DMFParadox -> RE: the greatest gift (11/9/2010 5:34:49 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Icarys quote:
ORIGINAL: sunshinemiss It means one lives in deep appreciation for what they have and tend to be happy. Very nicely put but I find that hard to believe in most people...It's easy to say things like that but living it is another story. Zen doesn't always buy the easy answers. Or sell them. Actually, I should say Zen doesn't ever go with easy answers, even if they feel good. If it fits in a box, it isn't zen. Nicely phrased aphorisms are the devil. The most 'zen' answer is that the definition of 'gift' is meaningless under those circumstances. If a gift can be any act, one must ask what distinguishes acts that are gifts from acts that are not. If a gift is every act, then the word is everything and nothing. If a 'gift' is in the approach taken towards an act, one must separate what that approach is. If the approach taken is always present, it is everything, and nothing. If it can be present, then one must ask what conditions prevent its presence. If you feel attachment to the idea of things being "gifts" or not, then you need to have your back caned. At least, if you're a student of zen. You don't have to be one.
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