Can a Zen Master know about your past lives?
The book, Wanting Enlightenment is a Big Mistake, the Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn (ZMSS), is an excellent book in many ways. In a story in the book named "Karma Talking", ZMSS describes a story where a Zen Master told an emperor and the emperor's wife about their past lives.
The story begins:
I am the emperor, what kind of past life did I have before I was born as the emperor?
The Zen Master perceived his mind for a few moments, and said, "In a previous life, you..."
The karma of a pessimist
Last week I came back from the hospital on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I still wasn't feeling well after surgery, but I just couldn't stay at the hotel at the hospital another day; I was going stir-crazy, and decided to come home. That decision was also aided by the fact that the weather was expected to take a nasty turn, and I wanted to drive while it was clear.
The Tao, and riding the waves
The thing I've really gotten during the meditation and lucid dreaming process the last few nights is how much life on Earth really is like the Tao. I clearly remember feeling last night that Lao-Tse really knew his stuff. (Like he needed any validation from me, lol.)
