking, thinking has no place.
—– This is what the Dharma is.
non
You may not like this description 😀
Especially the western people got used to think the God as a personified figure, as it was imagined as a
super-human, though, no such things in the Universe.
Nor so-called great soul, like Brahman or Atman. ( Romanticized idea appeals to the emotion, but
romantic idea is far from the Truth )
The Dharma is the system much more like a huge machine.
That’s why it is operating dispassionately / in Mushin ( Mind of no-mind).
( Financial panic may caused by the fear of speculators which some Buddhist may say “It’s only in the mind”
though, resulting rise of interest will affect all others like a mechanical precision and the force)
In fact, human mind is always causing a destruction and a mayhem to the system.
—– that’s why the Buddhism says Mushin, Taoism says Woii —– do nothing intentionally = let the natural
mechanism to take its own course.
( I found this metaphor is the clearest explanation —– in words 😀 —— Convinced ? )
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non
Whose LIFE is it ?
In the Buddhism, to think “ This is my Life” might be the most arrogant notion.
—– In the truth, we might be here by the will of somebody else,
Buddha or Dharma whoever over there.
Its mean we are here to fulfil his will or intention. —– in other words, on the surfice, we are
believing that “ I have chosen my direction. It was my decision” though, in fact it was given, and
we just have taken its opportunity in its occurrence. ( Remember, you didn’t chose to born —– you
have just become aware you are here —– when you were 8~10 years old 🙂 )
It was not accident. —– It was predestined direction.
Non
This is what the selflessness really mean in its deepest meanings.
( What really exists is not you, but the Dharma —– so, the words “Dharma in you” may be
misguiding —– YOU were not separate entity or counter notion from the beginning )
And this might be the real meaning to be the life to be the Bodhisattva.
The life is, not one’s life but the Life of the Dharma.
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non
JAPANESE Psyche
