This title is antithetical - contrasting
direct opposites.
ZEN tells us to live in the
moment, and at first consideration you might assume that masturbation would be
the apex of living in the moment, but on further deliberation we will know that
masturbation is a total fantasy. Now I
can’t speak for women, but a man never look down at his hand and thinks Oh you erotic devil, I’ve been dreaming
about you all night. This is why men
never masturbate with their eyes open unless they are watching porn. They close their eyes and try to visualize a
particular woman (or man as the case might be) and fantasize the feel of a
particular orifice. And then after the
moment of orgasm they are back to reality with a clean-up at hand.
All right this is really
about Buddhism. The masturbation was
just to get your attention.
ZEN is only one of the
disciplines of Buddhism. Even though
the Buddha declared on numerous occasions that he was not a god and the he
could find no justification for a belief in life after death, most of the
Buddhist sects have deified the Buddha and proclaimed a life-after death
theology.
There seems to be an inane
need or genetic proclivity for men to invent a god to worship. It is understandable that the fear and
inability to deal with the certainty of death had led us to a belief in a god
fantasy. But it goes deeper than that:
from the earliest times holy men/ con-men have been able to use the ‘god need’
to control and dupe the masses. Even
when the hard light of reason denies any reality of gods – people still line up
and willingly follow any charismatic leader.
Against all common reasoning they will lock arms and while singing a
particular anthem to their chosen deity willingly march over the abyss to
blissful destruction.
Zen does not depend on dogma
that the world is eternal or finite; that there is life after death – or not
life after death; or on the fundamentals of any religion. Zen is the basic distillation of the
Buddha’s teachings; and the Buddha said to believe nothing, no matter where you
heard it or who said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and common
sense.
Therefore ZEN only aims to
develop in us the power of concentration and the ability to truly see ourselves
and live fully in each moment.
This is the first of a
trilogy I will publish on sex and ZEN.
the Ol'Buzzard
OB,
ReplyDeleteJackin off and Buddha? Good lead in.
I lived with a Buddhist for almost the whole year in Thailand and read up on some of their ways - Her brother was apending a year as a monk - the shaved head and orange robe thing.
I gave him a twenty and he freaked out!
I have a Thai Buddha in my living room.
Now, I am watching that History Channel thing "The Bible". Has cancer gave me new interest in religions? No, the interest was always there. Now, for the record - I had three at Hooters before coming home and Miss Holly has an ass that can raise an erection on a dead queer!
Good post!
Carry on!
Ron
I suppose having to hear about one's sexual practices is a very small price to pay to hear about Buddhism.
ReplyDeleteI heard a guy the other day speak of attachment as Nietzsche's will to power. I'd say more but typing on a phone tries my patience. I look forward to more on the Buddha.