2016年1月22日金曜日

The Trap of Practice


In this blog I've always urged the readers to LOOK to see if 
there's anything like what we call "I,""self," or "me."


When one learns to LOOK, a probable trap one would be 
caught in is to make LOOKing into a kind of practice -
just like the practice to get better at playing soccer.


"I tried to LOOK today, but I was so distracted that it
 was impossible to LOOK ..."

"I couldn't keep LOOKing for long ... it just lasted few minutes ..."

"I will try harder to get better at LOOking ..."



...




Practice is good for musical instruments, sports, or martial 
arts, although it is essentially irrelevant to LOOKing, or 
self-knowledge

(or, should I call it no-self knowledge!?)





It's more like breathing. 


Does one need practice to breathe?
Does one need practice to digest food?
Does one need practice to blink?

Do you need practice to see the scenery before you?


...


Practice, in many cases, presupposes the one (person) that
gets better by doing it.  


The purpose of LOOKing, if any, is to 
bring this "person" to light and see its absence, which is the
realm of REALITY, as opposed to (if one dares to compare 
and name it) the realm of ILLUSION.


There is no "I" that practices.  
Then the word "practice" loses its meaning 
in the context of self-knowledge.




...



Next time you feel like you made LOOKing a practice,

inquire:  "Is there anyone that practices LOOKing?"  

               "If so, where does he exist?"


When you feel like you forgot to LOOK and feel frustrated about it,

Inquire:  "Is there anyone that forgets?"




The inevitable answer is NO, and this answer works 
as a reminder of the futility of practicing LOOKing.


Let LOOKing happen by itself.
That is an amazing grace that is open to everyone in the world.




Enjoy the inquiry!






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