Emptiness

K: Yes. Say for instance ‘X’ says there is such a ground. And all of us, ‘Y’ and ‘Z’, say, what is that ground, prove it, show it, let it manifest itself? When we ask such questions, is it with a mind that is seeking, or rather that has this passion, this love for truth? Or are we merely saying let’s talk about it? DB: I think that in that mind there is the demand for certainty; we want to be sure . So there is no enquiring. K: Suppose you state that there is such a thing, that there is the ground; it is immovable, etc. And I say, I want to find out. Show it, prove it to me. How can my mind, which has evolved through knowledge, which has been highly disciplined in knowledge, even touch that ? Because that is not knowledge, it is not put together by thought. DB: Yes, as soon as we say, prove it, we want to turn it into knowledge. K: That’s it! DB: We want to be absolutely certain, so that there can be no doubt. And yet, on the other side of the coin, there is also the...

    This post discuss something about living together, lonely dead. In the old day somewhere like in SEA or East Asia when the whole family member living together, the neighbours and the whole village are living in very close relationship. Inside each family, the relation between grandparent, uncle ... is close too. Whatever conflict and/or tension between family member, neighbour or between village, at the end the relationship seem good. In the tradition, when a people die, often whole village will attend ceremony and carry him or her to graveyard whatever the conflict, hatred between two people or family.      Town and Country. Do you remember this lesson in the Streamline English book ? It is on unit 64: http://lopngoaingu.com/listening/streamline-english/Departure/index.php?id=64 https://www.scribd.com/document/344579539/01-Streamline-English-Departures-pdf Town and country has it's own advantage and disadvantage you can easily spot and feeling it. As J....