ED, You ask, 'Do you have a problem accepting the way things are?' Yes, that is why I hope zen will help me at least lessen the trouble. Anthony
--- On Tue, 29/3/11, ED <[email protected]> wrote: From: ED <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Why bother with Zazen? Better Orgyhouse To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 29 March, 2011, 6:38 AM Anthony, Buddha Nature is Buddha Nature, and human nature is human nature. Human nature is driven by this-worldly drives. Do you have a problem accepting the way things are? --ED --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > ED, > > Like, for instance, Tantric proposal of a sex ritual to get you to Buddhahood > in this lifetime, is just to hide their unsurpressed lust under a religious > pretext. That is why I proppose setting up an orgyhouse attached to a > monastry just to separate a lucrative secular activity from sacred religion. > > Anthony > Anthony, > Like, for instance? > --ED > > ED, > >Â > > Not as serious as a life preserver. Nevertheless, sometimes it has > > downgraded (or upgraded) to amusing hypocricy. > > > > Anthony > > > ED, > > > > > > It goes without saying that I was expecting a savior to deliver me to the > > > Glory of God (and Buddha). > > > > > > anthony > > > Anthony, > > > What were you expecting from the religions you dabbled in? > > > --ED > > > > Steve, > > > > > > > > You say, 'no-one here just happened to sit down in a rather artificial > > > > and uncomfortable position and start watching his or her breathing? ' > > > > > > > > I happened to do that, in part resulting from disappointment with > > > > religions. > > > > > > > > Anthony > > > > 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
