MM wrote:
> Does
>
> "No-Mind" = "Zen" ?
>
> Did the Komuso have to enter "No-Mind" before picking up the Shakuhachi.
Or, did they use Shakuhachi to enter "No-Mind"?
>
> Thanks,
Yes to all three. "No-Mind" is a state in which the human mind and
all it's content of past and future issues and considerations is absent
and total attention is focused on the Present activity. Any activity
will suffice: picking up the Shakuhachi, playing the Shakuhachi,
putting it away, engaging in a tea ceremony, doing Tai Chi, or just
washing dishes. Listening to your heart or breath also is good.
In this silence, inspiration is present and available. The words written
below express it more beautifully and succinctly than mine.
Thank you..
> >The place of no expectations, no memory, no angst, no tension, nothing
but
> >each breath...a lifetime in each breath, as they say.
> >
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