--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Dave P wookielife...@... wrote:
So how does one separate ego from mind?
Hi Dave, pleased to meet you. So tell me, if ego is just a convenient term
for the 5 skandas, who is it that wants to separate ego from mind?
And if the skandas arise in Mind, how
Since the topic of OCD came up, I thought that some people here might be
interested in Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz's book, The Mind and The Brain, which
discusses OCD and neuroplasticity from a Buddhist view-point. It also details
Dr. Schwartz's practical method for dealing with the disorder. I highly
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristy McClain healthypl...@... wrote:
Whoops!
Here is the last line..
...means for most, that the ego-self is immersed in a resting in Awareness
delusion. But it feels good, or at least better, so it sticks with it. But
this has nothing to do
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Mel gunnar19632...@... wrote:
--- On Sat, 8/1/11, Anthony Wu wu...@... wrote:
MEL: I'll throw the question back at you and otherswhat is real exactly
when all change moment by moment?
Anthony: I am carrying a shield that makes the question
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺å¦ç²¾æ
chan.j...@... wrote:
Dear Steve, Thank you for your post. May I ask that you post more in
the future. :-)
Hi Jue Mia Jing Ming. I am pleased to meet you. Everyone here seems very nice.
I am sure I will learn a great
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Mel gunnar19632...@... wrote:
--- On Tue, 11/1/11, SteveW eugnostos2...@... wrote:
S: Hi Mel.
MEL: Hello
S: Subject and object are conceptual constructs that are inter-dependant and
relative to one another.
MEL: Yes
S: It is meaningless
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Dave P wookielife...@... wrote:
I've been trying to keep up with the zazen, mostly with success, and keeping
up with the mindfulness, but I still have the nagging question that troubles
my OCD:
What do I do when, in order to confront my OCD, I must do
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Dave P wookielifeday@... wrote:
I understand where you're coming from, but for me the problem is
contamination. Since everyone has a desire to be healthy, I don't know what's
a healthy way of avoiding contamination and what's an unhealthy way.
How
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Mel gunnar19632000@... wrote:
--- On Thu, 13/1/11, SteveW eugnostos2000@... wrote:
When I was younger, I was troubled by obssesive checking behavior. I have
found that, for me, it is a matter of just being mindful of the anxiety, as
it arises, without
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Bill! BillSmart@... wrote:
Ed,
Yes. Counting or following the breath is not shikantaza. These are
techniques that are sometimes used to get you to shikantaza.
...Bill!
Hi Bill! I have heard of Shikantaza, and have read about it, but really know
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wuasg@... wrote:
So many people suffering from uncertainty. Let us form a club.
Anthony
Should we? I don't know...
And I'm not sure what we should call it!
What if we give it the wrong name?!
I read once that 2 Zen/Chan people were
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Bill! BillSmart@... wrote:
Steve,
The Japanese word shikantaza has been tranlated on this forum by both
Japanese and Chinese speakers in great detail. You can go back into the
posts to see all the discussion on this, but the bottom line for me is
that
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Chris Austin-Lane chris@... wrote:
On Friday, January 14, 2011, Mel gunnar19632000@... wrote:
--- On Fri, 14/1/11, Chris Austin-Lane chris@... wrote:
There is more cultural baggage attached with the church, so the times when
recommending it
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wuasg@... wrote:
Steve,
Then, lets form a tea party.
Anthony
LOL! Steve
Current
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristy McClain healthyplay1@... wrote:
*bows*
Â
May I pour, then?
Â
Be well.. k
Hi Kristy. Sure! But I warn you, my cup is pretty full! I keep trying to
empty it, but then I look and see that its full again with all sorts of
preconceptions! You
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Mel gunnar19632000@... wrote:
Can I be the white rabbit?(..'Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!'..) Or
how about the Mad Hatter?
in peace/laughter
Mel
Hi Mel. Right here, right now, nobody late, nobody early! How many hats do
you wear?
