Bill,
It's OK. I must have got a bit confued. --ED --- In [email protected], <billsm...@...> wrote: > > Ed, > > I lost this thread of thought. What is your question, or what did you want > me to comment on? > > I thought you asked me if Zen is logical or not. I answered. That's NOT > like asking me 'What is a cat?' . That's like asking me 'Is a cat a dog?'. > > .Bill! > --- In [email protected], BillSmart@ wrote: > > [Anthony:] Zen is illogical, so undefinable. > > [Ed:] To an individual student, the utterances of his Zen master may > appear to be none, one or both of {logical, not-logical} simultaneously. In > other words, Zen is beyond logic, or is it? > > [Bill!:] Zen is allogical - not confined or restricted by logic. > > [Ed:] alogical: not based upon logic or reasoned argument; opposed to > logic > > 'Zen is alogical' is a statement which although true tells us next to > nothing about zen. For instance, romantic love is alogical too. > > If you asked me 'What is a cat?' and I responded 'A cat is not a dog.', this > truthful response would be telling you next to nothing about a cat. ------------------------------------ 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/
