Lost Coin Notes - 12/14/10

Doen discussed inner-considering where an individual believes what another believes and and lives that belief.  This belief is a "story" and is not true.  Stories change.  Cultures change.  What exists is a moment and each moment that follows.  Doen wants us to understand how stories enslave us. He wants us to experience us to experience being naked in the world without a story, without a prop.  No goal, no yellow brick road to follow.  When practicing Zazen, practice living in the world as it is now.  Live without inner-considering, without a system of judgment. 
Recognize the beliefs and opinions of others and don't take on those judgments.  Together as a group work towards inner freedom.  "My practice is to drop thoughts."  Practice is work and it is he road to freedom.  Even a small percent of change is significant.
Interior freedom is more important than anything (story) anyone can tell you.  Inner consideration is deep and consists of mechanical thought  passed from one person to another, generation to generation.  "I should, I should....."  Become adults.
Start with premise that no one really care, then when someone comes along who does care you will realize what that looks like.
Wipe the slate clean.
Life is a series of now
The moments do not have to have meaning.
Group discussed their experiences of inner-consideration and mechanical patters of thinking and acting including the "culture" of work where being "smart" is important, how boundaries can be tools that help us see when we ( and others) are being mechanical.  The up coming holidays and expectations were noted.  Recognized when we have expectations for another to act a certain way.   Recognize the "what will other people think"
belief.
Zazen will lead to an external consideration that will be easy and kind
