To call Buddha "Awareness" or anything else is to make Buddha an object of thought.





Show me the location of this Buddha! What kind of shoes does he wear? If he goes barefoot, do his feet get dirty? Does he shiver in the winter?





Who is it that's actually reading this right now?





Is it y our mind? Amazing! Where exactly is this Mind located in physical space?





Also, is this by any chance the same mind that was here before your parents got born? Ah!





In Zen there is always an instant when the "mind" stops and you break out in a cold, shivering sweat at the sheer vividness of This!





Joshu's "Mu" is really just the "natural freedom of the myriad Buddhas" and is in itself clear about everything. There is no point in trying to make anything special out of it.





This afternoon clumps of snow are falling from the tops of the tall Douglas firs. Crows are taunting each other wickedly. A big cloud just covered the sun. Ah!