Anthony,
Zen master says "Quack, Quack, Quack"
Edgar
On Dec 20, 2008, at 3:41 AM, Anthony Wu wrote:
Edgar,
Your missed the point. On the one hand, everything has Buddha
nature (your word 'innate' is correct). On the other, you should
not attach to that idea. That is why Bill Smart's great grand
father Zhaozhou zen master says, 'no', when asked 'does a dog have
Buddha nature?'.
Anthony
--- On Fri, 19/12/08, Edgar Owen <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Edgar Owen <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Zen] Ducks Have Buddha Nature?
To: [email protected]
Date: Friday, 19 December, 2008, 11:56 PM
Anthony,
It is nonsense to think that humans could convey Buddha nature on
to anything at all by thinking about them. Buddha nature is innate
in all things.
Your ignorant Zhaozhou master needs a duck to teach him about
Buddha nature!
Edgar
On Dec 19, 2008, at 9:47 AM, Anthony Wu wrote:
Karin,
Ducks have Buddha nature when we have sympathy with them. When you
think about them in general terms, they should have no Buddha
nature. Otherwise, you would attach to them. That is a teaching
from Zhaozhou zen master.
Anthony
--- On Tue, 16/12/08, Karin <tortillera77@ yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Karin <tortillera77@ yahoo.com>
Subject: [Zen] Ducks Have Buddha Nature?
To: zen_fo...@yahoogrou ps.com
Date: Tuesday, 16 December, 2008, 4:55 PM
I work at a shopping mall and there is a canal nearby and there are
lots of ducks in the area.. I feed them out of the back of the store
sometimes, and they run towards me and I talk to them. That is fun.
However, many people dislike the ducks because they poop a lot, and I
have seen some people run them over with their cars when they are
driving through the shopping center. They have contempt for the ducks
and think that if the ducks are in the way of the car, it is OK to
run
over them. This is very sad to me.
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