It's 10P here right now and I'm getting sleepy. Time to go to bed. I'll try to get to the longer version of this first thing tomorrow.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > JMJM, > > This is a GREAT question and one I'd like to expound upon. However I don't > have the time this morning (it's 0750 here right now). > > My short answer is DEFINITELY NOT! Zen is the antithesis of sprituality. > Zen is concrete and pragmatic. > > I'll post a longer version of this in about 8 hours...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺å¦ç²¾æ > <chan.jmjm@> wrote: > > > > Good Morning to All, > > > > I have heard many people say, "I am spiritual but not religious." > > > > What does "am spiritual" mean? > > > > In your opinion, does Zen contain spirituality? > > > > If yes, then what is spirituality? What is a spirit? Is there such a thing? > > > > If not, then what is Zen for? Live a better life? If so, does it mean a > > happier life? If so, then is happiness a spiritual state? Is our mental > > state a spiritual state? Is there a difference? > > > > When we reach samadhi, kensho, satori, etc. is it a spiritual state? > > Mental state? Or just a state without label? > > > > You could say, Zen can not be described, then I have not asked this > > question.:-) > > > > Thank you for your time. > > JM > > > > -- > > Be Enlightened In This Life - We ALL Can > > http://chanjmjm.blogspot.com > > http://www.heartchan.org > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
