Thankful for the Ten Ox

[Seiden]

Hi everyone.

I wanted to thank Leo for the recent video.

I was reading the book by master Mumon in Japanase since it is my first language and was surprised that the video came just while I was reading it.

in Japanese the book is just 20$! how come.

The verses on each picture are writen in old style Japanese so were a bit hard to understand but the english translation you gave in the video helped me tremendously.

Thank you very much it was eye opennig.

Also, while reading it I had an expansion of consciousness.

I felt like the book I was reading and everything surrounding me was just a blank space and I was kind of out of my body just a mind like any other object. then I started laughing, so happy, so thankful.

Is this common just by reading a book?

Although I been meditating for a while now. but this was more intense than any other meditation session.

Thank you again.

どうもありがとう。

[Sahil Pandit]

@Seiden You're onto something my friend. Good luck, and keep going  

[Forestluv]

That is beautiful @Seiden

And I second the sentiment. That is one of the highest quality spiritual teachings I’ve seen.

[Seiden]

@Sahil Pandit Thank you for the reply.

Surely I will

[Seiden]

@Serotoninluv Oh thank you for always helping me here on the forum also.

Yes, I feel very lucky to have found this treasure.

[Joseph Maynor]

That's a great video.  I benefited by listening to it twice as I do with almost all Leo's videos.  It's weird that as soon as you say anything about Buddhism all these people come out with their pitchforks.  It's totally surprising but not surprising at the same time.  People are clinging way too much to ideology in Enlightenment Work.  See, people don't realize that teachings are only a guide for you to find the truth, not an ideology to wrap your life around.  You might think of teachings as training wheels that come off at a certain point.  Nobody rides a bike with training wheels on it forever, unless they have some other problems.

Edited November 26, 2018 by Joseph Maynor

[Seiden]

@Joseph Maynor Thank you for the reply.

Yes, Judgment really has no point.

Interestingly master Mumon mentions Christianity in this book.

Saying that “the difference with Buddhism and Christianity is that a pastor leads his sheeps, so you follow him. While here in zen you guide and follow yourself until you find the truth”

I loved that he didn’t judged, he just said there is a difference.