I really liked this reading. It makes a lot of sense. I like how in the beginning it talks about all these things that the monks try to do... "trying to empty your minds, straining to attain enlightenment, blabbering about your understanding of the Buddha Dharma" and then it says "all this is a waste of energy". I think this is true. And i think that this reading was saying to just be yourself. Do what feels right to you. Dont try to be something you're not. You're already equipt with everything you need.
I like the question and answer part of this reading too. "Dwell upon non-dwelling". Dont dwell on the past, because it is already gone. Can't be changed. Dont dwell on the future, because it isn't here yet. It might not even hold what you think it holds... And then, dont dwell on the present, because it it here and gone in a flash. I guess it just is constantly changing. So dont dwell on it! lol.
I like how it says "...the mind was never born and can never die.... and this is the form of our original mind, which is also our original body." kinda gets you thinking like... was our mind in existance b4 our bodies? maybe it shudn't be thought of in that way. Because if you think of it like that, your trying to make it too logical, and i think its something that just cant be logically explained. Like God. lol. Maybe this is our spirit/soul. Some mite believe we dont have one, but i believe we do. And maybe its not so separate, like our bodies are. Maybe somehow they're all kinda connected... but who knows.
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I like what you said about maybe our minds were before our bodies. Maybe our creator had a certain purpose for us doing it that way. I liked you comment on that quote. Good Writing and input.
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