Who Binds You?
This Zen parable is for someone for whom I’ve been talking for a while.
A man once went to a Zen master and asked; ‘Master, I must seek liberation.’
The teacher asked, ‘Who binds you?’
The student answered; ‘I do not know. Perhaps I bind myself.’
So the teacher replied, ‘In that case, why seek liberation of me? In summer we sweat; in winter we shiver.’
And the student thought: ‘He is speaking of a secret place where our only problem is the seasons of the year.’
I like this approach, thanks for sharing it!
Nice approach. If you could give an concrete example of how one could follow the process it might help better though. For instance take the “Why can’t I forget him after so many years of relationships” or “Arrh.. This person makes me so frustrated!!!” and run through the process you take to let-go from it.
I enjoyed your article. I wasn’t sure how much I would get out of it at first because I am not willing to drop it all to begin meditating and living in seculsion. I am happy with my life but like many of us trrying to find a good balance for myself. However, your ideas weren’t “to out there for me” and I really do believe thoughts and words lead to action. Action was the other part I relly liked. Making big changes in our lives require taking action and to often today people are beng told to just think it and believe it and everythig will comte to you. I am firm believer that action is required- I liked the kite analogy.
Three years???
Sorry, I didn’t even know that you became a monk.
I remember that I met you last time a little over three years ago when you came back to Thailand one weekend.
At the time I knew only that you were training for a marathon and you were about to publish a book.
Well, อนุโมทนาบุญด้วยครับ
Letting go, surrender. Come to think of it, people surrender to many things. Why can’t we surrender to happiness?