There was the interesting exchange of the mails about the quality of the Japanese politician and their Psyche.
And the Japanese Psyche in general. (I may repeat this in English soon)
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日本の政治家の資質低下について，はたと気がついたのですが，どうもその原因は理念とか本人の器といった
高貴な問題ではなく，むしろ本人や党の台所事情ではと見えたのですがいかが？
かつての自民－社会対立の頃にはそれぞれが，企業－労組という強力かつ安定した資金源があり，金はないが
名将の器という人物が党の応援を得て当選し頭角を現す可能性があった。
ところが経済の混迷，それに引きずられて政党政治の混迷が起り，上記したような，
それなりに安定していた政治資金システムも崩壊してしまった。
言ってみれば 政治景観は，野武士ならまだしも，夜盗，かっぱらいだけがとにかく金を作って
生き残れるといふ焼け跡化してしまったのです。怪しげな利権のつながりで金をせびって来られる夜盗の頭目が
寄って来るかっぱらいを集め新党を作ったり他の徒党との取引に明け暮れる
－－－こりゃロクでもない連中ばかりになるといふのは当然でしょう。
（ミもフタもなさすぎますか？ ハッハッハ）
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> それでもなんとか世の中が回ってる。沈みながら、ではあるにしても。
というのが日本の民への賛嘆ではあるのですが
—
日本人に染み付いた儒教仏教の美德は，今や世界中に認められた歴史的遺産で
元ネタである筈の中国人をすら驚愕させているのです。
未曾有の災害，その後の原発事故，為政者の無策に直面しても略奪はおろか暴動，反政府 運動も起らない。
［君，君たらずとも，臣，臣たれ］［己れの分をわきまえよ］で,ひたすら己れの分である所の職務を全うする。
全ての職務が平常心を持って完遂されれば，つまり全ての歯車が正常に回れば，
全体としてシステムは昨日と同様に作動する。メデタシメデタシ。
（逆に言えば昨日と同じで，新事態となるとお手上げ）
－－－つまり，日本人はこの［己れの分］を全うする為に，ひたすら滅私奉公。
ところがこの滅私といふのは無私とは程遠く，［分］というのは縄張りに外ならない。
縄張りに入って来るヨソ者を排撃するだけでなく，大きな縄張りを持った者ヘのネタミ，妨害は執拗にやる。
「このMLは俺が作った」のテですよ。
——
－－－で，この［分］というのが日本人の場合，極度に狭い。もう卑小と言える狭さ。
知ったような顔で知識はあるが（なんたって世界ーの就学率，英語教育だけでも１０年）
しかし，その知識も，己れの［分］以外は「おこがましくって」と無視。
何しろ［月毎のおこずかい］を女房からいただき家政経済にすら疎い程ですから。
そうして，個である事の最後のトリデをオタクとかネットのポルノに見つける。
ネットは情報空間，コミニュケーション領域を異状な程に拡大した筈なのですが
良く見てみると，実はそうした卑小な密室にこもった人間同志が同類と交っているだけで，当人の視野や
思考領域が拡がっている訳ではなく，多少でも違ったコトを言う者が居ると完璧に無視されるか袋叩きに合う。
この異常な程の世界の狭さは大企業のトップでも同じで「それは現場に聞いてくれ」となる。
－－－で，日産もソニーもトップは外人に任せるコトになった。
－－－ムムム？－－－ひょっとしたら，官僚や政府の要職には英人米人をやとったら？
—–
縄張りと面子の調整で［和］に到逹するのが日本教の理念ですが，何しろ出発点，土台となる視野が
あまりにも狭いから，そもそも自分の鼻の頭を見るのが精一杯。
自分を客観視して位置を見定められないし，まして方向など言わずもがな。
大変な滅私奉公をやりながらとにかくシステムを回し続ける忍従は賞賛に値すると言えますが，
同時にその卑小な世界，縄張りにしがみつく頑迷さ，傲慢さもすごい。
（で，この縄張り意識（自己存在のより処）を失うと，コロっと自殺してしまう）
－－－滅私が無私に成長するとは限らない事の典形です。惜しい。
（まァ，褝家でも本当に開かれた目を持った視野の広い人物は希ですから）
—-
で，何か改善策はあるのか？－－－「ワトソン君，良い質問だ」（Good question !）
目前に在る対象にのみ反応し，それ以外の事象への想念を，雑念妄念として排除するのが褝なのですが
（つまり己れの手にある問題にのみ集中しそれを完遂する－－－振かかって来る火の粉は払わねばならぬが，
燃えている家の火を消すのは火消しの役目！！！）と言う［己れの分をわきまえた］行動様式は実に
３００年５００年に渡って叩き込まれている以上に，全システムがこの理念で動いているのです。
