I have other houses a ways off on one side but big forest on the other side where the wild animals live. I get many different kinds of animals, deer, bears, raccoon, possums, skunks, wild turkey, eagles, osprey, hawks, otters, beaver, mink, and many others.
The raccoons come right up to me for food, the fox comes up a few feet away, the deer very close too, the chipmunks climb all over me and I feed them from my hand. They especially like peanuts.... It is very peaceful except for hunting season when I have to deal with those jerks! Edgar On Sep 2, 2011, at 4:27 PM, Maria Lopez wrote: > Edgar: > > Are there any other houses near yours?. It sounds as a healthy way of > living. If animals approach you in that way means that they can sense you > care about them. They're very sensitive to vibrations, energy and body > language. Differently they would be hidden from you and stealing food when > you were not present. > > Some springs ago there was a crow that used to wait for me near the park I > fed the birds. Then it would stay just about some foot distance from me and > going with me to the park. If I would be stopping the crow will stop too. I > was overwhelmed by the way we used to interact with each other. Only had > that kind of experience with a human at the time of them about to live their > bodies. A black cat from the neighbourhood last Saturday softly miaow when I > passed near it and forgot to greet it!. And when I tell the cat, "Sorry!, I > was distracted and didn't see you. How are you?". The cat then started to > move in that particular way cats do when they relate themselves with other > animals. And the language again was the same as with the crow. I'm sure you > know what I mean if you have yourself that kind of interaction with the > animals that approach your home place. > > Does the fox allows you to caress it or being any near it?. What kind of > expression has it when looks at you?. Never see a real fox in my life. What > other animals approach your home? > > 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, 19:05 > > > 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 >>>> > >>>> >>> >> > >
