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mind, because the master will not be available any more.
Ryusen said, "IF YOU USE UP THE MIND OF THE THREE WORLDS, THAT IS NIRVANA." SAYING THIS HE SAT IN THE PROPER MANNER -- that is the lotus posture -- AND PASSED AWAY.
What does he mean?
According to Gautam Buddha -- and confirmed by all the awakened ones -- we are divided into three parts: the body, the mind, the being. And every part has its own mind.
Even the body has its own mind. Without the body having its own mind you will not be able to live a single moment, because so much work is going on inside you. Blood is circulating, food is being transformed into its basic elements, and different parts of the body need different kinds of nourishment. The blood is continuously running, distributing... for example, if your mind does not get oxygen for six minutes, it will die, and you will die with it.
And the wisdom of the body is independent, because you have to sleep too. In sleep you may forget breathing. In fact, even awake you cannot remember your breathing. If you can remember your breathing for one minute, you are on the right path. You will be surprised that you cannot remember even for one minute; there are so many distractions.
Just put your wristwatch in front of you. Start looking, and suddenly you forget. You say, "Aha! So Stonehead is going somewhere with his staff," and you have forgotten what your work was. And then you remember, and then you feel full of repentance. Then you are again wasting time. Go back and remember.
It takes months to remember something for a single minute continuously without being distracted. All kinds of distractions are there: bananas... you cannot resist being distracted.
The mind has its own mind too. That's why it is not needed in the body. If surgery is needed, your whole brain can be taken out and put in the proper conditions where it gets the necessary nourishment. It is amazing that you will not know that it has been taken out of the body, and you will not know that there is any difference. You will still be counting on the lottery, "Let us see what happens this time. Tomorrow the lottery is going to be opened."
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