The mountain of selflessness

Climbing to the summit
and leaving pieces
of ego behind.

And then coming down,
trying not to
pick them up again.

Up and down
the mountain of mind
time after time.

Fearlessness: Rigpa

Lion´s Gaze

The cross of Self

Coming down
from the cross
of ignorance
and suffering
it seemed
difficult.

But in fact,
there was
never
anybody
up there.

Even
the cross
was just
an illusion.

Only
mind.

The wall and the breach

When there is someone
with something to say,
the wall is strong.

When there is nobody
when the words come out,
the breach is open.

Freedom: To cling or not to cling

Perceiving,
sensing,
thinking.

In fact,
nothing but
empty clarity.

Seeing how
clinging
works.

Just
flowing.

Silence: Nothing to say

It looks like the master of silence
took over the mind,
and now he doesn´t
know what to say.

Or maybe the mind
is just silent.

Dual mind: Binary

One

Zero

Self

Not Self

Free

Fettered

Samsara

Nirvana

The same old coin

with two faces.

Insert coin

and play or...

THROW THE COIN AWAY

Pagoda

In between heaven and earth,

the pagoda of ordinary mind

is shining in the darkness

of confused mind.

Satori: Cracking the wall

Mind coming out

of the egg of


CONFUSION

No-thought: melting snow

Thoughts melting down,
like snow at noon
in a sunny day.

Perception: Right View

Until you go behind the mask,
and cut the horns,
your perception
will be mine.

The movement of mind

Sometimes,
the mind dwells in peace,
and thoughts flow freely.

Sometimes,
it doesn´t.

Mushotoku

Calm abiding mind

NO THOUGHT

Mind and mountain

Images.

Sometimes they are part of our experience.

The mind shapes the mountain.

The mountain shapes the mind.

Mind and mountain are one.

Ice: Water

When Koan and mind are one,
the master shows up.

Parinirvana

Looking through the blue wall,

hearing the sound of silence.

Enso: Relative Perfection

The non-existent
never ending
zen chain.

Relative masters
helping
relative apprentices.


ENSO

Looking at the all-ground

It seems that consciousness is continuous,
but it is not.

It is just a succession of thoughts,
images, memories and emotions.

Focusing on the gap in-between
two thoughts may become the
door towards the store-house
consciousness.

What is the nature of this
alayavijnana?

The broken fridge: Burning and freezing

When the freezer is broken,
the mind is burning with anxiety.

When the mechanic does not know how to fix it,
the mind is frozen in frustration.

Just a few more skillful actions,
and gas will become liquid.

Hot and cold are just sensations;
so are burning and freezing.

Only mind.

Koan: Shifting perception

A word can not change your mind.

It is your perception of that word which can do it.

Working with a koan is working
with the shift of perception.

The answer is not as important
as the process by which you
reach that answer.

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