RE: [Zen] Death of a Sangha member

2013-04-13 Thread uerusuboyo
Joe, br/br/Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend and Dharma brother. It sounds as though he lead a really full life with no regrets. That we should all be so fortunate!br/br/Mikebr/br/br/br/br/Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone

Re: [Zen] Death of a Sangha member

2013-04-13 Thread Joe
Mike, thank you. I don't know what Jim felt in his last moments, but he certainly lived as a free person and was an inspiration and friend to us all. No dry eyes in the desert this week. May Jim rest in final Nirvana! Hail! --Joe uerusuboyo@... wrote: Joe, Sorry to hear about the

[Zen] Death of a Sangha member

2013-04-12 Thread Joe
Group, I wasn't going to mention it here, but for the last three days many of us in town have been mourning the passing of one of our sangha members, Jim d'Elia. There's a large Zen sangha here, of about 90 members, of whom 45 are very active. Jim touched everyone's hearts very dearly and

Re: [Zen] Death

2010-08-30 Thread Kristy McClain
kind words. My main setback is that I've never *felt* a true presence of anything outside this world. --- On Sun, 8/29/10, DP dave.dplat...@gmail.com wrote: From: DP dave.dplat...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Zen] Death To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 7:09 PM   I

Re: [Zen] Death

2010-08-30 Thread Edgar Owen
Take care,  Rose  --- On Sun, 8/29/10, DP dave.dplat...@... wrote: From: DP dave.dplat...@... Subject: [Zen] Death To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 2:59 PM  ARe there any good meditations I can do which helps me deal

RE: [Zen] Death

2010-08-30 Thread Jody W. Ianuzzi
I figure if I am thinking about death then I am alive and I don't have to worry about it and if I am dead I won't know it. JODY Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links * To

Re: [Zen] Death

2010-08-30 Thread Kristy McClain
with others.   Be well..   Kristy   --- On Mon, 8/30/10, Edgar Owen edgaro...@att.net wrote: From: Edgar Owen edgaro...@att.net Subject: Re: [Zen] Death To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 4:55 AM   DP, Why on earth would anyone be worried about death? After all you

Re: [Zen] Death

2010-08-30 Thread Anthony Wu
Edgar,   Your highlighted remark makes things worse. It is no cure for the fear of death. There must be a 'cure', but not the words.   Anthony --- On Mon, 30/8/10, Edgar Owen edgaro...@att.net wrote: From: Edgar Owen edgaro...@att.net Subject: Re: [Zen] Death To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date

Re: [Zen] Death

2010-08-30 Thread Edgar Owen
things worse. It is no cure for the fear of death. There must be a 'cure', but not the words. Anthony --- On Mon, 30/8/10, Edgar Owen edgaro...@att.net wrote: From: Edgar Owen edgaro...@att.net Subject: Re: [Zen] Death To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, 30 August, 2010, 6:55 PM

Re: [Zen] Death

2010-08-30 Thread Anthony Wu
healthypl...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Kristy McClain healthypl...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Zen] Death To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, 30 August, 2010, 11:23 PM   *smiles*   Your comment reminds me of the koan about what your face looked like before you were born.    Perhaps

[Zen] Death

2010-08-29 Thread DP
ARe there any good meditations I can do which helps me deal with my fear of death? I just finished Thich Nhat Hanh's No Death No Fear, and I liked it, but I feel such a hard time getting around the idea of continuance - it's too much for my materialist mind. So maybe I need a different tack...

Re: [Zen] Death

2010-08-29 Thread Rose P
of other stuff on there that could be checked out, and might be of some use.   Take care,   Rose   --- On Sun, 8/29/10, DP dave.dplat...@gmail.com wrote: From: DP dave.dplat...@gmail.com Subject: [Zen] Death To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 2:59 PM   ARe there any

Re: [Zen] Death

2010-08-29 Thread Leonard Blunk
. LEN  --- On Sun, 8/29/10, DP dave.dplat...@gmail.com wrote: From: DP dave.dplat...@gmail.com Subject: [Zen] Death To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 7:59 AM   ARe there any good meditations I can do which helps me deal with my fear of death? I just

Re: [Zen] Death

2010-08-29 Thread Kristy McClain
.   Be well. :)  Kristy     --- On Sun, 8/29/10, Rose P things_r...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Rose P things_r...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Zen] Death To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 12:26 PM   Hi DP   I've read your posts and the replies you've gotten

Re: [Zen] Death

2010-08-29 Thread DP
on this issue is due to your focus on it. Get involved in someon else's life, and the fear and focus will gradually cease.   Be well. :)  Kristy     --- On Sun, 8/29/10, Rose P things_r...@... wrote: From: Rose P things_r...@... Subject: Re: [Zen] Death To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com

Re: [Zen] Death

2010-08-29 Thread DP
or so, so I'm sure there's a wealth of other stuff on there that could be checked out, and might be of some use.   Take care,   Rose   --- On Sun, 8/29/10, DP dave.dplat...@... wrote: From: DP dave.dplat...@... Subject: [Zen] Death To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday

RE: [Zen] Death

2010-08-29 Thread BillSmart
hoping to get hit by a car, or you can sit zazen. It's your choice. ...Bill! From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kristy McClain Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 2:26 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] Death *bows* to you DP