ED, As one who has been identified as 'kensho-tinged', I advise you to PLEASE NOTE!!!!!
JMJM recommened you "read, absorb, practice and live" the Heart and Diamond Sutras. Not UNDERSTAND them! No thinking required here...Bill! --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Jue Miao Jing Ming - > 覺å¦ç²¾æ <chan.jmjm@> wrote: > > > > Good Morning Ed, > > > > I respect your honest search for the truth in Zen. > > Good morning JM, > > For your information and growth only, I would like to inform you (as you > had requested) that your statement above comes across as rather > patronizing, but I don't mind, really, as you also come across as a very > caring person. > > > > Instead of discussion online with too many different perspectives from > > various schools and experiences, may I recommend two readings for you. > > > > Heart Sutra - read, absorb, practice and live it. (only about one > > hundred some Chinese characters) > > Diamond Sutra - read, absorb, practice and live it. (only about five > > thousand Chinese characters) > > But the only kensho-tinged persons (that I can recognize) in this forum > (Bill, Steve and Mike) have advised me to stop reading and thinking. > > > > At every moment in your life, check your heart against the > descriptions > > in these sutras. > > > > I trust everyone, probably except Bill, would agree, these two sutra > are > > the guiding references for most of the Zen, Chan schools. > > > > By reading, absorbing, practicing, and living it, you may find some > > solid reference for your journey. > > > > Just for your reference. > > JM > > Thank you JM, you are a very kind teacher, and I will do my best. > > --ED > > > > > > --- In [email protected], mike brown uerusuboyo@ wrote: > > > > > > ED: Zen claims no accomplishments through enlightenment. > > > > > > Mike: That's true, but on one level it does seem to be more > conducive > > > to creative endeavours than destructive ones. > > > > > > ED: Nobody can doubt that in general Zen/enlightenment has positive > > > personal fallout - but that's not the objective of > zen/enlightenment, > > > yes? Neither is any good fallout for humankind or Gaia the goal, > > > although that might happen too, yes? > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
