RE: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen

2010-11-19 Thread BillSmart
Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen   Kristy, Each comment I make concerning the teacher-student relationship does *not* necessarily apply to all. Here are some comments: You must be at least 21 years of age, and be

Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen

2010-11-18 Thread siska_cen
@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen ED,   I would like to acclaim your words of wisdom(not joking). When are you going to publish your Guide to Teacher-student Relationships? You can ask Dalai Lama to edit it when he is in a humorous mood

Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen

2010-11-18 Thread ED
Anthony, The Buddha did 'discriminate' - he recommended different teaching approache for the very intelligent, the moderately intelligent and the not-so-intelligent - all with the motivation of speeding up their enlightenment through expedient means. --ED --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, A

Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen

2010-11-18 Thread Anthony Wu
, you are influenced by Tibetan theory of grades starting from hinayan-mahayana-tantrayana. I think that leads to very likely sexuality that cannot be helped.   Anthony --- On Thu, 18/11/10, ED wrote: From: ED Subject: Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew

Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen

2010-11-18 Thread ED
Nevertheless, for a specific student, some particular teacher(s) and/or teaching method(s) might awaken the student to the truth (that she already knows and had only forgotten) more readily than other teachers and methods might. --ED --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristy McClain wrote: >

RE: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen

2010-11-18 Thread Kristy McClain
1963.org] > Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 11:23 AM > To: 'Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com' > Subject: RE: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & > Andrew Cohen > > Ed and Kristy, > > First of all I do want to echo Kristy’s first point which she p

Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen

2010-11-18 Thread ED
Kristy, Each comment I make concerning the teacher-student relationship does *not* necessarily apply to all. Here are some comments: You must be at least 21 years of age, and be willing to be accountable to yourself for *all* your choices and all that happens to you, before engaging in spiritu

Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen

2010-11-17 Thread Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明
com>] On Behalf Of Kristy McClain Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 4:06 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen Ed, So do you have a comment about this? To amplify m

RE: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen

2010-11-17 Thread BillSmart
o sit quietly and count your > breathes. > > …Bill! > > From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of Kristy McClain > Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 4:06 AM > To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student

RE: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen

2010-11-17 Thread BillSmart
access the link you only need to sit quietly and count your breathes. …Bill! From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kristy McClain Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 4:06 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship

Re: [Zen] The Teacher-Student Relationship: Genpo Roshi & Andrew Cohen

2010-11-17 Thread Kristy McClain
Ed,   So do you have a comment about this?   To amplify my comment to Bill.  When I watched Gempo say  this to  a student, I do not believe he was saying this in such a way as to confront the student with his own reality, a.k.a. "tough love".  Gempo was visably irritated, and his body language,