本物かどうか抜きに ［専門家としてテレビに］ 出て来た人間の言った事なら鼻くそでも鵜吞みにするが，
それ以外はどんな正論でも聞く耳を持たない。
（従って，戦争意識はー回の玉音放送でピタリと終息してしまった）
—
実は日本人自身，何かおかしいとは気になっているのです。
だからこそ，限りなく出版される「日本人論」を買い続け，ー方あらゆる占い，血液形だ風水だと読みまくり，
己れは何者か，何処に立っているのかといふのを［お告げ］の中に見出そうとする。
ファッションの撰択すら，TV，メディアで確定されたタイプに限る。
セクハラとかPCといった社会理念，法制度すら［先進文化国家］で確立定着した片カナとなると
すぐ飛つくが日本独自の因習は完全に黙殺される。（今でも舶来崇拝！）
あくまで［与えられた分］の中に収まろうとする訳です。
つまり自分の判断には自信が無いから，自分で撰択し自己規定できない。従って周囲の人間に対しても
既製のレッテルを貼るだけで理解したような気分になっている。（さらに悪い事に，このレッテルが
次々と発明されて増え続け，それを的確に使い，かつ気持悪い程に馬鹿丁寧な言い回しができないと
文化的，知的にとり残された馬鹿とのレッテルを貼られ片付けられる。つまりこの文章も「まァ，限られた，
ごくー部のヒトであるのではと想像いたしますが」とか書いておかないと，僕もネトウヨのレッテルを貼られて
袋叩きに会うかも）この思考の硬直化はもうファッショのー歩手前です。オッ恐ろしかァ。
－－ミュータントとか新人類と呼ばれる若者が出て来た時，日本人も少しは変わるのかと思ったのですが，
それからさらに３０年，世界は激変してしまった中でも，全く変っていないのです。
－－－つまり僕ごときが今更何か言っても何の足しにもならない。僕は自然観察から出発して社会学，
人間観察に入った者で，予言者になる事も神がかりを演じる事もできないのです。
－－－それでも多少の期待を込めて敢えて書けば，ようやく盛上って来た原発廃棄ヘ向けての署名運動の
ようなもの，その大義に加わっていく事で己れの殻を破り新しい，未知の世界に目を開く事，
ひょっとしたら全く無馱になるかも知れない事に己れをかり立てる－－－つまり無償の行為＝無私というものを
実践するきっかけになるのでは？ そうした実践経験の中から，新しい人間像が生れて来るのを期待したい。
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Yoshizen
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禅仏教とは What is the Buddhism
This is the shortest explanation of What is the BUDDHISM, which I made to my friend in Japan.
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これは日本の友人に送ったメールで、仏教とは何かを説明した部分ですが改めて読んでみると、
極度に簡略化した割に要点はちゃんと収まっている。
これは皆に読んでもらうのに手頃では？と、ポストに加えました。
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仏教的倫理観では、人間も含めた全存在は実は無限に広がり断え間なくつながった
「法（ダルマ）」であると理解しています。 個人が個人と見え、当人もそう考えているがそれは単なる
見かけで実体の無いもの。 （ましてその当人のエゴだ欲だといったものは当人の幻想、雑念以外
の何物でもない）－－－で、当人は実は全体のー部分、他の人ともつながっているから、ちょうど怪我をした
手の痛みが全身に伝わるように、仙台の痛みが大阪のヤクザにさえ伝わりトラックを駆って現地の救援にと
かり立てる。 それも坊主が説教してかり出した訳ではなく、全く自発的な行動です。
ーーーという事は別に仏教に依らずとも、元々これが人間のモラル、「法」として存在していたという事実です。
当然、救援に向ったトラックで石コロを運んだような馬鹿は居ない。自発こそは「法」であり、英知です。
例の倫理構造図式の、実在、真、正、英知、さらにそこから抽象された倫理意識や、具体的に
何をすべきかは人に言われるまでもなく、まして坊主に説教されるまでもなく誰もが解っている事です。
釈尊はこれを指摘して「法」がいかに全てをカバーし有効に機能しているかを説明しただけで、別に
[法]やモラルを発明して人類に与えた訳ではありません。（僕は単にそれを図式化して説明しただけです）
元々「法」の中に無我も慈善も含まれているのですが人間、我や欲、執着があって素直に「法」を
見る事、従う事ができない。 で、小乗仏教では細かく禁忌義務を列記して、
形の上だけでも「法」に従った、つまり悟りを開いたとされる人間を生産しようとした訳です。
しかし何百もの禁忌を記憶しそれにこだわりつつ生きる事自体が雑念ではないか？となった。
