The universe appears to be constructed in such a way that body/minds that shed the illusion of selfhood also want to help other body/minds in many other ways, both materially and psychologically. It seems to be the mysteriously empathetic way that reality functions when it no longer sees Itself as a separate entity.
Such a being realizes that his true identity is THIS, and THIS simply does what it does. The body/mind watches what is happening and sees everything as a manifestation of THIS. As THIS, the being does not feel that there is a personal entity in control of anything. In fact, he has no idea what will happen next, and has no need to know. He, as THIS, knows that there is only THIS and that all apparent happenings are interactions of THIS with Itself.
In the same way, this body/mind, as THIS, is writing these words to Itself with the full understanding that there are not two here. For some odd reason (as well as no reason at all) THIS enjoys waking Itself up. In fact, it is probably its greatest enjoyment in the form of a human being.
Now, if the opposite of every statement in this post is considered as equally true and false as every other statement in this post, then the sum total of these words is pointing in the direction of truth.
Suzuki roshi summed it pretty well when he said something like this, "If you say that's a tree (pointing at what can be called "a tree"), that is not correct. If you say that it's NOT a tree, that is also not correct. If, however, you say that it is BOTH a tree and not a tree AT THE SAME TIME, that's about as good as you can do using language for pointing to the truth."
Such a being realizes that his true identity is THIS, and THIS simply does what it does. The body/mind watches what is happening and sees everything as a manifestation of THIS. As THIS, the being does not feel that there is a personal entity in control of anything. In fact, he has no idea what will happen next, and has no need to know. He, as THIS, knows that there is only THIS and that all apparent happenings are interactions of THIS with Itself.
In the same way, this body/mind, as THIS, is writing these words to Itself with the full understanding that there are not two here. For some odd reason (as well as no reason at all) THIS enjoys waking Itself up. In fact, it is probably its greatest enjoyment in the form of a human being.
Now, if the opposite of every statement in this post is considered as equally true and false as every other statement in this post, then the sum total of these words is pointing in the direction of truth.
Suzuki roshi summed it pretty well when he said something like this, "If you say that's a tree (pointing at what can be called "a tree"), that is not correct. If you say that it's NOT a tree, that is also not correct. If, however, you say that it is BOTH a tree and not a tree AT THE SAME TIME, that's about as good as you can do using language for pointing to the truth."
