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
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
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
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