ED, 'Gratifying the self' is another phrase for 'dropping attachments'. It also implies the person is still under the illusion of 'self'.
These matters are at the core of zen practice. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > > > Bill, Yes, but it is quite OK to say that one's experience of humans, > whether they be holy or unholy, Zen practitioners or not-Zen > practitioners, is that they all work toward gratifying the self, by one > means or another. --ED > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > ED, Another solution is just not to think of people as 'holy' or 'not > holy'. They're all just people...Bill! > > > > > > > Anthony, > > > > > > One solution to any such-like problem is not to exclude holy men and > > > religious leaders from pursuing money, sex and power legally. I > think > > > that only one Great Religion posesses the wisdom to realize the > > > intelligence of such an attitude. > > > > > > --ED > ------------------------------------ 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/