Steve
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Mel gunnar19632000@... wrote:
Hey Steve!
Â
Question...
Â
- Are you with this I've been hearing lately about called Pure Land Buddhism?
Â
- I've come across some passage in some library book somewhere that the
Chinese Buddhists believe that one
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristy McClain healthyplay1@... wrote:
Thanks to Mel, Steve and Chris, for the interesting thread on the Gospel of
Thomas. I assume that is part of the Gnostics?
Â
Kristy
Hi Kristy. Yes. For an interesting comparison of The Gospel of Thomas and
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Dave P wookielifeday@... wrote:
Is there such a thing as zen music? The only stuff I've encountered is the
treacly chillout music that passes for meditation music. I *have* heard
some John Cage, which I enjoy.
Hi Dave. Yes, there is such a thing as Zen
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Dave P wookielifeday@... wrote:
I'm not sure why I'm feeling this way, other than I read something that got
me down because it was about the spiritual aspects of drugs, especially
LSD. I know that taking LSD would be a very bad thing for me.I feel
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
Every individual is at the type and level of consciousness that he/she
possesses at the present time, and this may evolve with age.
Is any of these positions 'better' or 'worse'? The 'rational' mind can
always be dragged
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristy McClain healthyplay1@... wrote:
Yes.. then add to it a horn honking from the street, a siren in the
background and a traffic helicopter overhead. Its a symphony. k
Bravo! Encore!
Current Book Discussion:
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Chris Austin-Lane chris@... wrote:
Taunted again and again by the footnotes to try to make this list a
book discussion group, I ask if any one has met, studied with, or read
Toni Packer? She has an interesting history of being a follower of
Philip Kapleau,
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Bill! BillSmart@... wrote:
The crux of this argument is not WHETHER you judge things to be good or bad,
but HOW you judge things to be good or bad. If you use your intellect,
rationality (discriminating mind) to judge things you are liable to be let
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Bill! BillSmart@... wrote:
The crux of this argument is not WHETHER you judge things to be good or bad,
but HOW you judge things to be good or bad. If you use your intellect,
rationality (discriminating mind) to judge things you are liable to be let
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, SteveW eugnostos2000@... wrote:
Here's a link to a video presentation by Jona Lehrer, based on the
neurological work of Antonio Demasio, on how our value decisions are
based on mostly unconscious emotional reactions.
http://fora.tv/2010/01
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
Deep-seated cultural memes, imbued into our minds in childhood, are
almost impossible to detect and erase, the realization of Buddha Nature
notwithstanding.
--ED
Hi ED. Yes. And not only cultural conditioning, but
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
The intellectual mind-set of our society, to a significant extent, does
appear to be somewhat deadened and out of touch with reality.
On the other hand there is no evidence that realizing Buddha Nature
makes a person
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Dave P wookielifeday@... wrote:
Zazen has not lifted my mood, but it has made me more detached and analytical
about my moods, and i can see where there is anger and clinging behind it. I
see that my feeling upset about hearing about people on LSD comes
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
Steve,
Right on!
Both one and two AND neither one nor two AND one AND two.
--ED
Hi ED. Yes. And of course this transcends logical thinking. But it can be
intuitively apprehended. IMO.
Steve
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristy McClain healthyplay1@... wrote:
Excellent comments, Steve..
Â
The evidence does indeed point out that neueons that fire together--wire
together.  As time now is short, I'll offer a web link for any here
interested in listening to some relevant
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
The intellectual mind-set of our society, to a significant extent, does
appear to be somewhat deadened and out of touch with reality.
On the other hand there is no evidence that realizing Buddha Nature
makes a person
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristy McClain healthyplay1@... wrote:
Hi Anthony, JM / All,
Â
I was just replying to your note when I read JM's comments. I thought I
might add some thoughts about karma /rebirth.
Â
As for killing my lover? Not a chance! Is there a difference?
