ED, The way to 'just be' is to sit zazen - shikantaza (clear mind). That is 'just being' - nothing else.
Chicks really dig it...Bill! --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > > > > 'Just being' is hard to practice because the tendency to 'just be' has > been weeded out of the human genome by competitive pressures over the > millennia. (Men who tend to 'just be' tend not to do the discursive > thinking needed for planning for a family's safety and properity, and > such men tend not to be favored by females.) > > --ED > > > > --- In [email protected], "audreydc1983" <audreydc1983@> > wrote: > > > > 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. > ------------------------------------ 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/
