RE: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
Are you serious? From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 9:35 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Zen_Forum group: If Zen is truly the philosophy of the common man, should College Graduates and anyone with advanced degrees be banned from participating in this group? Does the presence of these know-it-alls make it harder for the rest of us to maintain an empty mind? o YES, ban the smarties! o NO, give them a chance o Yes, but only if they read the Diamond Sutra o I blame Budda. To vote, please visit the following web page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/surveys?id=2807375 Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups web site listed above. Thanks!
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
Leonard, Yes, there is the opposing Tantric view which is that by properly engaging in sex with a woman the chi of both can be strengthened. I can vouch that this does work! Edgar On Dec 25, 2008, at 4:26 AM, Leonard Blunk wrote: Yes, it often is, however there is a way to mix male and female to become the whole. Too often teachers and students think that you have to focus on the one to understand the other. And yet, to that way of thinking there is only one way. A way of peace and understanding. DR. ORIENT ROHMER --- On Wed, 12/24/08, Edgar Owen wrote: From: Edgar Owen Subject: Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 12:11 PM It should be noted that at least some sects of Taoism preach that the sexual energy should be turned inward to entend longevity if not immortality. They view sex with women as a draining of chi which should be retained and stored internally. Edgar On Dec 24, 2008, at 1:28 PM, zen_fo...@yahoogrou ps.com wrote: Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Zen_Forum group: Women Only: Does meditation help your sexual life? o meditation has helps me focus on more intense orgasms o meditation makes no difference o I have better sex since I began meditating o my sex life has gone downhill due to meditation o I blame Buddha To vote, please visit the following web page: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/Zen_ Forum/surveys? id=2805402 Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups web site listed above. Thanks!
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
Yes, it often is, however there is a way to mix male and female to become the whole. Too often teachers and students think that you have to focus on the one to understand the other. And yet, to that way of thinking there is only one way. A way of peace and understanding. DR. ORIENT ROHMER --- On Wed, 12/24/08, Edgar Owen wrote: From: Edgar Owen Subject: Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 12:11 PM It should be noted that at least some sects of Taoism preach that the sexual energy should be turned inward to entend longevity if not immortality. They view sex with women as a draining of chi which should be retained and stored internally. Edgar On Dec 24, 2008, at 1:28 PM, zen_fo...@yahoogrou ps.com wrote: Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Zen_Forum group: Women Only: Does meditation help your sexual life? o meditation has helps me focus on more intense orgasms o meditation makes no difference o I have better sex since I began meditating o my sex life has gone downhill due to meditation o I blame Buddha To vote, please visit the following web page: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/Zen_ Forum/surveys? id=2805402 Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups web site listed above. Thanks!
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
It should be noted that at least some sects of Taoism preach that the sexual energy should be turned inward to entend longevity if not immortality. They view sex with women as a draining of chi which should be retained and stored internally. Edgar On Dec 24, 2008, at 1:28 PM, Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com wrote: Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Zen_Forum group: Women Only: Does meditation help your sexual life? o meditation has helps me focus on more intense orgasms o meditation makes no difference o I have better sex since I began meditating o my sex life has gone downhill due to meditation o I blame Buddha To vote, please visit the following web page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/surveys?id=2805402 Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups web site listed above. Thanks!
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
Can I vote Libertine? Anthony --- On Sun, 2/11/08, Edgar Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Edgar Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 2 November, 2008, 7:27 PM I used to vote Libertarian, but Bob Barr is a hostile Republican covert agent sent to destroy Libertarianism which typically draws votes away from Republicans. Remember how rabidly he attacked Bill Clinton's sexual escapades until it came out that at the same time he was also having an affair. A true deeply hostile hypocrite. Just look at the anger in his face. Edgar On Nov 1, 2008, at 9:16 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com wrote: Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Zen_Forum group: Who did you vote for (or want to vote for)? o John McCain/Sarah Palin o Barack Obama/Joe Biden o Bob Barr (Libertarian) o Someone else To vote, please visit the following web page: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/Zen_ Forum/surveys? id=2784086 Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups web site listed above. Thanks! Get your new Email address! Grab the Email name you've always wanted before someone else does! http://mail.promotions.yahoo.com/newdomains/sg/
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
Edgar Owen <> I used to vote Libertarian, > I have voted Libertarian, but I have noticed that for President, they seem to scramble to get anyone that can give them attention regardless of how much of a loser the guy is. Their previous choices for President are no less bizarre than Bob Barr. Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
I used to vote Libertarian, but Bob Barr is a hostile Republican covert agent sent to destroy Libertarianism which typically draws votes away from Republicans. Remember how rabidly he attacked Bill Clinton's sexual escapades until it came out that at the same time he was also having an affair. A true deeply hostile hypocrite. Just look at the anger in his face. Edgar On Nov 1, 2008, at 9:16 PM, Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com wrote: Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Zen_Forum group: Who did you vote for (or want to vote for)? o John McCain/Sarah Palin o Barack Obama/Joe Biden o Bob Barr (Libertarian) o Someone else To vote, please visit the following web page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/surveys?id=2784086 Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups web site listed above. Thanks!
