Mayka, You wrote: "... starting a new [anew] all over again once and again and again."
This is the essence of zen. This is in my opinion what the Buddhist doctrine of reincarnation stems from. It is not a rebirth into a new being after your body dies. It is a continual rebirth into a new being very moment. Every moment is new. Every moment is now. This is also what I believe Jesus taught about being 'reborn' of the Father, and the Christians myths of resurrection stem from. ...Bill! From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Maria Lopez Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:41 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] Reality in Buddhism not necessarily illusory ED; I believe that, in living your life, you have no problem telling the difference. Mayka; I don't think in terms of illusion or reality in daily life. I often live in a world of illusion. I wish I could tell you differently but that wouldn't be honest. . It made me laugh your say about me an expert!. The only thing I'm an expert is in starting a new all over again once and again and again. Not a big deal. I'm going nowhere. Mayka --- On Sat, 6/11/10, ED <seacrofter...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: ED <seacrofter...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Zen] Reality in Buddhism not necessarily illusory To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 6 November, 2010, 12:12 --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Maria Lopez <flordel...@...> wrote: > > Hi ED: > > Every time I've tried to explain the differences between illusion and reality > my mind seems to get entangled, like in clear sunny day coming all of a > sudden a thick mist. Hi Mayka, And, so what if your mind gets confused? You may not be able to satisfactorily explain the difference between illusion and reality - but then neither can anyone else. However, I believe that, in living your life, you have no problem telling the difference. > The other day as soon I sent the posting to the web I wondered: Wouldn't be > another illusion to make distinctions between illusions and reality? >From the very beginning, no illusion, no reality: "In the Bible it is said >that "In the Beginning, there was the Word," but in the deepest realm of Zen >meditation there is no single word." --Nanrei Kobori-Rohi (1918-1992) > Today I see you in a new light. Thank you for being there with all your > massive questioning and never answer one, hehe...! > > Mayka As Suzuki Roshi has pointed out, the Zen Mind is like the Beginner's Mind, with many, many possibilities. Perhaps, Mayka, you are developing a Zen mind. I had wrongly judged you as having the mind of an expert -with very, very few possiblities in it. ;-) --ED __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5597 (20101106) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5597 (20101106) __________ 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: zen_forum-dig...@yahoogroups.com zen_forum-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zen_forum-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
