So far I like Ryan's response below the best, especially "I think Zen is about getting back to the root of Buddhism."
This statement is the closest to my thoughts onthis subject anyway. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Ryan Mishler <ryan.mishler@...> wrote: > > I think Zen is about experiencing the truth by experience, which is beyond > words. I don't think there's anything wrong with talking about Zen > socially. I think Zen is about getting back to the root of Buddhism. The > four noble truths of Buddhism are suffering, the accumulation of suffering, > the alleviation of suffering and the path away from suffering. Any religion > tends to have a lot of ideology around it and Zen is about getting past > that. Personally I feel like Zen is about stilling the mind, which it has in > common with Yoga. > ------------------------------------ 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/
