Hey JM! I do consider my Zen practice Mahayana. The core of my learning is first the Four Noble Truths, followed by the Eighfold Path. My teacher emphasizes the Heart Sutra as well as the Diamond Sutra in which you are so fond of referencing. We often recount the transmission from Bodhidharma to the Second Chinese Patriarch who asked his master to 'pacify his mind'. The teachings of the Sixth Chinese Patriarch are of emphasis as well.
All of this emphasis, though, usually comes back to the first realization of Shakyamuni and the teachings of our own path to our Original and True Nature. Yours in the Dharma! Chris --- In [email protected], Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺å¦ç²¾æ <chan.jmjm@...> wrote: > > Dear Forum, > > Do you consider "Zen/zen/your practice" a Mahayana practice? If so, how > does Mahayana actually practice? What is its core teaching? > > Thank you in advance, jm > > -- > Learn the Basics of Chan Meditation... > http://www.chan-meditation.org > Chan in everyday life... > http://www.chanliving.org > To be enlightened in this life... > http://www.heartchan.org > To save our world... > http://www.universal-oneness.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/
