Comments on: Coming to Reality with Dishes http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/ Commentaries on Meditation, Zen, Buddhism, and Mindfulness Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:38:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Wade http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-14233 Wade Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:45:38 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-14233 @Rahul, Thanks for your comments. I continue, and hope you do too, to strive to see the mystical in the ordinary. I've read Kenton's and Tracy's(Zen Housewife) posts on hte same topic. It's great to see different enlightening takes on the same subject. It's nice to see human. @Nate, Thanks for your kind words and linking. I've been to your blog a few times and will pop back in soon. @Alex, I'm still waiting to read more about Zen Dodgeball ;) Thanks again for all our discussions offline. Priceless. Bingo on the Guitar playing friend of Buddha. So many applications and ways of experiencing and living The Middle Way. @David, Watts' message is timeless. There is never a time where his messages will not find a truth. They exist outside of words and nature. He ability to translate Dharma is humbling. @Adam, No problems on digging it up, especially with praise like that. Thank you. Hope you enjoyed doing the dishes, it can be a really rewarding experience when entered into, seen and lived as this moment of reality. May all beings have peace. Gassho, Wade @Rahul, Thanks for your comments. I continue, and hope you do too, to strive to see the mystical in the ordinary. I’ve read Kenton’s and Tracy’s(Zen Housewife) posts on hte same topic. It’s great to see different enlightening takes on the same subject. It’s nice to see human.

@Nate, Thanks for your kind words and linking. I’ve been to your blog a few times and will pop back in soon.

@Alex, I’m still waiting to read more about Zen Dodgeball ;) Thanks again for all our discussions offline. Priceless. Bingo on the Guitar playing friend of Buddha. So many applications and ways of experiencing and living The Middle Way.

@David, Watts’ message is timeless. There is never a time where his messages will not find a truth. They exist outside of words and nature. He ability to translate Dharma is humbling.

@Adam, No problems on digging it up, especially with praise like that. Thank you. Hope you enjoyed doing the dishes, it can be a really rewarding experience when entered into, seen and lived as this moment of reality.

May all beings have peace.

Gassho,

Wade

]]> By: Adam Simeonidis http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-14223 Adam Simeonidis Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:51:27 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-14223 Sorry for digging up old posts, but this is amazing, I love the whole concept. This can be applied to many things in ones life and I've found lots in mine, espically the dishes!!!! Might even do them now :) Regards Ad Sorry for digging up old posts, but this is amazing, I love the whole concept. This can be applied to many things in ones life and I’ve found lots in mine, espically the dishes! Might even do them now :)

Regards

Ad

]]> By: David http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-13924 David Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:11:51 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-13924 I used to read Alan Watts when I was young. He always made a great deal of sense. I used to read Alan Watts when I was young. He always made a great deal of sense.

]]> By: Alex Kennedy http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12877 Alex Kennedy Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:49:16 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12877 Hey Wade, Great site you have here. I think the Buddha had a guitar playing friend who was explaining that if the string is too SHARP or FLAT, it's no good. Only when it's in TUNE (middle way), shall the resonance (and healing) take place. Love the Alan Watts stuff. You may like this one as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERbvKrH-GC4 Thanks, Alex Kennedy PS - i hear they're doing Zen Dodgeball in the states Hey Wade,

Great site you have here. I think the Buddha had a guitar playing friend who was explaining that if the string is too SHARP or FLAT, it’s no good. Only when it’s in TUNE (middle way), shall the resonance (and healing) take place. Love the Alan Watts stuff. You may like this one as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERbvKrH-GC4

Thanks,

Alex Kennedy

PS - i hear they’re doing Zen Dodgeball in the states

]]> By: Nate http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12681 Nate Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:31:17 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12681 Wade, Enjoyed the post and the rest of your blog here. I added you to my blogroll in hopes others will see your blog and drop by. Hope all is well! Wade,

Enjoyed the post and the rest of your blog here. I added you to my blogroll in hopes others will see your blog and drop by. Hope all is well!

]]> By: Rahul http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12674 Rahul Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:00:49 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12674 Hi Wade, Lovely analogy about the past, future, & the now. Thanks for enlightening us through acts that we would consider mundane. Your fellow monk, Kenton, also has a beautiful post on the same subject at http://kentonwhitman.com/blog/2007/03/17/doing-dishes/ Thanks to monks like you, we can remain grounded, and believe that it is all fine, and after all a dance of life. ~rahul Hi Wade,
Lovely analogy about the past, future, & the now. Thanks for enlightening us through acts that we would consider mundane.

