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Yes, as @karasti recognizes, there are a couple things in play. First, there is the concept of 'direct transmission'. Put Zen in this category. Direct transmission refers to the transmission of the f… (View Post)
(Quote) So this is awesome. Getting back to the idea of three modes of cognition, we perceive when we are in the mode of perception. Consider when you are immersed in mental activity (say a crossword… (View Post)
In the Anupada Sutta, the Buddha lays out three modes of cognition - in a sense, three modes of mind. And so, it's these individual modes that manifest (arise and disappear) depending on circumstance… (View Post)
... and of course, if this were part of the dialog in the Diamond Sutra, it might go something like ... "And the Buddha answered, Subhuti those to whom you refer are neither human nor non-human.… (View Post)
(Quote) Exactly ... it's rather irrelevant to concern ourselves with what the mind is (in Zen it's called trying to bite your own teeth), but one can investigate it's activities. The Buddha addresses… (View Post)