ED, No, not at all. The Christianity I was exposed to during my childhood and into my teenaged years was Presbyterian - and probably by today's standards a fairly liberal version.
--- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > > > Bill, > > Was it a fundamentalist type of Christianity that you had been exposed > to? > > --ED > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > Steve, > > > > I first became involved in Zen Buddhism for a number of reasons among > which were: > > - I was dissatisfied with Christianity. > > - A couple of my friends had become involved with Zen. > > - I read a couple books of Alan Watts and became more intrigued with > Zen. > > - I though Zen was 'cool' and mysterious, and I wanted to be 'cool' > and mysterious too. > > - When I relocated to California (from Indiana) the newly-opened Zen > Center of Los Angeles was conveniently located for me. > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "SteveW" eugnostos2000@ wrote: > > > > > > 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 > ------------------------------------ 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/