RE: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
>Ian posted: > >I rather like this idea. To continue the metaphor, the paint is karma >(intention/action). At the end of the day, what will my painting look >like? What will yours look like? Will I be ok with it hanging in someone >else's living room? 8-O Or will it just be another smear on our underwear that we'll have to soak in hot water and bleach for 4 kalpas to thoroughly clean? Gassho...Bill! Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
I rather like this idea. To continue the metaphor, the paint is karma (intention/action). At the end of the day, what will my painting look like? What will yours look like? Will I be ok with it hanging in someone else's living room? 8-O Ian >Right On! >Plus, if we're doing our 20 minutes-twice a day meditation, then we can >paint on a clean canvas each time. > >-- > > >-Original Message- >From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Jarvis Stamply >Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 8:55 AM >To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum > >From: "Kathy" <> This might be a good time to change your online >identities, >like Jarvis. > > > >Perhaps we should all engage in a Harmonic Convergence and begin fresh. >Like >a new pair of underwear, we begin the day with a new personality cleared >of >previous preconceptions and emotional baggage. > >A clean canvas that you can paint all over again (or not). > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
Right On! Plus, if we're doing our 20 minutes-twice a day meditation, then we can paint on a clean canvas each time. -- -Original Message- From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jarvis Stamply Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 8:55 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum From: "Kathy" <> This might be a good time to change your online identities, like Jarvis. > Perhaps we should all engage in a Harmonic Convergence and begin fresh. Like a new pair of underwear, we begin the day with a new personality cleared of previous preconceptions and emotional baggage. A clean canvas that you can paint all over again (or not). Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
From: "Kathy" <> This might be a good time to change your online identities, like Jarvis. > Perhaps we should all engage in a Harmonic Convergence and begin fresh. Like a new pair of underwear, we begin the day with a new personality cleared of previous preconceptions and emotional baggage. A clean canvas that you can paint all over again (or not). Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Smart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >On February 28, 2006 Jarvis Stamply wrote > > >>From: "dkotschessa" <> Not sure what you'd call that option. Maybe just > make a third option that says "What Bill said?" :) > > >I updated the poll, so now you have no excuse not to vote > > Wait! I've changed my mind. So now a vote for 'What Bill Said' means: > > One out of every three of every participant's postings must quote a > Buddhist-oriented book they have recently read. Also, one out of three > postings must be about your personal experiences in your zen practice. For > those mathematicians out there, the remaining posting is potpourri - > although a modicum of decorum will be expected. These ratios will be > constantly monitored and violators will be made fun of by the other forum > participants. Any postings making fun of said violators will not count in > the posting ratio guidelines. > > This change of mind is due to the 'perpetual impermanence of all things' > (which I read in some Buddhist book I read (recently) AND personally > experience all the time in my own zen practice (What should I order tonight > - the veggie pizza or the double-pepperoni?), so this posting counts for 2 > of my 3 required postings so now I have a free shot at posting whatever I > want.) > > Thanks for your continued support...Bill! > > > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are > reading! Talk about it today! > Yahoo! Groups Links LOL. Ok I still agree with you, but also declare myself free of the obligation, because I already brought up a book about a month ago. Daido Loori's "The Art of Just Sitting." As for personal experience, I did 30 minutes of zazen this morning though I did have to get up once to make an emergency run to the bathroom. This happens when your early morning sitting includes a cup of coffee... Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
Oh, no! If Bill goes nuts and tries to conquer the world, then all those who voted for "What Bill Said" will be considered his followers... This might be a good time to change your online identities, like Jarvis. -- -Original Message- From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jarvis Stamply Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 6:39 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum From: "Bill Smart" <> Wait! I've changed my mind. So now a vote for 'What Bill Said' means: > Thankfully, no matter how often you change your mind, as long as someone votes for "What Bill Said," then they are still under the Bill umbrella, including the changes. Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
From: "Bill Smart" <> Wait! I've changed my mind. So now a vote for 'What Bill Said' means: > Thankfully, no matter how often you change your mind, as long as someone votes for "What Bill Said," then they are still under the Bill umbrella, including the changes. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
>On February 28, 2006 Jarvis Stamply wrote >>From: "dkotschessa" <> Not sure what you'd call that option. Maybe just make a third option that says "What Bill said?" :) >I updated the poll, so now you have no excuse not to vote Wait! I've changed my mind. So now a vote for 'What Bill Said' means: One out of every three of every participant's postings must quote a Buddhist-oriented book they have recently read. Also, one out of three postings must be about your personal experiences in your zen practice. For those mathematicians out there, the remaining posting is potpourri - although a modicum of decorum will be expected. These ratios will be constantly monitored and violators will be made fun of by the other forum participants. Any postings making fun of said violators will not count in the posting ratio guidelines. This change of mind is due to the 'perpetual impermanence of all things' (which I read in some Buddhist book I read (recently) AND personally experience all the time in my own zen practice (What should I order tonight - the veggie pizza or the double-pepperoni?), so this posting counts for 2 of my 3 required postings so now I have a free shot at posting whatever I want.) Thanks for your continued support...Bill! Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
