ED and Bill; The word "Preaching" sounds to me as a monotonous repetitive lethany of religious catechisms. There are times in which we all "preach" which means that what we say is not alive in us at the moment of being expressed out. We only repeat what we heard or even maybe occasionally have experienced. But that is not alive in us at the present moment of talking. Then, there are other times in which the receiver has a complex with "preaching" and as a result of that mental formation, everything he/she hears is received as preaching. Mayka --- On Sun, 24/7/11, Bill! <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Bill! <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: Zen elements? To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, 24 July, 2011, 9:03 ED, I had to look up the word 'sententious'. Merriam-Webster Online defines it as: a: given to or abounding in aphoristic expression b: given to or abounding in excessive moralizing Then I had to look up 'aphoristic'. Merriam-Webster Online defines it as: a: a concise statement of a principle b: terse formulation of a truth or sentiment With those definitions in mind I'd say: - zen defnitely favors aphorisitic expressions but does absolutely no moralizing - Christianity favors aphorisitic experssions and defintitely likes to moralize. So my answer to your question below is, "No, not entirely." ...Bill! --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > > > > > Is it the case that sententious preaching, rational and/or non-rational, > is an element that Zen and Christianity tend to hold in common? >
