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The man of Zen
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Author:  ozbuckley [ Sat May 15, 2010 12:25 am ]
Post subject:  The man of Zen

Found this passage in an Alan Watts book i just read. Thought you might like it too:

Such a man is likened to a ball in a mountain stream, which is to say he cannot be blocked, stopped, or embarrased in any situation. He never wobbles or dithers in his mind, for though he may pause in overt action to think a problem out, the stream of his consciousness always moves straight ahead without being caught in vicious circles of anxiety or indecisive doubt. He is not precipitate or hurried into action, but simply continuous. This is what Zen means by being detached - not being without emotion or feeling, but being one in whom the experiences of the world pass like the reflections of birds flying over water. Although possessed inner freedom, he is not, like the libertine, in revolt against social standards, nor, like the self-righteous, trying to justify himself. He is all of a piece with himself and with the natural world, and in his presence you feel that without strain or artifice he is completely 'all here'- sure of himself without the slightest trace of aggression.

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