tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028396399997570358.post7285845068320199899..comments2009-01-09T15:49:22.734-08:00Comments on One...two....three...punch: MapsBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259795455192353718noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028396399997570358.post-37255196689697452602009-01-09T15:49:00.000-08:002009-01-09T15:49:00.000-08:00Its not far out of range at all.Its not far out of range at all.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259795455192353718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028396399997570358.post-8205254201206002252009-01-07T11:14:00.000-08:002009-01-07T11:14:00.000-08:00from an article in Shambala Sun by John Tarrant. ...from an article in Shambala Sun by John Tarrant. I read it and thought of your post about maps and how he places the whole concept in a larger context.<BR/><BR/>"... when the maps that had been given me ran out, I found that the obvious solution was to listen to the koans** (see below). That helped, though it didn't really give me another map... Each one (koan) has something slightly different to offer; it's a way of being in conversation with old masters. It's also helpful to be in conversation with each other. During the Dark Ages, the scholars gathered at places like the University of Paris and began to discuss everything together...people tried to stop them, but they persisted... which led to the rise of science and learning.<BR/><BR/>The nature of consciousness is the great human question, and a fresh start tells us something valuable about our capacities. It is well known that the mind makes errors because it's maps get out of date. Consciousness mistakes friends for enemies, confuses its thoughts and reality, starts wars that harm itslef. It can miss what is good for itself, it can miss what is good for everyone. Noticing the provisional nature of our mental maps and purposes might be one of the kindest things we could do for each other and for the planet.<BR/><BR/>The Zen task is to open the gates of the world beyond our prejudices. Like the Buddha, we can step away from everything we are certain about. I think that this possibility is the best contribution we can make to healing the flaws in consciousness and helping the world. Unkindness comes out of certainty; when we throw out certainty, we have the bare reality of consciousness, and another name for that is love."<BR/><BR/>Maybe this is far out of the range of what you were saying about your personal maps but I see it as more than coincidence at work and wanted to share the connecting pathways of my world with you.<BR/><BR/>**koan- a paradoxical anecdote or riddle used in Japanese Zen to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and to provoke enlightenment.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231417132642708489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028396399997570358.post-16473901702993627712009-01-01T14:41:00.000-08:002009-01-01T14:41:00.000-08:00How sweet it is to know you in such a different wa...How sweet it is to know you in such a different way. You are a perfect manifestation of the mystery- from the beginning- all the way along. How blessed I am to follow your maps from time to time.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231417132642708489noreply@blogger.com