Hi Steve, Thank you for taking the time to explain that to me. I find it interesting. Are people who practice Zen generally atheist, or do they see God just in a different way then other religions, or do people who practice Zen have all different types of view concerning the subject of God, and there practice has nothing to do with there belief in God or not?
Brett http://www.pbase.com/brett1963 --- On Wed, 1/26/11, SteveW <eugnostos2...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: SteveW <eugnostos2...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Zen] Is Chan Buddhist? To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 7:47 PM --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Brett Corbin <brettalancorbin@...> wrote: > > Hi Steve, > I have been reading a lot of the post here, and find them interesting, but > have little to say about the subjects since I know very little about zen > meditation. I meditate daily but the terms used in this group throw me off. > A question I have is, in zen practice, is it the belief that buddha is a god? > > Brett > http://www.pbase.com/brett1963 > > Hi Brett. No, Buddha isn't regarded as a god, or at least I don't regard > Buddha as a god. Zen really doesn't preoccupy itself with metaphysical > speculations. Zen is: "A special transmission Outside of the scriptures, No reliance on words or letters, Looking deeply into one's true nature, A direct pointing to the heart of humanity." Steve ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links
