I've made attempts along those lines Bill. Not for me. Too independent-minded
in peace Mel --- On Mon, 28/3/11, Bill! <[email protected]> wrote: Mel, All I can say to your post below is that from reading it I assume you have never actually been a member of a Zen Buddhist sangha...Bill! --- In [email protected], Mel <gunnar19632000@...> wrote: > > - No god, priesthood, committees and meetings, bullyings and coercions, false > histories and mysteries, scriptures of any sort, terrible sermons...best of > all...NOTHING ACADEMIC > Â > - Great for high blood pressure!! Yaaayyyyy!!!!!! > Â > Buddha be praised, indeed!! > Mel > > --- On Sun, 27/3/11, SteveW <eugnostos2000@...> wrote: > From: SteveW <eugnostos2000@...> > Subject: [Zen] Why bother with Zazen? > To: [email protected] > Received: Sunday, 27 March, 2011, 4:30 AM > Hello. I am posting this question in response to the on-going back-and-forth > concerning what Zen really is. Simply put, why did you take up Zen? Did you > have an idea in your mind about what you were taking-up and why? Surely, > no-one here just happened to sit down in a rather artificial and > uncomfortable position and start watching his or her > breathing? > Steve
