Thanks for showing that to me Steve, I also like the quote. For me meditation and seeking the truth is like this. I believe the truth is in us all, and it is hidden behind a veil, and that veil is our own thoughts, by stilling my thoughts, I start to see things more clearer, and I start to become more enlightened. The enlightenment I get leads me in the right direction to add or change behaviors in myself that either separate me or brings me closer to the truth. It does not happen all at once. But with continues practice, and acting on the enlightenment I have already receive, I move little by little toward harmony or oneness with the truth. I do not feel I know it all, matter of fact, I know very little when comes to the big scheme of things, but what I do know for sure is I am walking down a path that I believe in bettering me.
Brett http://www.pbase.com/brett1963 --- On Thu, 1/27/11, SteveW <[email protected]> wrote: From: SteveW <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Is Chan Buddhist? To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 8:45 PM --- In [email protected], Brett Corbin <brettalancorbin@...> wrote: > > Bill, > Thank you for explanning that to me. It seems to me that buddhism and > Zen has almost as much division as christianity. I guess it is just the > nature of how things work. It starts with a truth and then people start to > argue about what that truth really means, they divide and start another sect > and after awhile the same thing starts all over again. > > Brett > http://www.pbase.com/brett1963 Hi Brett. One way to get a handle on the differences of opinion in Buddhism is to consider the different views on Emptiness, or Shunyata. The Theravada asserted the emptiness of ego, but really did not go any farther than that. Mahayana and Vajrayana assert that emptiness applies to all phenomena. Here are the definitions given Emptiness by the major schools: -Emptiness of Inherent Existence (Madhyamaka, Geluk-Pa) -Emptiness of Subject and Object (Yogacara, Nyingma-Pa) -Emptiness of Other (Tathagatagarbha, Shentong) In my opinion, as well as Huang Po's, one should not confuse philosophy with Zen. All explanations, imo, miss the mark. Steve "In truth, our Original Buddha-Nature is nothing that can be understood. It is glorious and mysterious peacefulness, and that is all that can be said. You, yourself, must awaken to it, fathoming its depths. That which is before you is it in its entirety, with nothing whatsoever lacking." -Huang Po > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links
