Haven't you ever had an experience
Of drinking the spring water
Bubbling over in the deep mountains?
It can be likened to a state when
There is neither night nor daytime,
But everything is crystal clear for you
From inside. Basically, we rarely think
About whether the sun is out or not,
But it is rare to be clear about such thoughts.
This clarity means the term of brightness
Where such things all exist, but
There is no distinction between them
And our mind's function:
So much subjectively, they no longer exist
Beyond our situational awareness.
While drinking the spring water,
There is still the mind. Normally,
Drinking the well or tap water,
There's no-mind while the spring water,
Due to the spiral growing
Of our environmental consciousness,
Can compel us to reach the goal
Of the so-called "No-minded Mind."
Always,
Deborah
As for the mind/no mind paradox, I can't comment because I'm waiting for rain to get some "real" water. ;-)
Ron
Love ya!
Jane
John