RE: [Zen] like ash

2006-05-08 Thread Bill Smart
On Sunday, May 07, 2006 Eugene wrote: Bill, I think this is a word-game. What does it mean if something is 'not allowed'? Eugene, You may be right about the word-game. I've been accused (and perhaps guilty) of that before. The words 'allowed' and 'helpful' do mean very different things to

[Zen] Re: Hello :)

2006-05-08 Thread mtpathy
i have simply been studying the act of sitting in zazen,sitting while attempting to be in attention. ive practiced placing breath and thought into the same path so both don't exist without the other. as if both were following each other on a pairalel line. ive practiced following

[Zen] 72 labors

2006-05-08 Thread dkotschessa
In the beginning of the meal gatha recited at some zen centers, the first line is 72 labors brought us this food, we should know how it comes to us. I've always really liked this. I was wondering though, just out of pure curiosity, where the number 72 comes from. I also wonder if there is

[Zen] Re: Hello :)

2006-05-08 Thread Blossom
Thanks for explaining wu-wei so eloquently, Bill. Gassho, Blossom~--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Bill Smart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday, May 07, 2006 MTPATHY wrote: i don't know what wu wei is Wu-wei is a Chinese term for a concept central to Taoism. It is usually translated