JMJM, I also agree with Al's decision not to moderate.
I, however, would not insist on anyone using the term THIS as I do. In fact I think it's better they don't. They should develop their own means of expressing THIS. I use it because I don't know how else to communicate what I've experienced. You could also use the term THIS and it might not be the right thing for you. Remember Gutei's student's finger! ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺å¦ç²¾æ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Al is always Al. Fun! > > I am however, hats off to you for your refusal to moderate. I am on > your side. No matter how we teach, the wake up got to come from the > inside. The door to Buddha is always open. It is the door to our > hearts that are frequently blocked. > > MU in Chinese really is a negation add-on. The word itself means NO to > whatever after it. By itself has no meaning. Like Not or No. > > Emptiness in sutra does not mean nothing. There is the "Exquisite > existance" which is the surname of Quan-Yin, as well as a hint of > invisible life force. If we insert "life sustaining energy" into all > the Buddhist sutras, it can be understood by our rational mind a lot > easier. Emptiness is just a reminder of impermanence. > > Of course, even "life sustaining energy" is just a label. Bill may > however, insist that we call it THIS. It is okay with me. Just a label. > > Fun? > > > > Fitness63 wrote: > > > > From: Edgar Owen >Right, let go of everything. No attachments. Only > > this....> > > > > If that is all Zen is, it seems pretty lame-O. I thought the idea of > > getting > > to ONLY THIS is what JM was talking about. You get to the impermanence in > > order to get to the CHI, the life-force. > > > > You are saying that just getting to the VOID is all there is. That is > > what I > > would call the hole in your soul. > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
