Re: [Zen] Come back to "Aging and Zen"

[Edgar Owen]

Anthony,

I wouldn't worry about suffering after death. Just let go of worry  
suffering right now. In the very unlikely event you find you are  
still suffering after death then send me another email....
:-)
Edgar



On Oct 5, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Anthony Wu wrote:


Hi Edgar,

I can only appreciate and agree. As a zen master says, "an  
imaginery pain is more painful than a real one". But just in case,  
can we do something, less than becoming a Buddha, to avoid  
suffering after death? Or should we just ignore it as a foolish idea?

regards,
Anthony

--- On Sun, 5/10/08, Edgar Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Edgar Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Zen] Come back to "Aging and Zen"
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, 5 October, 2008, 11:06 PM

JM and Anthony,

If I can add just one more point. Most of Anthony's current  
'suffering' seems to be from worrying about something which hasn't  
yet happened and may never happen to him. As JM points out, it is  
certainly not real here now... This suffering from worrying about a  
nonexistent future simply needs to be let go of. Why magnify the  
very pain of dying you worry about by worrying about it when it  
hasn't even happened and may never happen? That's clinging to the  
very thing you wish to avoid....

Edgar




On Oct 5, 2008, at 10:44 AM, Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明 wrote:

Hi Anthony,

This is an important question.

Bill and Edgar both have stated many times that only the present  
moment
is real. A direct experience is the only thing matters. I am not sure
either of them will continue to post regarding this issue. And I  
agree
with them.

Since you still "want" to know and "believe and hope" there got to be
more than "just this". Perhaps I can answer in a traditional Chinese
Buddhist way about end of life.

As you know, when Hui-Neng died, his body did not deteriorate. His  
body
is still being preserved on an altar without refrigeration in Canton.
Can this be interpreted that if any of us practice enough, we can die
gracefully. Does this help?

My personal experience is, if we continue to meditate, we will
eventually worry less, ask less questions and witness the fact  
that the
present moment is the only thing real.

JM

Anthony Wu wrote:
>
> I would like to come back to Al's profound question. The thread he
> started is getting long and branching out. Can you simply say  
'this is
> it?' How do you react to pain? A famous zen master Daisetsu Suzuki
> went through a lot of suffering in his last days. I am scared to  
think
> about that. If he cannot avoid suffering, how can I? How about you
> all? Are you sure you will leave this world peacefully?
>
> Regards,
> Anthony
>
> --- On *Sat, 4/10/08, Al /<actionheroes@ yahoo.com>/* wrote:
>
> From: Al <actionheroes@ yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Zen] Aging and Zen
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com
> Date: Saturday, 4 October, 2008, 2:14 AM
>
> As we all get older, and some of us are a lot older, the  
question for
> me now is this: Does Zen give you everything you want? Are you
> willing
> to die sitting on a cushion just saying "this is it?" No Heaven for
> you? No Nirvana? No nothing? Just worms??
>
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