ED, I understand Bill says in zen ethic is a non-issue. Meanwhile he denies he is unethical. Anthony
--- On Tue, 22/2/11, ED <[email protected]> wrote: From: ED <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: An Article of Interest To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 22 February, 2011, 11:00 PM Bill, Is is it not the case that a zen teacher (as against a Zen teacher) would not feel bound to adhere to sexual expectations and conventions of society, provided his behavior did not violate the law? --ED Definitions of nonethical on the Web: Not ethical; not related to ethics en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nonethical --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > Zen (lower-case 'z') is not UN-ethical, it is A-ethical...Bill! > ED, > > I am led to believe you think 'zen' is unethical. > > Anthony > Bill, > I rarely if ever criticize 'hypocrisy" as it is an unconscious but normal and natural aspect of all humans and human groups. > The only difference I perceive between zen and Zen is a non-concern for good motivation and a non-focus on ethical behavior in zen as compared with Zen. > --ED > ED, > > I just want to make clear that I think when you are talking about this article > and about 'Zen' in general that you are referring to Zen Buddhism. The reason I > want to emphasize this is that I think your justificable criticism and > examples > of hypocricy are the result of the Buddhist layers of this, not zen itself. > > ...Bill! > > Hi Steve, > > > > Zen, like most religious or spiritual paths and practices is riddled > > with unstated or unexamined assumptions and ambiguities. The article > > facilitates the task of identifying them. > > > > --ED
