[Zen] Re: Zen - Introduction to zen practice / full version - Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi - YouTube

2013-08-23 Thread reconceiving1942
Merle, thanks. aham --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote: for the new member..welcome aham... cheers merle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL2XUTeoUsM Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently

[Zen] Re: Zen - Introduction to zen practice / full version - Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi - YouTube

2013-08-22 Thread Merle Lester
for the new member..welcome aham... cheers merle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL2XUTeoUsM

[Zen] Re: Zen - Introduction to zen practice / full version - Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi - YouTube

2013-04-18 Thread Joe
Merle, Wonderful! The CC button turns on the Closed Captioning, and then you can click on the language of your choice, like English. And the video will run with the English sub-titles or captions, then. A well done video instruction! Thank you, Merle! --Joe Merle Lester merlewiitpom@...

Re: [Zen] Re: Zen - Introduction to zen practice / full version - Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi - YouTube

2013-04-18 Thread William Rintala
that.   From: Joe desert_woodwor...@yahoo.com To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, April 18, 2013 10:43:04 AM Subject: [Zen] Re: Zen - Introduction to zen practice / full version - Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi - YouTube   Merle, Wonderful! The CC button turns on the Closed Captioning

Re: [Zen] Re: Zen - Introduction to zen practice / full version - Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi - YouTube

2013-04-18 Thread Merle Lester
 thank you joe...merle   Merle, Wonderful! The CC button turns on the Closed Captioning, and then you can click on the language of your choice, like English. And the video will run with the English sub-titles or captions, then. A well done video instruction! Thank you, Merle! --Joe

Re: [Zen] Re: Zen - Introduction to zen practice / full version - Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi - YouTube

2013-04-18 Thread Merle Lester
and so it goes like that.   From: Joe desert_woodwor...@yahoo.com To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, April 18, 2013 10:43:04 AM Subject: [Zen] Re: Zen - Introduction to zen practice / full version - Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi - YouTube   Merle

Re: [Zen] Introduction

2013-04-12 Thread Merle Lester
good evening charles..lovely to hear from you...i was just about to leave the room as i have and odd combination of zen way of life too...weaving how beautiful..estonians... as i am a migrant to australia since 1949 age 4 are very much into weaving..and estonians were pagans and into the

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2013-04-12 Thread uerusuboyo
Hi Charles!br/br/Welcome to the group. I'm Welsh-Celtic and feel an infinity with paganism at it would have been the religion of my people before Christianity was introduced into Wales. As you are probably aware, the HQ of the Druids in Europe was in Wales before being destroyed by the Romans.

Re: [Zen] Introduction

2011-09-23 Thread ChrisAustinLane
Welcome. There is a decent book on how to sit zazen that explicitly by a person who also is Christian. Zen for Christians: a Beginners Guide, by Kim Boykin (with a blurb quote from my own teacher, Sensei Rosemary Dougherty). http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0787963763/ For having an easier

Re: [Zen] Introduction

2011-09-23 Thread cann...@aol.com
: Re: [Zen] Introduction Welcome. There is a decent book on how to sit zazen that explicitly by a person who also is Christian. Zen for Christians: a Beginners Guide, by Kim Boykin (with a blurb quote from my own teacher, Sensei Rosemary Dougherty). http

Re: [Zen] Introduction

2011-09-23 Thread Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明
@yahoogroups.com Cc: Zen_Forum Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, Sep 23, 2011 10:32 am Subject: Re: [Zen] Introduction Welcome. There is a decent book on how to sit zazen that explicitly by a person who also is Christian. Zen for Christians: a Beginners Guide, by Kim Boykin (with a blurb quote from my

Re: [Zen] Introduction to the group

2010-09-18 Thread Maria Lopez
Hello Audrey:   Thank you for introducing yourself and tell us a little bit about you.  We have times in which the forum gets a little busy and other times that is quiet.  When the forum is busy then is easy to miss out posting from newcomers into the forum.  Very glad I didn't miss out your

Re: [Zen] Introduction

2006-08-06 Thread dkotschessa
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Bill Smart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday, August 03, 2006 kahtychen wrote: That's what I'd do if I wanted to be a perfect swimmer, or the best swimmer. To be a good swimmer I'd just learn it some, practice it some, enjoy it some, and maybe even

RE: [Zen] Introduction

2006-08-05 Thread Bill Smart
On Thursday, August 03, 2006 Rob wrote: Yes! Donald, that was exactly my next question. What's competent, and do I recognize it when I see it? :-) Just find someone who's not drowning and isn't clinging to the side of the pool. If Buddhism is the middle path, maybe I'll throw out only half my

RE: [Zen] Introduction

2006-08-02 Thread donald hwong
I love this forum. It is really fun. Every post is direct. There is no pretense. Yet every post is correct. And every post shows the notions of the mind, sentiment of the poster. So here I go. Jumping into the pool.If I was Rob, I would ask, what is "competent"? How would I know I would be save

Re: [Zen] Introduction

2006-08-02 Thread dkotschessa
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Michael Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With all due respect, I'm always a little leery every time someone says throw out your books because (quite frankly) they usually read that in a book somewhere themselves, found it catchy, and want to share that

Re: Re: [Zen] Introduction

2006-08-02 Thread kahtychen
That's what I'd do if I wanted to be a perfect swimmer, or the best swimmer. To be a good swimmer I'd just learn it some, practice it some, enjoy it some, and maybe even apply it some. Regards, Kahty On 8/2/06, dkotschessa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And if you wanted to be a good swimmer and

Re: [Zen] Introduction

2006-08-02 Thread Michael Hansen
Right. OR, we might just read a book on swimming and decide we never wanted to go swimming in the first place, and save ourselves a bunch of time and money for learn-to-swim arm floats with Wally the Walruslogo ($3.99 plus shippingon ebay)and/or lessons we would have otherwise taken and maybe

Re: [Zen] Introduction

2006-08-02 Thread dkotschessa
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Michael Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Right. OR, we might just read a book on swimming and decide we never wanted to go swimming in the first place, and save ourselves a bunch of time and money for learn-to-swim arm floats with Wally the Walrus logo