Bill, You are saying that after realizing Buddha nature there is business as usual? In other words, after ridding myself of illusions, I can enjoy orgyhouse? You are welcome there too. Anthony
--- On Tue, 30/11/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Zen] New Member To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 30 November, 2010, 6:08 PM ED, (Original and Corrected) I started to respond to each of your points below one-by-one, but soon discovered all the responses were essentially the same: Zazen, the realization of Buddha Nature and zen practice are not done for the purpose of doing any of the things you list below, all of which are qualities of the illusory concept of self. Zazen, the realization of Buddha Nature and zen practice are done to rid yourself of illusions and most particularly the illusion of self. So I guess I agree with you in a round-about, back-door way. If your goal is to work on or obtain any of the qualities you list below, then zazen, the realization of Buddha Nature and zen practice are probably not the way to go about that. ...Bill! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ED Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 9:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Zen] New Member Bill, Sitting can calm the mind and make it more receptive to the Teachings (of the Buddha); and living by these Teachings will drastically curtail the creation of new turmoil in the mind. It is not at all clear whether realizing Buddha Nature can augment one's psychological/emotional/relational smarts significantly, unless supplemented with mental health counseling - and then only perhaps. Nor will it necessarily rectify personality disorders. Nor does it guarantee deeper psychological insight into human or group behaviors. Nor does it necessarily strip one of the religio-cultural fakery that almost always becomes part and parcel of one's stance in life. Nor does it necessarily enhance understanding of normal and natural human and human group behavior. Nor does it ever completely neutralize the pull of the triple cardinal attractors: Wealth, sex and power. Nor does it necessarily enhance one's ethical insights and behaviors. Nor those it ever squash the ego, but possibly only refines it. --ED PS1: Please do not view the above statement as 'ex cathedra' utterances, but as statements to initiate the discussion of alternative perspectives and undertandings on these matters. PS2: The ordinary human life is a non-attainment of the above goals. --- In [email protected], <billsm...@...> wrote: > > Chris, > > Keep sitting for all our sakes. > ...Bill! __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5659 (20101129) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5659 (20101129) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5659 (20101129) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
