I've crawled out of my introvert hole to say: 

I can't remember how many times I've nodded my head while reading Bill!'s 
posts. 
"Just be!"
It's amazing how something that sounds so easy in theory is so hard in 
practice. :)

~Audrey



--- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> 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.      
> >
>




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