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The flower was raised.
Never has there been anything given to another.
Never has there been anything received from anyone.
Knowing this treasure of the eye of reality, He Smiled in Silence.

Know more about his smile .

The Awakening of Silence Series

1.One cannot be in touch with silence and time at the same time.
2.Silence and time cannot exist together.
3.Silence is ever present and ever existent
4.hence, time must be a phantom, a mere illusion

1.when one listens to silence, one forgets time
2.Is it that one forgets time?
3.No, It is not so.
4.Time and your self just get separated when one listens to silence.It no longer has a power over 'you'.

1.What is Time? ( the author is referring to Psychological time)
2.When one is carried away by thinking/emotions/thought patterns etc, like a falling leaf is by strong winds,
3.One loses touch with Silence and a separation occurs between oneself and silence.
4.This separation is time. (Clearly time is mind-made ; It is a creation of mind which does not operate consciously from silence).

1.The Sky is not the word "sky".
2.The Flower is not the word "flower".
3.Nothing is not the word "nothing".
4.Similarly, Silence is not the word "Silence"

1.One cannot seek to Surrender to find out how to meditate.
2.One cannot seek to Surrender to find out what is surrendering.
3.One cannot seek to Surrender to find out what one gets by surrendering.
4.One can only seek to Surrender to stop all further seeking.

1. How do I Surrender to Silence?
2. I shall not ask that question.
3. "How can I fall asleep?" , do I ever get sleep by asking that?
4. I just sleep; asking how does not help.

1.True Meditation is to listen to Silence.
2.It is to look at noise and feel the silence underneath it.
3.Meditation is to surrender to the Silence
4.It is to realize I am that Silence.

1.To live is to be.
2.To die is to live.
3.To Meditate is to die.
4.Unless i get rid of my fear of death how can i ever truly be.

1.To be Fragile is true Strength.
2.To be strong is fragile.
3.Ask not how to be Fragile.
4.Ask not how not to be strong.

1.In Silence It is seen.
2.All Noise point towards It.
3.You hear It hearing you.
4.It hears you hearing It.

1.The Sun shines, the Plants grow
2.The Rain showers, the Flowers bloom
3.I see it
4.It sees me

1.I know not the answers.
2.I knew not the questions.
3.Mind does not doubt.
4.Mind IS the Doubt.

1.The Sun rises , the dawn breaks
2.The Sun sets, the dusk fades
3.The wind blows,for us to hear
4.What is heard?... By whom is it heard?... what does the hearing?

A disciple said to the Zen master Hogen. "When I was studying with my previous Master I got some insight into what Zen is all about."

"So what is this insight you have?" asked Hogen.

"When I asked the master who Buddha was(by which of course, I mean Reality), he said .'Ping-ting comes for fire'"

"That was a fine reply," said Hogen,"but i fear you may have got it wrong. Tell me what meaning you gave to his words."

"Well,"said the disciple,"Ping-ting is the god of fire.Now to say that the god of ire comes for fire is as absurd as to have me , whose true nature is really Buddha , ask who the Buddha is. How can one who is actually ,even though unconsciously,the Buddha, formulate a question regarding the Buddha?"

"Ah, ah!" said Hogen. "Exactly what i feared! You're completely off the mark. Now you ask me."

"Very well. Who is Buddha?"

"Ping-ting comes for fire." said Hogen

I came across an old journal, in which i used to capture a few lines of what i paid attention to each day. I had completely forgotten it existed. I started reading it , and i was surprised as to why or when i wrote it?... i find it somewhat appropriate to read every time i feel like i need a glimpse of what i should look at.

I have taken up the task of continuing the work, one day at a time. meanwhile i think it might be nice to post the old entries one by one....

I have decided to call the series of post "The Awakening of Silence" cause most of this work deals with the topic of silence and meditation etc , and also i feel like i am drawn into that beautiful silence every time i read a verse.
Try reading it one at a time and give some attention to the space that clears up in you.

Please do let me know if it was of any help to you.