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, shihogiri A.Sahal@... wrote:
Hello everyone,
I'm looking forward to some interesting conversations, tips and advice.
So here's my first request for advice. I've been sitting morning, (shortly
after getting up and dealing with my cats!) and evening
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
Hi again, Steve,
Right on!
Experiencing kensho-satori generally takes intense practice over a long
period of time, and so, from a long term perspective, the cultivation is
gradual.
From a short term perspective over
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristy McClain healthyplay1@... wrote:
Steve,
Â
Reflecting, my heart tells me to share something else. In my life
experience, I have learned that enabling others to stay in their own
behaviors, addictions, bigotry, violence and the like, by soothing
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anil Sahal A.Sahal@... wrote:
Hi, pleased to meet you.
Likewise.
IMO, rather than sitting with the intention to
not have thoughts arise, it is better to sit without any expectations at
all. Who is relishing sitting?
I think any human being
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, A Sahal A.Sahal@... wrote:
We are our brains and I can
demonstrate that by removing bits of it until the person disappears.
Unfortunately, this happens everyday as neuro-degenerative diseases turn
intelligent people into vegetables.
Hi again, Sahal.
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wuasg@... wrote:
Steve,
Thank you for all your fingers pointing to the moon. Enlightening remarks.
But what do you see on the moon? A long advertisement entitled 'Just this'?
Anthony
Hi Anthony. What moon? I was pointing my fingers at the
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wuasg@... wrote:
Steve,
Â
If you point your fingers at the keyboard with a purpose, that purpose is the
moon. If not, you have not learned the way of ancient zen masters, who
pointed to the moon to educate people.
Â
Anthony
Hi Anthony.
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wuasg@... wrote:
Who can say why fingers point or do not point? Mind.
Who is pointing? Mind.
And who are these people that ancient zen masters wanted to educate, Mind.
and do they really need to be educated? Mind decides.
Â
Anthony
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Bill! BillSmart@... wrote:
This is a given in zen. Buddha Mind is ineffable. The moon is ineffable.
The best you can do to communicate these things is to point to the moon.
Pointing is attempting to communicate. All you can do is point and hope
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺å¦ç²¾æ
chan.jmjm@... wrote:
Good Day To All,
My Teacher would say, the Order of Chan is Buddhist, but the witness of
Chan is not.
Chan is just a nickname for the entire universe, including the visible
and the invisible,
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Bill! BillSmart@... wrote:
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, SteveW eugnostos2000@ wrote:
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Bill! BillSmart@ wrote:
This is a given in zen. Buddha Mind is ineffable. The moon is
ineffable. The best you
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
Whether fixated on the finger or fixated on pointing, it's all the Dance
of Shiva.
http://www.indyarocks.com/videos/Bharatanatyam-The-Dance-of-Shiva--DVD-1\
351046
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anil Sahal A.Sahal@... wrote:
I first became interested in meditation and brain whilst attending the
'Neuroscience' conference in San Fransisco as few years ago in which the
Dalai Lama was the key note speaker and offered us, with a big grin, the
use of
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Brett Corbin brettalancorbin@... wrote:
Hi Steve,
I think how I would answer that, is both.
Brett
http://www.pbase.com/brett1963
Hi Brett. Good answer, imo.
Steve
Current Book Discussion: any Zen
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, A Sahal A.Sahal@... wrote:
Hi Anil. Thank you. One more good reason to meditate! Say, in your
opinion,
is the relationship between brain area activations and states of
consciousness causal or correlative?
There's insufficient data for a
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Brett Corbin brettalancorbin@... wrote:
Before I started practicing meditation, I had hard time dealing with problems
in my life. The problem, what ever they were, would run through my mind over
and over again, and I would talk about it over and over
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Mel gunnar19632000@... wrote:
Everyday life is still something I struggle with despite the meditative
practices. Nevertheless, I keep pursuing this path of mine
Hi Mel. What do you struggle with, if I may ask?
