TaoSheiFei, When I used the phrase 'being totally with them', I could have just shortened it to 'be'. What I meant was whereever you are, whatever you are doing or whomever you are with - just totally do that - just be. Don't think about what you 'should' do, or whether it matches something you've read, or be thinking about what you're going to do afterwards, or how well you're doing, etc...
The zen saying for this is: 'When sitting, sit. When standing, stand. When walking, walk. When running, run. Above all don't wobble.' ...so maybe I could extend these to: 'When being cryptic, be cryptic. When being false, be false.' I hope it came across as one or the other... ...Bill! --- In [email protected], yonyonson@... wrote: > > Hey Bill!, > > will u please clarify what "being totally with them" means? the mind is > such that your statement could create a myriad of what "just THIS"ness is. > for a beginner or so-believed-mature seeker, your statement is cryptic at > least and false at most... > > Thank you, > TaoSheiFei > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 8:43 PM, Bill! <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > Amy, > > > > No reading is necessary. When you are with your family just be totally > > with them. That's all you need to do...Bill! > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Amy Lemmon <amylemmon@> wrote: > > > > > > I am wondering if anyone has any great suggestions for reading and > > resources for a family (multi-age) learning about Zen Buddhism? Thanks > > kindly! > > > > > > > > > With peace, love and kindness, > > > Amy Lemmon > > > amylemmon@ > > > Blog: Six Flower Mom > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
