Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen

2010-11-18 Thread ED
Kristy, Each comment I make concerning the teacher-student relationship does *not* necessarily apply to all. Here are some comments: You must be at least 21 years of age, and be willing to be accountable to yourself for *all* your choices and all that happens to you, before engaging in

RE: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen

2010-11-18 Thread Kristy McClain
...@hhs1963.org] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 11:23 AM To: 'Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com' Subject: RE: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen Ed and Kristy, First of all I do want to echo Kristy’s first point which she phrased as a question. I too would much rather ED

Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen

2010-11-18 Thread ED
Nevertheless, for a specific student, some particular teacher(s) and/or teaching method(s) might awaken the student to the truth (that she already knows and had only forgotten) more readily than other teachers and methods might. --ED --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristy McClain

Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen

2010-11-18 Thread Anthony Wu
Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, 18 November, 2010, 10:50 PM   Kristy, Each comment I make concerning the teacher-student relationship does *not* necessarily apply to all. Here are some comments: You must be at least 21 years of age

Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen

2010-11-18 Thread ED
Anthony, The Buddha did 'discriminate' - he recommended different teaching approache for the very intelligent, the moderately intelligent and the not-so-intelligent - all with the motivation of speeding up their enlightenment through expedient means. --ED --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen

2010-11-18 Thread siska_cen
@yahoogroups.com Reply-To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen ED,   I would like to acclaim your words of wisdom(not joking). When are you going to publish your Guide to Teacher-student Relationships? You can ask Dalai Lama

Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen

2010-11-17 Thread Kristy McClain
Ed,   So do you have a comment about this?   To amplify my comment to Bill.  When I watched Gempo say  this to  a student, I do not believe he was saying this in such a way as to confront the student with his own reality, a.k.a. tough love.  Gempo was visably irritated, and his body language,

RE: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen

2010-11-17 Thread BillSmart
on this. To access the link you only need to sit quietly and count your breathes. …Bill! From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kristy McClain Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 4:06 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship

RE: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen

2010-11-17 Thread BillSmart
: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen Ed, So do you have a comment about this? To amplify my comment to Bill. When I watched Genpo say this to a student, I do not believe he was saying this in such a way as to confront the student with his own reality

Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen

2010-11-17 Thread Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明
AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi Andrew Cohen Ed, So do you have a comment about this? To amplify my comment to Bill. When I watched Genpo say this to a student, I do not believe he was saying