From: "dkotschessa" <> > (I voted) > That's the Zen way! Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "Jarvis Stamply" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/surveys?id=2147646 > > VOTE or I will begin political discussions immediately > Or you're name ain't Jarvis! (I voted) Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/surveys?id=2147646 VOTE or I will begin political discussions immediately Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
From: "dkotschessa" <> Not sure what you'd call that option. Maybe just make a third option that says "What Bill said?" :) > > I updated the poll, so now you have no excuse not to vote Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "Jarvis Stamply" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: "dkotschessa" <> My opinion is the same as Bills, pretty much exaclty! > > > Should I update the Poll? > Not sure what you'd call that option. Maybe just make a third option that says "What Bill said?" :) Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
From: "dkotschessa" <> My opinion is the same as Bills, pretty much exaclty! > Should I update the Poll? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Smart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Subject: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum > > >o Yes, Zen applies to everything in life and society > >o No, I don't want to hear anybody else's opinions. I just want to > discuss Zen. > > I didn't vote because neither of these adequately represents my opinion. > > I would prefer to see only discussions pertaining to zen on this forum. If > I want to discuss other topics I can go to other forums. > > On the other hand zen does pertain to everyday life and we should be able to > freely discuss that. HOWEVER, I think it's very simplistic to say 'zen > applies to everything in life and society' if said as an excuse to discuss, > say or do whatever you want. > > I would like to see here only discussions which are either focused on zen or > relate back to zen. > > An example would be the recent discussions on political pundits. As long as > your discussions on their activities or their views relate to your zen > practice, then I say FINE, GO FOR IT! If, however, you are just using the > zen forum as a 'bully pulpit' to air your own views, then I say GO SOMEWHERE > ELSE for that. > > Gassho...Bill! My opinion is the same as Bills, pretty much exaclty! Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
Try the poll again. I have revised it and added two new choices to have consideration for the diversity of the participants. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
I went ahead and voted >o Yes, Zen applies to everything in life and society My first impression of "Zen applies to everything in life and society" is the way I see everything anyway... with a Zen swing to it. But, I guess not everyone sees life that way, so in that respect the poll choice is a little vague. So, I will qualify my vote to say: >o Yes, Zen applies to everything in life and society but keep discussions about how we apply Zen to the issue, what is Zen-ish about the issues, if we haven't looked at the issue with a Zen eye, then how can we see the issue in a Zen light, etc. Kathy -- -Original Message- From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Smart Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:44 PM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum >Subject: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum >o Yes, Zen applies to everything in life and society >o No, I don't want to hear anybody else's opinions. I just want to discuss Zen. I didn't vote because neither of these adequately represents my opinion. I would prefer to see only discussions pertaining to zen on this forum. If I want to discuss other topics I can go to other forums. On the other hand zen does pertain to everyday life and we should be able to freely discuss that. HOWEVER, I think it's very simplistic to say 'zen applies to everything in life and society' if said as an excuse to discuss, say or do whatever you want. I would like to see here only discussions which are either focused on zen or relate back to zen. An example would be the recent discussions on political pundits. As long as your discussions on their activities or their views relate to your zen practice, then I say FINE, GO FOR IT! If, however, you are just using the zen forum as a 'bully pulpit' to air your own views, then I say GO SOMEWHERE ELSE for that. Gassho...Bill! Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum
>Subject: [Zen] New poll for Zen_Forum >o Yes, Zen applies to everything in life and society >o No, I don't want to hear anybody else's opinions. I just want to discuss Zen. I didn't vote because neither of these adequately represents my opinion. I would prefer to see only discussions pertaining to zen on this forum. If I want to discuss other topics I can go to other forums. On the other hand zen does pertain to everyday life and we should be able to freely discuss that. HOWEVER, I think it's very simplistic to say 'zen applies to everything in life and society' if said as an excuse to discuss, say or do whatever you want. I would like to see here only discussions which are either focused on zen or relate back to zen. An example would be the recent discussions on political pundits. As long as your discussions on their activities or their views relate to your zen practice, then I say FINE, GO FOR IT! If, however, you are just using the zen forum as a 'bully pulpit' to air your own views, then I say GO SOMEWHERE ELSE for that. Gassho...Bill! Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM ~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
