--- In [email protected], <billsm...@...> wrote: > > Dave, > > > > Thanks for the clarification. In the sense that you describe below I agree > with you. I was just thinking about their social conservatism - like > wearing home-spun clothes and avoiding modern appliances.Bill! >
I'm fairly sure you're thinking of the Amish. The Amish do indeed shun those things, but they are also total pacifists and believe in using only land they need. They are also very forgiving: when a mentally disturbed man killed several Amish girls, the Amish community reached out to the man's widow. Quakers are unrelated to the Amish; the Quaker movement (properly known as the "Society Of Friends") began in England, the Amish in Germany. Quakers believe that everyone possesses the "inner light" and that God is in all of us. As far as I know they wear modern clothing and use appliances :) > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of DP > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 8:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Zen] Namaste- first message > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com> , > <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > Dave, > > > > > > > > Welcome to the Yahoo! Zen Forum. > > > > > > > > I have one question: Why do you consider Quakerism a LIBERAL form of > > Christianity? I would think it would be classed as a very CONSERVATIVE > > form. > > > > > > > > .Bill! > > > I think it depends on the type of Quaker, but the meeting I went to was > "unprogrammed" - an hour of merely sitting in silence followed by a brief > comment. There was no hierarchy. > As well, Quakers are pacifists and they work to stop conflict and help the > poor. many Quakers don't even consider themselves Christians. That's what I > meant by liberal. > > > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf > > Of DP > > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:36 PM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [Zen] Namaste- first message > > > > > > > > > > > > HI, I am new here, and I would like to give a little introduction. > > > > I am 38, and I have been meditating on and off for about two years, > reading > > about Zen for about 10. I find that zazen helps with my Obsessive > Compulsive > > Disorder, and while I don't want to go into too many details about that, > > they key is the fear of uncertainty. the fact that Zen embraces > uncertainty > > is what appeals to me. > > > > I am nominally Christian, but I lean towards the more liberal end, i.e. > > Quaker or even further. I see Christianity's strength being in its ethical > > system, at least when properly applied. I would become even more involved > > with Zen, sadly there is no real Zendo near where I live. > > > > Anything else anyone would like to know? > > > > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > > database 5367 (20100814) __________ > > > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 5372 (20100817) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
