After those long hours of zazen, who would not be exploding with chattiness? ;-)
--ED --- In [email protected], "SteveW" <eugnostos2000@...> wrote: > > Hello. Zen is supposed to be "a special transmission, outside of the scriptures, with no reliance on words or letters." Having said that, I have noticed that Zen people are, in fact, a chatty lot, as evidenced by this list! (I am on a lot of lists, and you guys definitely talk way more than anyone else!) In order to keep the excellent chit-chat going, here is a link to an article with the provocative title, Is Zen A Philosophy?, by Henry Rosemont, Jr. > http://www.thezensite.com/ZenEssays/Philosophical/Is_Zen_a_Philosophy.ht\ ml <http://www.thezensite.com/ZenEssays/Philosophical/Is_Zen_a_Philosophy.h\ tml> > Steve > Four Zen monks once took a vow of silence in order to more effectively focus on their zazen. After about half an hour, one monk said, "Hey! the attendant forgot to light the incense!" Another monk immediately snapped, "Shh! You're not supposed to talk!" The third monk groaned and said, "Do you two HAVE to talk?" The last monk smugly observed, "I'm the only one who hasn't said anything!"
