[Zen] Warm greetings

2006-05-15 Thread ~Tall_Feather~
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[Zen] just a day

2006-05-15 Thread mtpathy
Yesterday May 14th,i got up around 6:30am went outside,breathed in the sweet air and thought to myself self maybe you should go fishing. I sat in my car,turned it on then drove to the lake,where i found a nice lump of grass to sit on. I cast several times till i hit what i believed to be the

RE: [Zen] Re: Is there an objective?

2006-05-15 Thread donald hwong
I apologize for not being clear on the question. I am the newest member to the group. The moderator, I guess is Jarvis, sent me a few articles to read and encouraged me to ask questions and participate in the discussion. After I read zen.pdf, Wu-Ming and Instructions of Meditation, I asked, Is

RE: [Zen] Re: Is there an objective?

2006-05-15 Thread Bill Smart
Donald wrote: I apologize for not being clear on the question. I am the newest member to the group. The moderator, I guess is Jarvis, sent me a few articles to read and encouraged me to ask questions and participate in the discussion. After I read zen.pdf, Wu-Ming and Instructions of Meditation,

[Zen] Re: just a day

2006-05-15 Thread Blossom
leafjoy, You just don't know!! :) Fishing is my all-consuming passion, and when I read your description of your day, I was right there with you on that lump of grass! There is no better way to practice zazen (for me, anyways) than to fish. Thanks for sharing your experience. Peace, and Fish

RE: [Zen] Re: Is there an objective?

2006-05-15 Thread donald hwong
Thank you Bill for letting me feel comfortable and welcomed. My question is, from the reading, it seems to indicate, slience, or emptiness or vacancy or nothingness is where we need to reach first!??? If so, then what? Do you have any other post? Namaste. Bill Smart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: