ED, The zen I practice considers all attachments to be significant.
How about you? Do you consider motivations to be significant? ..Bill! --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > > > Bill, > > So, Zen and/or zen do regard motivation to be of significance? > > --ED > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > Mel, > > I find no fault in any of the activities you've described. > > Whether or not these are helpful/neutral/harmful for you all depends on > WHY you > do them. > > ...Bill! > > > > > I bow to the Buddha (I have a statue in my room) during the > following/when... > > > > - I get up, and before going to bed > > - leave the house > > - come home > > - before and after zazen > > - " " " meals > > > > With palms joined together, I bow only once for each occasion and > say,"Buddha > be praised" > > > > I generally leave rituals/ceremonies behind, unless they are a source > of > focus, and/or inspiration > > > > Buddha be praised(this saying so being another adopted practise) > > Mel > > > > even those I consider fairly accomplised zen students, still cling to > Buddhist > practices. > > > > ...Bill! > ------------------------------------ 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/