Steve
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Mel gunnar19632000@... wrote:
Hello Steve
Â
I'm struggling with keeping my practise pure. I take part in zazen practise
and read/study ZEN MIND BEGINNERS MIND, and yet I make myself impure by
Â
- having so much desire for junk food and other
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Bill! BillSmart@... wrote:
Deborah and JMJM,
I'll insert my comments about what I was taught in my Japanese Zen
Buddhist training:
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Jue Miao Jing Ming -
覺å¦ç²¾æ chan.jmjm@ wrote:
Hi Deborah,
Thank you
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺å¦ç²¾æ
chan.jmjm@... wrote:
Thank you Bill. I have learned again. There is more in common in
practice as well. Now, let me share with you the reasons for some of
these requirement. Then perhaps you can share with me what you
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺å¦ç²¾æ
chan.jmjm@... wrote:
No problem, Steve. All comments are valid. All part of Chan.
What we teach to reduce that issue, is to divert our focus onto the
chakras. As we do that, less images pop up.
When we practice
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺å¦ç²¾æ
chan.jmjm@... wrote:
Hi Steve,
Within a month I hope, we will have a book titled like, 15 steps to
benefit from Chan meditation. published through Amazon.
I can throw you a digital copy, if you like...
JM
Be
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Bill! BillSmart@... wrote:
Steve, I agree with everything you have posted below and have in fact posted
the same over and over in this forum for years.
These are conclusions I arrived at myself, not ones I were taught - but as
you say there are hints
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Deborah Mingins taomtnsage1@... wrote:
JMJM...I would like one too please. Thanks...Deborah
                               taomtnsage1@...
Hi Deb. It looks very interesting. I think that both you and I will benefit
from it
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
Steve,
Thank you for your mention of Pure Land Buddhism.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Land_Buddhism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Land_Buddhism )
Some three and a half decades ago I had decided that Zen was
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Brett Corbin brettalancorbin@... wrote:
Hi Steve,
Thank you for taking the time to explain that to me. I find it interesting.
Are people who practice Zen generally atheist, or do they see God just in a
different way then other religions, or do people
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wuasg@... wrote:
Steve,
Â
Interesting that you advocate monistic idealism, which, according to
Wikipedia, is the same as Yogacara's mind only theory, isn't it? If so, I ask
you simple questions:
Â
Is mind itself real or illusory?
Is
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Brett Corbin brettalancorbin@... wrote:
Bill,
Thank you for explanning that to me. It seems to me that buddhism and
Zen has almost as much division as christianity. I guess it is just the
nature of how things work. It starts with a truth and then
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wuasg@... wrote:
Steve,
I am led to believe you are saying that mind is real. That is it exists, and
not an illusion. But the object of mind is a reflection, so it is illusory.
But what does the mind reflect?
I was told when Asanga (not
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
In truth, our Original Buddha-Nature is nothing that can be
understood. It is glorious and mysterious peacefulness, and that
is all that can be said. You, yourself, must awaken to it,
fathoming its depths. That which is
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wuasg@... wrote:
Steve,
Â
I understand your argument in regard to zen and yogacara or other philosophy.
When you are doing zazen, there is no point and it is irrelevant to discuss
philosophy. But you don't spend 100% of you time sitting zen.
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wuasg@... wrote:
Steve,
Â
Keep up the good job. However, I don't believe you have burned your
philosophy books, do you?
Â
Anthony
Hi Anthony. LOL! as a matter of fact, about half of them burned up in
a house fire, and I gave the
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Bill! BillSmart@... wrote:
ED,
The Noble Eightfold Path is a very good example of why I don't consider zen a
subset of Buddhism. First of all to assert there are 8 items of conduct such
as this borders on hubris. Also to proceed all of them with a
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺å¦ç²¾æ
chan.jmjm@... wrote:
Thank you, Steve. This is also my observation.
