I live in the woods and have lots of animal visitors since they know they can trust me. Fox likes roast chicken and dog food and various food scraps...
On Sep 2, 2011, at 12:33 PM, Maria Lopez wrote: > Wow Edgar!. And it goes to your door everyday?. What kind of food do you > give to it?. It's such a cute animal!. Here in Europe those animals are > very frightened by humans and they don't let themselves being seeing. And > here in the UK with the sport of hunting foxes...well you can imagine that > they do well to remain in the hidden. Mayka > > --- On Fri, 2/9/11, Edgar Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Edgar Owen <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Mahayana > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, 2 September, 2011, 16:26 > > > Hi Mayka, > > A real 4 legged animal red fox. Much more enlightening than a visit by a > human zenster! > :-) > > Edgar > > > > On Sep 2, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Maria Lopez wrote: > >> >> Edgar; >> A real four legs animal or something else? >> Mayka >> >> >> --- On Thu, 1/9/11, Edgar Owen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From: Edgar Owen <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Mahayana >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Thursday, 1 September, 2011, 23:08 >> >> >> I feed a fox every day at my door.... He should be here soon.... >> >> Edgar >> >> >> >> On Sep 1, 2011, at 5:58 PM, Anthony Wu wrote: >> >>> >>> Mayka, >>> >>> Do you give food to foxes? You must, because you may run into Bill or me. >>> >>> Anthony >>> >>> --- On Thu, 1/9/11, Maria Lopez <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> From: Maria Lopez <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Mahayana >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Thursday, 1 September, 2011, 11:39 PM >>> >>> >>> Bill; >>> Can you give a description and give an example of the way you incorporate >>> Buddha Mind in your daily active life? Is it Buddha Mind applied in daily >>> activities the same as mindfulness?. This is to verify if are the same >>> thing or there is something different. >>> >>> My practice is similar to yours with the difference that sitting down or >>> zazen sessions lack of your daily discipline and there are days still of >>> zero sitting down. I make up a bit with it with the applicationof >>> mindfulness in different activities during the day such as walking in the >>> park, giving food to the birds once a week after collecting hard bread for >>> them. Birds are very grateful for that specially in winter time. While >>> awakening in the morning, leaving my bed, going to the bath, brushing my >>> teeth, shower and all the rest of toilette time including the one of >>> evacuating. I've also train myself in the use reminders such as the ring >>> of phone. As soon as I hear the first ring Instead of picking it up >>> immediately I stop and use my conscious breathing and pick up the phone at >>> the third ring. Other bell reminder are the traffic lights. As soon as I >>> see red it brings me back to my conscious breathing till it changes to >>> green...etc. >>> >>> Mayka >>> >>> >>> --- On Thu, 1/9/11, Bill! <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> From: Bill! <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [Zen] Re: Mahayana >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Thursday, 1 September, 2011, 2:42 >>> >>> >>> JMJM, >>> >>> I do consider zen my practice. >>> >>> I acknowledge that most people classify it as a subset/sect of Mahayana >>> Buddhism, but I do not consider zen a subset of or co-dependent on >>> Buddhism. In fact I consider zen the core Buddhism was built around - like >>> a cultural-specific presetation layer. >>> >>> I can't speak for those that consider themselves Mahayana Buddhists, but my >>> practice consists of shikantaza (clear-mind meditation) which is usually >>> associated with zazen (seated meditation) but can be practiced any where at >>> any time under any conditions. I sometimes refer to that state of >>> clear-mind (or no-mind) as 'Buddha Mind'. My personal practice is to >>> incorporate Buddha Mind more and more into my daily life. >>> >>> The core teaching of my zen practice is 'Just THIS!. >>> >>> ...Bill! >>> >>> --- In [email protected], Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明 >>> <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 >>> > >>> >> > >
