<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Yoshizen&#039;s Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://yoshizen.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[yoshizen]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://yoshizen.wordpress.com/author/yoshizen/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Let it Go&nbsp;!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>In somebody&#8217;s blog (apparently a follower of the Zen Buddhism)  I&#8217;ve stumbled an interesting  word</p>
<p><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>&#8221; Who stole my  Zafu ( small cushion for sitting)&#8221;</strong></span></p>
<p>&#8212;&#8211; its mean, without Zafu he couldn&#8217;t meditate, hence he couldn&#8217;t get enlightenment = somebody is</p>
<p>obstructing him to get enlightened.  And saying, not let it go = not giving away the secret / keep it for</p>
<p>oneself is a greed and envy of others getting the truth.  <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>It is the monopoly of the truth.</strong></span></p>
<p>I couldn&#8217;t stop burst into laughing.  😀  😀   ( But he is a very honest man !)</p>
<p>The person is quoting some words of past Masters, so has read some books and saying &#8221; not let it go&#8212;&#8221;</p>
<p>indicates he is not a beginner though &#8212;&#8211;<strong> ? ? ?</strong> &#8212;&#8211; I wonder isn&#8217;t he aware what he is saying, itself</p>
<p>contradict the logic ? &#8212;&#8211; <span style="color:#000080;"><strong>If  &#8220;let it go&#8221;  is the matter,  why he is keep asking ?</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>Yes, Don&#8217;t bother any more &#8220;Just let it go&#8221; </strong>&#8212;&#8211;<strong> do it without Zafu.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">&#8212;&#8211;</span></p>
<p>Looks funny though, the most crucial question is <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>&#8220;let it go</strong> &#8212;<strong> of  What ?   &#8221; Is there anything to let  go ?</strong></span></p>
<p>A novice and even a (at least the years past) seasoned Buddhist having this misconception &#8212;&#8211; but the</p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>meaning of let it go is,  Let go such notion itself.</strong></span></p>
<p>In fact, in order to keep their &#8220;authority&#8221;, the establishment (and the so-called teachers) are pretending</p>
<p>to hold the Ark though, there is nothing in it, other than the Myth &#8212;&#8211; in its best, otherwise a deception.</p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>That is why, the past Great Masters who found it, all  described it as a <span style="color:#333333;">Dog Shit.</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Simply because the Truth, only the Truth is the Dharma.  And the Dharma is here already.</span></span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>But to see the Dharma  (in fact to see anything)  need to see it with clear eyes, without having any</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>preconception,  deluded idea, Ego,  even the Self itself </strong>&#8212;&#8212;<strong> hence need to be in Mushin.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>Strangely you might feel, it include the notion of the Buddhism too.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>If you having a belief that you are a Buddhist, you are not enlightened Buddhist but the one</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">only pretending or showing off. </span></span></span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#333333;">(Don&#8217;t ask me, &#8220;If it is the case, why my blog is here&#8221;.  Please read the earliest post.&#8212;&#8211; <span style="color:#000080;"><strong>It was my Karma)</strong></span></span><strong><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br />
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<p><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>&#8212;-</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">So, you may ask,  If it is the case,  What is the point to be a Buddhist ?</span></span></span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#333333;">Well, the answer is only you can find it out.  It is not a  Sale Item nor fancy gadget.  There is no catalog.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#333333;">It might come, might not come though, the one thing definitely certain is, as long as you expecting it,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#333333;">it never come.  <span style="color:#333399;"><strong>Because you hadn&#8217;t let such idea go.</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="color:#333399;">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<strong> In my case, it seems the Dharma is keep watching me and keep giving me the sign,</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="color:#333399;"><strong>in a form of the number (where ever I go, or do what so-ever</strong> &#8212;<strong> rather annoying)<span style="color:#333333;"> (Ref; 8150 Story)</span></strong></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="color:#333399;"><strong><span style="color:#333333;">So far, having quite peaceful life without getting ill</span></strong><span style="color:#333333;"> &#8212;&#8211;</span><strong><span style="color:#333333;"> might be thanks to the Dharma </span></strong><span style="color:#333333;">&#8212;&#8211;</span><strong><span style="color:#333333;"> or </span></strong></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="color:#333399;"><strong><span style="color:#333333;">might be just a sheer coincidence.</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#333333;"> Who knows.  But what do I need to ask more ?   Neither I care.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#333333;">( I suppose, I did let any expectation go long time ago &#8212;&#8211; may be.  I don&#8217;t remember  😀 )</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333333;">The beauty in the Buddhism is its carefree life.  I even don&#8217;t need to remember that I&#8217;m a Buddhist  🙂</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333333;">( The secret behind is, the life style itself has been simplified and it is carried out without need to think about,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333333;">other than something new and creatively challenging.  So, Just do it. &#8212;&#8211; I&#8217;m perfectly contented ! )<br />
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>So, be relaxed,</strong><strong> don&#8217;t bother Zafu.  You can sit in anywhere </strong>&#8212;&#8211;<strong> isn&#8217;t this, an enlightened freedom ?</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>___/\___</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">&#8212;-</span><br />
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