The word practice, is translated from two Chinese words and they are
trim/cultivate and execute/apply combined. Chan needs to be walked
on both
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Dave P wookielifeday@... wrote:
I have been in treatment for OCD and some of my issues revolve around being
contaminated by eating meat. I know that Buddhism has very conflicting views
on meat, but how do you think I should approach this? How should I eat
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Dana S. Leslie dsleslie@... wrote:
Point of information, please: What are the Kleshas. I'm not familiar with
that term.
Thanks.
Hi Dana. Klesha or Klesa is a Sanskrit term usually translated
as Affliction or Defilement. It refers to negative mental
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, artist brettalancorbin@... wrote:
I am reading Tao Te Ching by Lao tzu and was wondering If the Tao he writes
about would be the same as Zen but with a different title. I may be totally
off here, because I do not have a full understanding of Zen, but I
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Bill! BillSmart@... wrote:
Brett,
Of course it is the same. The 'truths' in all religions are the same. Some
call it Tao, some Yahweh, some Allah, some Buddha, some might even call it
Zen.
Please remember Lao Tzu's first verse:
The tao that can
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wuasg@... wrote:
Steve,
Thank you for releasing me from a constant fear of being attacked by
enlightened beings. As regards 'tonglen', it is supposed to give away one's
good luck, in exchange for taking others' bad luck. This is a great
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wuasg@... wrote:
Bill,
You should twist Jesus' nose. He is the most dualistic, always speaking about
heaven and hell.
There is nothing in common between different religions. If you said so, you
would be saying that we are all animals.
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
As I was taught a long, long time ago, and as confirmed by wikipedia
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonglen#cite_note-learn-7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonglen#cite_note-learn-7 ),
Toglen has nothing to do with transfer
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wuasg@... wrote:
Steve,
Â
The Gospel of Thomas is heretic, so should be banned. You must kill people
you conquere, or face the wrath of Yahweh.
Â
Anthony
Hi Anthony. LOL!
Current Book
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
SteveW, my apologies if I came across a bit too emphatically. --ED
Hi ED. My goodness, your reply was not in the least offensive!
I really don't know anything about Vajrayana, just relaying
stuff heard from my Tibetan
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wuasg@... wrote:
Steve,
Â
A Tibetan monk (I don't remember who) was incarcerated, facing a torturing
jailer. He practiced tonglen, giving away his good karma, in exchange for the
jailer's bad deeds. After a while, the latter relented and gave
Hello. I have personally found the theory of Buddhist Personality Types
to be very useful in my practice. The Types are: Hate Type, Greed Type,
Confusion Type, Discursive Type, Faith Type and Wisdom Type. This goes
back to the Pali Canon and really isn't a Zen thing, but I was wondering if
anyone
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristy McClain healthyplay1@... wrote:
*bows*
Â
I can't offer anything useful. But beware behavioral scientists. They
skew the results. Steve.. you are so wise in so many ways..  As you
point out at times.. is it, -Â or not, illusory?
Â
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
Steve,
Yes, I am interested in chatting about these ancient Buddhist
personality temperaments and their application to practice.
--ED
... the Buddhist personality types, a 1,600-year old system of typology
set
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Chris Austin-Lane chris@... wrote:
I find the direction zen is leading me is not away from my feelings and
toward logical thought, but towards an ability to thoroughly know my
feelings without subsequently doing regrettable things. Feelings are
inseparable
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
Hi Steve -
No need to take any test. For at least 25 years I have been aware that I
am of the same temperament type as you are. There has been a slight
mellowing with age. ;-)
--ED
Hi ED. Oh, I think that there has
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
Hi Steve,
Thank you so much for your insights.
--ED
PS: Here's another well-known classification of personality types based
on three principal ones, and which I believe to be quite insightful:
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristy McClain healthyplay1@... wrote:
Hi Steve,
Â
Sorry for my delayed reply.. life stuff. Perhaps thats an indicator of my
type? As a health behavioral scientist, I want to thank you for these
postings. Sure beats the DSM.
