From: Jue Miao Jing Ming - "I suspect that Zen is just a mental balancing excercise without spirituality."
I agree that the New Age Zen of today is like that. >Well? If you don't agree, then what is Zen.> When I was younger, the books that I read seemed to point to the issue of karma and spiritual connection from zazen. That is how I understood it based on my upbringing as a person of faith and spirituality. I think that is how you describe CHAN? ------------------------------------ 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/