zen philosophy

How to Experience Life, beyond the Paradoxical State of Mind?

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To begin with, it’s not the mind, which is the source of life, but the inner flowing energy. So, you may perceive life, with the perspective of your mind, but the perspective with the mind, is only possible, when you have the necessary energy, to hold that perspective in the moment.

The paradox is something; we all are familiar with, i.e. contrast or opposite. The mind is a paradox. It can slip on either side of life. It can stand for or against anything. If you are too much attached to yourself, if anything that goes against your beliefs, your mind stands against it, and if the situation seems favourable to your belief, your mind stands for it.

With life, if you take a stand, either for or against anything, your action comes out of the paradoxical mind. Let’s see how? (more…)