chris..there are teachers and teachers..trust your own mind and heart..merle
Chris,
Teachers know these things, eh?
I think they're qualified only to teach.
--Joe
> Chris Austin-Lane wrote:
>
> I have the Buddhist Bible, and enjoyed many of its texts till my teacher
> said it wasn't th
I have the Buddhist Bible, and enjoyed many of its texts till my teacher
said it wasn't that good.
Thanks,
--Chris
301-270-6524
On Jan 25, 2013 6:22 PM, "Joe" wrote:
> Chris,
>
> I'll get 'hold of it. Thanks. I like his translations of several other
> things, here, including writings (?) of B
Red Pine 's translation is particularly clear English. I recommend it for
non-Chinese readers that wish to appreciate some funny answers to problems
that still vex the sangahs.
Thanks,
--Chris
301-270-6524
On Jan 25, 2013 4:57 PM, "Joe" wrote:
> Yeong Soo,
>
> Good. You can't go wrong!
>
> Yes
hahaha, always pronounced it "WHO-NAENG." is it "nung" like "dung?"
thanks for pointing it out. i've honestly never heard of that sutra,
though never formally practiced at a zendo either...
i'm going to start reading this translation:
http://www.dharmaweb.org/index.php/The_Sutra_of_Hui_Neng
ho
joe..when i reach there...merle
Merle,
Yes, I've heard this sort of evasion before. ;-)
OK, then; another question:
"How will you know when you get to the bottom of the hole?"
--Joe
> Merle Lester wrote:
>
> joe i am not evading the question just digging deeper...merle
>
> Merle,
>
joe..
don't tell me you own a gun?...say no more!.
.disgusting to say the least..
who and what are you going to shoot?...
you might have read it but did it sink in to the heart?
anyone can read but understanding and living according to the principles is a
totally different kettle of fish a
joe i am not evading the question just digging deeper...merle
Merle,
Ja, ja. Who benefits?
You're free to evade the question; no worries.
--Joe
> Merle Lester wrote:
>
> joe..you still don't get it...did you even bother to look at the text of
>diamond the sutra?...Â
> did you bother t
yes thank your lucky stars.. your still breathing
the heart is more than just 4 chambers...
did you read the heart sutra? merle
Dear Merle,
All four healthy chambers, thank my lucky Stars.
--Joe
> Merle Lester wrote:
>
> the whole heart or a tiny slice joe?...merle,
>
> >I wasn'
joe..you still don't get it...did you even bother to look at the text of
diamond the sutra?...
did you bother to read the cup story sureth sent?
who profits when the one becomes many?...
profit?
what economics?
strange term to use?
merle
Merle,
I don't fathom what all the diamond
the whole heart or a tiny slice joe?...merle
Merle,
I wasn't busy. I was sharing my heart.
--Joe
PS ("...the Great Way is easy, for those who don't pick and choose").
> Merle Lester wrote:
>
> lovely joe so why were you so busy analysing and sifting the diamond like you
> could cut
lovely joe so why were you so busy analysing and sifting the diamond like you
could cut it... when you well know only diamond cuts diamond?..merle
Merle,
...heard of it. ;-)
--Joe
> Merle Lester wrote:
>
> come on folks..i thought you all had it in the bag..why does the fluffy
> doll
facebook joe is for wankers... merle
I dislike Face-kook, and all that falfaroll. My cheeks will never appear there.
You don't need to know this, tho'.
--Joe
> Anthony Wu wrote:
>
> Where is the Like button. I don't see it. Press it for me a dozen times.
Bill!,
Where is the Like button. I don't see it. Press it for me a dozen times.
Anthony
From: Bill!
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, 1 October 2012, 8:17
Subject: [Zen] Re: Diamond sutra
I pressed the LIKE button on this one...Bill!
--- In m
Mayka,
The poem I wrote back to you was not a correction; it was a response. I was
like a song where you sing one verse and I sing another. In its extreme
form in the Japanese tradition this is called Dharma Combat. It is when one
zen practitioner expresses their understanding and another re
So, we are released from Samsara when we become mindful? Or are we released
from Samsara when we truly experience reality for what it really is, which, in
turn, is brought about by mindfulness? It seems to me that mindfulness,
meditation, and all of these actions lead one to enlightenment, but I
Based on what I have learned about Diamond Sutra,
The poem by Mayka is true only in "formlessness", not in "form", not in words,
only in "realform".
It is more than a concept. It can be witnessed when the practitioner reaches a
certain level. And it is not samsara.
_/\_
JMJM
Phillip Rogers
Very nice poem. It does reflect a message of Zen appropriately. Your poem
has been a blessing to me. Thank you for it.
However, I am not sure that Bill was necessarily making a comment about
your poem. Remember, as the Diamond Sutra indicates, that there are no things.
There is no Inter
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