Your fellow monk, Kenton, also has a beautiful post on the same subject at http://kentonwhitman.com/blog/2007/03/17/doing-dishes/

Thanks to monks like you, we can remain grounded, and believe that it is all fine, and after all a dance of life.

~rahul

]]> By: Wade http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12666 Wade Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:58:18 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12666 @Tracy, I haven't been able to stop singing it since Deb posted it, it's soaking into me now. Hope you enjoyed the time with your daughter. @Vitor, You're right, there is a lot contained in there. What do you get from it? @Tim, That's a really interesting development, funny how things that we're programmed not to like, somehow, with no effort are enjoyable. Perhaps the wine, perhaps not ;) @Karl, Those are the big questions you're asking there. One thing to understand, another to live and do like Watts does there so effortlessly. @isabella, whatever we're doing, when we do it, and only it is so beautiful. Seeing the resistance drop away, and just being, it's magical. Thank you for your comment too. @Life Reflections, My pleasure, The bell is my favourite reminder, followed by anything unexpected, and I'm working on seeing red lights that way. They contain a message ;) @Nick, Welcome, hope you enjoy your stay, hope to see you around. @Starfire, After it's percolated a bit more, I'd love to see what comes out in the wash (pun) for you. Please come back and leave another comment. Also, welcome. May we exist in muddy water with purity like a lotus. Gassho, Wade @Tracy, I haven’t been able to stop singing it since Deb posted it, it’s soaking into me now. Hope you enjoyed the time with your daughter.

@Vitor, You’re right, there is a lot contained in there. What do you get from it?

@Tim, That’s a really interesting development, funny how things that we’re programmed not to like, somehow, with no effort are enjoyable. Perhaps the wine, perhaps not ;)

@Karl, Those are the big questions you’re asking there. One thing to understand, another to live and do like Watts does there so effortlessly.

@isabella, whatever we’re doing, when we do it, and only it is so beautiful. Seeing the resistance drop away, and just being, it’s magical. Thank you for your comment too.

@Life Reflections, My pleasure, The bell is my favourite reminder, followed by anything unexpected, and I’m working on seeing red lights that way. They contain a message ;)

@Nick, Welcome, hope you enjoy your stay, hope to see you around.

@Starfire, After it’s percolated a bit more, I’d love to see what comes out in the wash (pun) for you. Please come back and leave another comment. Also, welcome.

May we exist in muddy water with purity like a lotus.

Gassho,

Wade

]]> By: Starfire http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12650 Starfire Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:00:44 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12650 Hi Wade - thanks for sharing this. I've been reflecting on mindfulness from a number of angles recently, and looking at the ways my moments of spontaneous mindfulness differ from the ones I actively go seeking. The dishwashing metaphor has given me the beginnings some ideas of ways I can build on the deliberate attempts I make to become mindful... I think I need to let it percolate in the back of my mind for a bit though before I can articulate it. Blessings and thanks again STARFIRE Hi Wade – thanks for sharing this. I’ve been reflecting on mindfulness from a number of angles recently, and looking at the ways my moments of spontaneous mindfulness differ from the ones I actively go seeking.

The dishwashing metaphor has given me the beginnings some ideas of ways I can build on the deliberate attempts I make to become mindful… I think I need to let it percolate in the back of my mind for a bit though before I can articulate it.

Blessings and thanks again

STARFIRE

]]> By: Nick Grimshawe http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12614 Nick Grimshawe Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:22:20 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12614 Following links with no particular purpose in mind can lead to great discoveries, like your blog and that wonderful video of Alan Watts. I was held spellbound. Thank you. Nick Following links with no particular purpose in mind can lead to great discoveries, like your blog and that wonderful video of Alan Watts. I was held spellbound.

Thank you.

Nick

]]> By: isabella mori http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12603 isabella mori Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:53:23 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2008/01/02/coming-to-reality-with-dishes/#comment-12603 i've always loved the dishwashing metaphor; remember how delighted i was when i found it in thich nhat hanh's book. such a wonderful feeling when we are nowhere else but in our core, in the moment, doing whatever we're doing. others talk of monasteries where only the senior monks are assigned the duties of cleaning the washrooms. same thing, i guess. i'm not there yet. (but i guess i'm HERE :) ) i’ve always loved the dishwashing metaphor; remember how delighted i was when i found it in thich nhat hanh’s book.

such a wonderful feeling when we are nowhere else but in our core, in the moment, doing whatever we’re doing.

others talk of monasteries where only the senior monks are assigned the duties of cleaning the washrooms. same thing, i guess.

i’m not there yet.

(but i guess i’m HERE :) )

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