Â
Its so
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
Steve,
Replace
'Hate type' with 'solid type'
'Greed type' with 'peculiar type',
then, does the following make sense to you?
--ED
Hi ED. Yes, there do seem to be parallels. Solids also seem to
share
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristy McClain healthyplay1@... wrote:
Gentlemen,
Â
People are not so uni-dimensional, or easily classified. I think this is a
fine game-- like Clue. But trying to sort this way obscures clarity.
Why bother discussing illusion and duality, and
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Dana S. Leslie dsleslie3@... wrote:
In 'zen' or 'Zen', it is believed that wisdom, compassion will emerge from
the practice of shikantaza itself, and the experiencing of one's true
nature.
Read as a claim of empirical fact, I'm not sure if the above
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, seacrofter001 seacrofter001@... wrote:
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, SteveW eugnostos2000@ wrote:
Hi ED. Yes, there do seem to be parallels. Solids also seem to
share characteristics of what Buddhists call Discursive-Types.
Yes
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, artist brettalancorbin@... wrote:
I was wondering if anyone out there have read the book Zen and the art of
happiness by Chris Prentiss, and wondered what people on this group think of
what he is saying about quantum physics.
Brett.
Hi Brett. Haven't
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Brett Corbin brettalancorbin@... wrote:
Hi Steve,
In the book he refers a lot to a movie called, What the bleep do we (k)now.
The movie is about quantum physics and talks about how are beliefs make our
reality, and how they it fits in to spiritual
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
I believe that the first of such-like works was the 1953 book: Zen in
the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel, a German professor of philosophy
who spent several years in Japan developing a zen mind through the zen
art of
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Brett Corbin brettalancorbin@... wrote:
I think you guys are right, I do not practice traditional Zen. But I do
meditate to seek enlightenment. I also use my meditation to calm myself,
receive guidance, and to ponder my reality. Visualization in my
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristy McClain healthyplay1@... wrote:
Anthony,
Â
So zen is anything not dualistic. I'm not a zen scholar, and the way I
practice zen includes compassionate service, and ethical conduct. So,
technically, my zen practice is not authentic zen.
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--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Brett Corbin brettalancorbin@... wrote:
Hi Steve,
Thanks for the reassurance. Enlightenment to me is an understanding of the
way things our in this life, an awakening to the truth. It is hard for me to
say where my guidance comes from, I can not put a
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, mike brown uerusuboyo@... wrote:
Hi All,
Still in India and just letting you know I'm still alive (but a lot
thinner..).
It's been an amazing experience so far and I've learned a lot from being
here.
Just thought I'd add something to this thread.
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Dave P wookielifeday@... wrote:
I find that I can't stop arguing online about silly things. How do I walk
away?
Hi Dave. Perhaps you could approach those situations as a wonderful
opportunity to be aware of how you react to other people and what
they
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
Steve,
I would love it if someone were to clarify the commonalities and the
subtle differences among Zen, Advaita Vedanta, Kashmir Shaivism,
Dzogchen and Mahamudra.
Thanks, ED
Hi ED. Here is an article which you may
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
Steve,
I would love it if someone were to clarify the commonalities and the
subtle differences among Zen, Advaita Vedanta, Kashmir Shaivism,
Dzogchen and Mahamudra.
Thanks, ED
Hi again, ED. Have you read the
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ED seacrofter001@... wrote:
Steve,
I would love it if someone were to clarify the commonalities and the
subtle differences among Zen, Advaita Vedanta, Kashmir Shaivism,
Dzogchen and Mahamudra.
Thanks, ED
And here's an example of Dzogchen:
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ChrisAustinLane chris@... wrote:
I shall be sitting my first six day sesshin in the Santa Cruz mountains off
grid. Wish me and my fatherless family luck!
I hope the list members and the list discussions are well.
Thanks,
Chris Austin-Lane
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