I am Lance Carlyle Carter. Why am I at this zen forum?
I want to share some experiences and get commentary from those who might provide insight, etc. I have tried to find answers on the internet about the phenomena I recently experienced, but haven't yet. Decades ago I met Kōbun Chino Otogawa and did some zazen with him and other Bodhi teachers at Jikoji and Kannon Do, but had lost contact and was not aware that Kobun had passed on with his daughter in 2002 in a drowning accident. On March 25, 2018 I was thinking about those days when I knew Kobun decades ago and thought that I could have been a good zen student if he hadn't seemingly lost his temper with me one day back then and displayed his sword. Being a believer in non-violence I decided at that time that Kōbun wouldn't be a good teacher for me.
Anyway, on March 25, 2018, I became peeved at Kobun, but at that moment an apparition of the Bodhisattva Kannon appeared in daylight and pleaded for compassion and mercy for Kobun and all. She talked about Kobun's life and how great he was and after a few minutes she stopped and asked if I would consider giving compassion and mercy to Kobun. I said yes and she receded and then an apparition of Kōbun appeared. After that he appeared many times and took me to places beyond my imagination and made requests of me that are almost impossible. I made audio commentaries about these experiences that I sent to Bodhi members and found that Kōbun appears in many ways to those who had met him. I even sense his presence when I do zazen. Back then, I helped him with a booklet about bringing peace to the world, but I didn't believe that it should be done at the point of a sword, but he now wants it published. It is packed somewhere with a booklet I wrote about zen, which Kōbun read at the time and handed back with a wry smile.
I will present audio commentary and transcriptions of my commentary somewhere when available. Please use the Soto tradition explanations first out of the many viewpoints. Thanks.
My writings about ancient epigraphy and archeoastronomy are at:
https://independent.academia.edu/LanceCarlyleCarter
My animations about ancient epigraphy and archeoastronomy are at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSg-3f ... 7vDgsSny9g
Best regards,
Lance Carlyle Carter
(bodhisattva)
