from a new teacher trainee, on the discussion of dharma

kim on 10:35 pm October 3rd, 2009 / 1 Comment »

and i think a better translation of dharma than “duty” is “groove.”  not groove as in “rut,” but groove like on an LP: you’re the needle.  you move along the groove, music happens.  don’t travel in the groove, and you’re either just bouncing along the edge, around and around, or (if you’d been previously traveling along the groove for a while) making a horrific screech.  it’s binary, too: you can’t half-assedly follow the groove.  once you start on the track, you’re either in it making music or making a horrible noise.  and eventually you spiral into the center of the record.

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   On October 22nd, 2010 at 10:09 pm LEED NY Said:

   good post.. Thanks. and More Power.