ここから大乗ヘの進化が始まった訳です。
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「法」は全ての人間に（実は虫けらにも）元々備っていて雑念がそれをマスクしているだけだから
要は無心になれば良いーーーとは言うものの、それ程簡単ではない。
「精々努力しなさい。しかしムリしなさんな」というのが「中道」と言うもの。
極端に執着したり固定観念でタメにするのは別として人が人として自然に着想してやっていく事は
「法」の内と見るのが大乗です。 しかし、それならー流の職人が寝食を忘れて完璧を追求するのは何か？
あるいは連続強姦魔はどうなのか？ーーーなどというタメにする質問が出たら、
質問者をー発ドツケば即解決する。禅は明解です。
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面白いのは長年黙々と手作業をやって来た人、全く空しく水面を見つめて来た釣り帥などの中に
しばしば「ムッ、お主できるな」という人物がいる事です。ーーーで、この効果を意図的に再現するように
考えたのが、それぞれの宗派の「行」で、全く何の足しにもならない事を延々と繰り返させる。
初めは疑問や不平があってもいずれ思念を放棄し黙々とやるようになる。意図的に与えられたものでも
無心に遂行する心理、行動様式が定着すると余計な思考や逡巡なく物事を処理できるようになる。
ーーーーー（僕はこれを仏教の持つ第３のアスぺクト＝心理工学と呼んだ訳ですが）
（思念のマスクが取除かれると潜在意識の中にプログラムされていたものが反射的に出る。.しかし、
本人すら自覚していないものが何故そこに在るのか？ーーーだからそれが「法」なのだ、と説明する）
無心とは、一切の構えなく心を開く事でもありますから自由な発想を持つには最適ーーーで、
それをテストする為に僕は色々変なものを発想しては、それを作っている訳です。
実験心理学、実験仏教学と言う所以です。
ーーーーーーーーーー
___/\___ Yoshizen 拝
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日本の読者に ( To Japanese Readers )
ネットの片隅、ヨシ禅ブログにようこそ。
このサイトは褝仏教を全く新しいアプローチ、人間の神経生理、心理作用の角度から、三十余年に
渡って実験した結果を考察したものです。
しかし、せっかく御足労いただいておいて、しょぱなからー発かませるようですが、
ここにはキリスト教で言う福音のようなもの、俗に言ふ瘉しの甘言のようなものはー切登場して来ません。
読み進めるうちに明らかになりますが、仏教は救済幻想を語るものではなく現実に人間の心理生理を変え、
人を積極的な人生にかり立てる動因に外ならないというが当ブログの立場です。
－ーー とにかく、やってみなさい。やってみない事には始まらない。やったらやったなりの事が在る。
ただしそれをやるのはアナタ本人－－－ホトケじゃないよ。
（そもそも禅つうものは自助に任せるので人に媚ない。）
日本で何故曹洞宗の寺がー番多いかと言えば、単純にお布施が少くて
すむからで、坊主自身あまり金集めに熱心でない。信者をたらし込んで金集めをする気も無いから逆に
甘く美味しいハナシでケムに巻く必要もないと言うのと同様です。
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どうせ誰もが死んでいく事だし、地獄も無い代りに極楽なんて逃げ場もない。つまり唯ーの問題は
苛烈なこの現世 （仏教では娑婆と申しますが) をいかにスムースかつ積極的に生きるかに尽きる。
ーーーで、仏教史２５００年も経ちながら誰も気がつかなかったそのコツを只で書いてしまおうと言うのだから
逆に、それ以上のサービスはない。 ここに在るのはその発見記録、テストレポートであり、もし読者が
同様なアプローチを試みるとしたらそれなりのガイドにはなるというもの。
それにしては変な英語だと？ーーー黙らっしゃい！古人は教えを求めて遥々印度くんだりまで旅し、
聞いた事も無いパーリ語だサンスクリット語だというのをその場で学び、苦心惨たん教えを受けたものですぞ。
クリックするだけでブログを読んで、英語の訓練にもなるならマジ、ケッコウなハナシと思われよ。
ハッハッハ。（時間のムダにならないというのは保証しますよ)
Believe me 🙂
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追記 ：これは 右ｺﾗﾑ The Pages ［About This Blog］の日文の抜粋です。 しかし不思議なコトに私本人が
独立したポストに作った訳では無い。 （誰がやってくれたのかね？？？）
－－－で，どうせならと，元のポストに付けてあった 日文ポストヘのリンクを追加します。
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