bill...not why me...that's plain silly..why not you?...merle
Merle,
I have been in pain before. When I am in pain I don't think of pain as a
judgmental delusion, I think of it as pain and judge it to be bad; and maybe
even think Poor, poor me! Why do I have to suffer all this pain?
Merle,
Yes! Why me? Why not someone else? Someone I don't like? Someone who
doesn't look like me or is the same color as me or speaks the same language as
I do. Someone ELSE!
...Bill!
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
 bill...not why
bill...acceptance is the key...what sort odf a zen buddhist are you?..merle
Merle,
Yes! Why me? Why not someone else? Someone I don't like? Someone who
doesn't look like me or is the same color as me or speaks the same language as
I do. Someone ELSE!
...Bill!
--- In
for the new member..welcome aham... cheers merle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL2XUTeoUsM
Aham,
IMO zen is a set of teachings that first enable you to experience Buddha Nature
(to see things as they really are in Vipassana-speak) and then to incorporate
that experience into your daily life.
These teachings usually do employ a meditation technique - zazen - which in
Japanese means
for aham...cheers merle
http://mro.org/zmm/teachings/daido/teisho61.php
Merle,
As you should very well know by now I don't identify with being a Buddhist.
I do however practice zen and have for over 45 years; but just because I
practice zen doesn't mean I don't feel pain, or have other delusions. What it
means is that (most of the time) I am not attached to those
aham.. check this out...cheers merle
http://mro.org/zmm/teachings/discourses.php
question bill...do any of us really see things as they really are?...and who
is the judge and jury to say that this has happened to one?
i think it might be a goal to work towards however individuals who achieve this
fully would be few and far between
already you complain of pain as a
Merle,
Seeing things as they really are is another way of saying Buddha Nature, at
least that's how I interpret it.
...Bill!
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
Â
 question bill...do any of us really see things as they really are?...and
who is the
Dear sirs,
Today unfortunately I have beaten my younger child for not speaking. I become
very emotional. He is 7 years old, until last month at least he used to parrot
what we say and for his name, he will say his name.
For last one month he has stopped talking and all his needs are by just
Dear Aham,
Zen is about letting our inner divine, labeled as Buddha Nature, to
shine through. Let it be our guide in our daily life. And the only way
that it may shine through depends on the purification of our physical,
mental and spiritual hindrances.
Because our inner divine, same as
Your shame or anger for your son not speaking is because you are focusing
on the expectations of others and what they might think. Kids can be
enormously frustrating and sometimes we strike out. You apologized, that's
about all you can do for now. Go easy with him. Perhaps he's going through
his
suresh..take him in your arms and give him a hug..hold him close and tell him
you love him...merle
Dear sirs,
Today unfortunately I have beaten my younger child for not speaking. I become
very emotional. He is 7 years old, until last month at least he used to parrot
what we say and for his
hallo bill...so tell me why oh why is the classification referred to as zen
buddhism?... can you have zen without buddhist principles?... merle
Merle,
As you should very well know by now I don't identify with being a Buddhist.
I do however practice zen and have for over 45 years; but just
bill...so you are still telling me pain is a delusion?... tell me next time
when you are in deep pain..try a very bad toothache..see it as a delusion and
don't visit the dentist...how long will you last before you realise it is real
and needs attention?...merle
Merle,
As you should
silence is golden, suresh...let him be...hug him and show love not anger...
merle
Your shame or anger for your son not speaking is because you are focusing on
the expectations of others and what they might think. Kids can be enormously
frustrating and sometimes we strike out. You
JM CLARIFICATION...please..
bill say he practises zen however he is not a buddhist...
i was under the impression zen was part and parcel of buddhism...
that zen is the way we can approach buddha nature... and let it shine through..
zen is a tool, not an end game in itself?... thank you
Hi Merle,
Chan historically is a mixture of Buddhist language and Taoist
practice. If you read the Xinxinming by the third patriarch, it sounds
very much like Tao Te Jing by Lao Tzu.
Bill is right that the essence of Chan existed when there is universe,
before language or human being.
We
19 matches
Mail list logo
