Not Now: Now

Neither NOW,
nor Not NOW.
Neither NOW and Not NOW,
nor none of them.

Cracking the clinging to words,
facing the wall of the screen,
full of tweets and written thoughts,
while listening to Enya.

A perfect mirror of alaya consciousness,
reflecting atavic hopes and fears,
empty of self entity:
MUGA

Wisdom: Now

There is no such thing as ancient wisdom.

Wisdom is a quality of the mind established
in the NOW.

It is freshness, sharpness and clarity.

Ancient knowledge is a dim shadow of Wisdom,
pointing out to it.

Now: Pond of manifestation

Diving into the pond of emptiness,
No-self comes out.

Diving into the pond of clarity,
spontaneous action takes place.

Now, at this no-moment,
the diver is self-liberated.

Jump without fear,
into the pond of nowness.

Right Now,
the only existing moment.

Well: Washing the bowl

Wash the bowl of consciousness
into the well of awareness.

Wash it time after time,
until it vanishes into clarity.

Wash it again and again,
so it disappears into emptiness.

Then, and only then,
you can take the kesa off.

Mushotoku

Flowing: Down

The water of pure awareness,
is always flowing down,
down towards the lake of calmness,
down to the ocean of clarity.

There is no river without water,
there is no life without flowage.
Consciousness is the flowage,
the flowage of the unborn mind.

When there is clinging and fixation,
mind is freezing,
and suffering comes up;
Flowing down.

Walking on the edge: Hell´s peak

Keep full attention,
as if you were walking on the edge.

In fact,
we are all always walking on the edge.

If you slip down,
you are stuck either in samsara or nirvana.

Every step,
must be a clear step.

Mushotoku: Climbing

Climbing up the mountain,
enjoying the view,
and then going down.

In fact, there is nobody
climbing up, enjoying the view
and going down.

There is not even a mountain;
only an ascribed climber
climbing an ascribed mountain.

Mushotoku

Taking vows: Yes you can

Are you ready to take the vows?

Buddha Mind is the only witness.

If you say yes, that is a YES.

The bodhi Tree is waiting,
patiently, so make sure you
are ready to renounce to
samsaric view.

Wrath: eliminating obstacles

If there is wisdom, there is dharma.

If there is ignorance, there is karma.

Choose.

Wesak: Enlightenment

Full Mind,
empty and clear.

Full Moon,
you can see it.

Gautama, you reached it
without a rocket.

NOW,
here you are.

Satori: Beyond the three times

Past is Now.

Present is Now.

Future is Now.

Now is the essence of mind.

Mumonkan: Go

Can you cross the No-gate to the No-mind?

Zen 10 Ox-herding pictures: 5- Tamed

Traditional Poem:

Under the green poplar, by the ancient stream,
the buffalo moves in harmony with nature.
Returning at sunset over the fragrant meadow,
the buffalo follows the boy, who has dropped his rope.

My words:

Now your karmic imprints are being quickly cleansed,
and there is no need to use artificial mindfulness.
Mind is free from the impulse of bad habits,
even though a few of them still remain.

Life becomes spontaneous practice,
while satori manifests effortlessly.
There is a sense of natural freedom,
and boy and bull become one.

As long as we follow the stream of the lineage,
we can never get lost in confusion again.
The stream leads us towards the patriarch,
under the shadow of the tree of compassion.

Eating the grass of bliss,
mind is already tamed.
Mushotoku,
Hishiryo.

Mindfulness: clarity

Looking at the words coming out,
silently and clearly,
from the depths of the empty mind,
how blissful it is!

Looking at the unborn words passing by,
harmoniously,
vanishing into clarity,
what a joy!

Looking at the looker,

and seeing only Mind,
non-dual empty Mind,
amazing!

Vimalakirti: Doubt and certainty

Look into the nature of doubt:
isn´t it like the nature of certainty?

Who is this one who doubts?
isn´t it the same one that feels certain?

When doubt shows up, let it pass:
it is just one form of clarity.

When certainty arises, let it go:
it is just another form of clarity.

If there was no doubt,
there would be no certainty.

Do not refuse the doubting mind;
do not cling to the certain mind.

Hishiryo

Shingon: Kongo kai mandala

Shingon: Mikkyo

Hui Neng asked to Kukai:

- Are the eight One and the same?

Kukai replied:

- One is the eight.

Desire: Fuel

Do not reject desire,
but do not cling to the objects.

Desire can boost your mind,
if you know how to use it properly.

The stronger the desire,
the higher the power of mind.

When you see the real face of desire,
you can burn your karma.

This is not an advice for the weak,
because it is a dangerous road.

Attraction and repulsion
are the two faces of desire.

Samsaric mind is a mind
fettered by craving and clinging.

Nirvanic mind is a mind
knowing its own face.

Mushotoku

Musashi: Wrath and Tengu

Riding on your back,
flying in the dark sky,
I can break the fetters
of ignorance and pain.

Take me to the mountain,
to the mountain of clarity,
where I can stand by the pillar,
by the pillar of rigour.

Now you are one with me,
I am one with you;
your sharp fangs of compassion,
suck the suffering of demons.

Let´s take a blissful ride,
around this world of confusion,
and bite the fortunate ones
craving for satori.

We will use the sword of wisdom
to cut the throat of ignorance.
We will show the entrance
to the sound of silence.

Mushotoku: Flowing

Awareness flows,
like an eagle in the sky.

Thoughts appear from the base,
and they are certainly self-liberated.

Enjoy the beauty, and the ugliness too:
two faces of the same old coin of duality.

The six consciousnesses are your servants,
when the seventh turns into awareness.

Flow like a river, and let the all-ground
take you in an eternal blissful trip.

Mushotoku