ED, I see nothing wrong with combination and absorption of different schools of thoughts, unless you give specific results thereof. Anthony
--- On Mon, 5/9/11, ED <[email protected]> wrote: From: ED <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Fwd: Re: [Zen Living] Supreme Vehicle To: [email protected] Date: Monday, 5 September, 2011, 10:03 PM TNH has created his own brand of mishmash of Buddhism and Western psychology. Nhat Hanh's approach has been to combine a variety of traditional Zen teachings with methods from Theravada Buddhism, insights from Mahayana Buddhism, and ideas from Western psychology—to offer a modern light on meditation practice. Hanh's presentation of the PrajñÄ�pÄ�ramitÄ� in terms of "interbeing" has doctrinal antecedents in the Huayan school of thought, which "is often said to provide a philosophical foundation" for Zen.[32] Nhat Hanh has also been a leader in the Engaged Buddhism movement (he coined the term), promoting the individual's active role in creating change. He cites the thirteenth-century Vietnamese King Trần Nhân Tông with the origination of the concept. Trần Nhân Tông abdicated his throne to become a monk, and founded the Vietnamese Buddhist school in the Bamboo Forest tradition. --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote: > > JMJM and Siska: >  > This below, by Roshi Rev Harvey is a well ariticulated written easy > which very important points to be taken into consideration  However, I'd > like to strongly point it out that Rev. Harvey writes most of his discourses > after the reading and hearing from TNH and not necessaraliy with the direct > experience of what he writes. And therefore Siska you should be better > much, much better of going straight away to the source of the same Thich Nhat > Hanh websites, videos, books....you can also join his online sangha through > the Facebook where you'll be having direct lively dharma talks. I would > strongly advice you and everybody else not to take TNH sayings from anybody > else but himself and his own monks. I was in the past and for years in Rev. > Roshi Harvey group and can tell you that Mr. Harvey is a skilful writer > that base his writing taking a bit from here and a bit from there plus a > little bit of himself.  There is a mixture of > intellectual, wisdom and slight ignorance in his writing that may mislead > you.   He's not a realiced Teacher as TNH, Nishima or even the same Bill > Smart who in his own way he only talks about what he has truly realiced > within theselves. I don't mean by that that Rev. Roshi lacks of experience > by himself but he does tend to intelectualice.  Just a warning here. > Skilfull words not always carry buddha nature in them. > Mayka
