Bill,
Sitting can calm the mind and make it more receptive to the Teachings
(of the Buddha); and living by these Teachings will drastically curtail
the creation of new turmoil in the mind.
It is not at all clear whether realizing Buddha Nature can augment one's
(Corrected)
Bill,
Sitting can calm the mind and make it more receptive to Teachings (of
the Buddha); and living by these Teachings will drastically curtail the
creation of new turmoil in the mind.
It is not at all clear whether realizing Buddha Nature can augment one's
Nor does it change human nature on greed, aversion and delusion that lead to
killing, lying, robbing and raping?
Anthony
--- On Mon, 29/11/10, ED seacrofter...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: ED seacrofter...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Zen] New Member
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, 29
One slight quibble I have with this.
I think calmness is the natural state of the mind, and sitting allows that
to be seen.
The mind becomes calm when people stop ruffling it up, not when people calm
it.
On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 6:16 AM, ED seacrofter...@yahoo.com wrote:
Sitting can calm the
What is your point?
--ED
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wu...@... wrote:
Nor does it change human nature on greed, aversion and delusion that
lead to killing, lying, robbing and raping?
Anthony
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