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| John Daido Loori (1971?) Mountain Record |
Learning how to turn the conscious thinking mind off and let the inner mind, the feelings, work free and open seems to be one of the major keys to heightened awareness.
July 9, 1971
I must continue to allow the “inner self” or “inner mind” to lead and let happen what may.
July 14, 1971
I have learned to be quiet with myself, and thus have discovered camera. Camera has shown me light making love, from this I learned that I no longer need to “take” pictures for I now know how to make Images. My Images have opened my inner self and thus I find my Images are becoming spirit.
Now I wish to discover how to make my Images disappear.
I am seeking Imageless Images.
August 1, 1971
My Images are an act of discovery not creation. Much the same kind of creativity as I used in science.
The subjects of my Images no longer make the picture. The viewer makes the picture by the combination of his inner self and my image.
August 9, 1971
Is-ness and else-ness direct themselves to the rational thinking mind.
Nothingness speaks to the spirit.
September 6, 1971
Today I photographed a feeling that I did not understand for which I received a gift of a place I’ve never been.
April 19, 1972
I think the searching is over now, for awhile. There seems to be a path to follow. What’s needed now is time to work and patience to wait.
Source
Selections from John Daido Loori Journal Entries 1971-1974, Mountain Record, Zen Mountain Monastery Archives
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