Common descriptions of the process of meditation: transforming the stormy arisings of thoughts, emotions, and feelings and recognizing them to be impermanent phenomena; like passing clouds in the sky; watch your mind and let the clouds pass by; the sun is always shining behind the clouds let the clouds pass and you will once again find the sun; though thoughts will arise, they are merely clouds passing by the mountain.
Another extremely poor formula for thunder.
What do I mean when I say thunder? Thunder is simply the SOUND of lightning.
If our goal is enlightenment, if what we want is an enlightning experience, how are we supposed to generate lightning without clouds? How do we breakthrough without the thunder?
If our goal is enlightenment, if what we want is an enlightning experience, how are we supposed to generate lightning without clouds? How do we breakthrough without the thunder?
"When a tribal man hears thunder, he says, 'What did he say that time?', as automatically as we say 'Gesundheit.'"
Marshall McLuhan
This makes sense, actually. It’s just a matter of understanding the difference between a one hundred letter word and one hundred letters.
"I can meditate; I see those damn clouds and have no problem letting em' drift; sometimes I see lightning, but the storm is so far off in the distance that I can't hear the thunder. To tell the truth, I can't tell the difference between thunder and my own fart."
Is it even possible to design a formula for thunder? To generate a direct lightening strike?
