I've always read that Christianity == a Jewish religion of oneness transformed by Greek philosophical dualism.
I'm not sure about others, but every time you write "Semitic" as a perjorative term, I assume that you are aligned with the historical school of anti-Semitic dualistic thinking, which splits people into good kinds and bad kinds. I at least would find it more comfortable if you'd find a different term. "Those nasty Western dualists!" Although then I would wonder, wasn't Buddha's whole point that all humans have brains that keep creating dualism? If dualism was invented by Semites, how could Buddhism have arisen outside of a Semitic religion? Also, I will (again) state that the practice of Christianity can be accomplished in non-dual ways. Anyone from Christianity that says that they know God's mind and are speaking for God is not really representing the experience of worshipping accurately. --Chris On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 7:23 AM, Mel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I admit that I have never given this idea much thought in the past, but > indeed zazen could be the very thing..in fact, the only thing in the face of > disaster, or even worse. During the Tokyo trials, some of the Japanese > defendants were thought to be sleeping for their eyes were closed as they > were sitting at the court docks. Could they perhaps have been doing zazen? I > heard that Premier Tojo had even turned more and more towards Buddhism and > lived on plain rice, see weed, and vegetables during his last days > > Getting back to the present, let's say that the world will indeed end in > 2012. I ask myself if I have the balls to actually sit, close my eyes for > the last time, and breath...as the world actually and physically go through > self-destruction around me. I think that poster from the film 2012...a > picture with the Tibetan monk on top of some mountain facing the on-coming > disaster...I think that says something for the Zen community. One can even > turn the whole poster into a koan itself.... > > - Lose the small self, and let body and all drop away > > - join/return to Buddha..the Great All..to be Buddha once more > > Having said the above, I absolutely don't know how Zen can possilbly make > Christians and others from the Semite world be better than they perceive > they are. You have Yahweh on the one hand. A definite figure, according to > that world. Buddha on the other hand...well...where/what the hell is > he?...or she. or it... > > Buddha be praised > Mel > > > >
