Experience of life. The mind has to do with meaning. Whats the meaning of a flower? Theres a Zen story about a sermon of the Buddha in which he simply lifted a flower. There was only one man who gave him a sign with his eyes that he understood what was said. Now, the Buddha himself is called the one thus come. Theres no meaning. Whats the meaning of the universe? Whats the meaning of a flea? Its just there. Thats it. And your own meaning is that youre there. Were so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget that the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive, is what its all about. -- Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth, 1988, p. 5.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 14:31:41 +0000
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