Bill, I somehow think Ed's description only tells the relation between D and B, and relation between D and C. It does not say anything about D.
siska -----Original Message----- From: "Bill!" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 01:49:14 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Zen] Re: Self Nature ED, The facts you presented only tell us about D. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > > > Bill, > > Let's consider three members B, C and D on the Zen Forum. > > D experiences/perceives higher consciousness, or Buddha Nature, or > spirituality in B, but not C. > > Do these facts tell us anything at all about B, C or D? > > --ED > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > I forgot to add to the bottom of my reply,,, > > But I certainly DON'T feel any connections to Buddha Nature when reading > St. > Thomas Aquinas or any other religious philospher! > > ...Bill! > > > > > ED, > > > > I find no fault with JMJM's post below. I could word-smith it a little > bit > (mostly by removing words) and condense it down into a statement of > practice > that is virtually identical to zen. > > > > Of course I could also do that with most any of Jesus' teachings > talking about > the Kingdom of Heaven, 'must become as a little child', 'Consider the > lilies of > the field...even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of > these'. > These all shout out BUDDHA NATURE to me. > > > > ...Bill! >
