Greetings Mike, Siska and all I've heard the Zen teaching that goes...when you see and hear it, believe it. The late Deshimaru-sensei was once asked what he thought of... - devils and angels - heaven and hell ..and his reply was basically,"I have no idea". What a perfect answer! George W Bush and his flock would certainly not agree and would then tell/ask the world...that there must be something that moves the world (in fact, the whole universe)...that special something that's always behind everything we all see which had not been disproven by science. I guess good 'ole George was referring to 'intelligent design'. Me? I have absolutely no idea. I've got more important concerns right now...for example, this big bowl of yoghurt ice-cream in front of me topped with a pineapple fritter. Yummmmm... thanks be to Buddha Mel
________________________________ From: mike brown <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 15 January 2012 12:29 AM Subject: Re: [Zen] When you began learning about buddhism, How did your friends & family react? Siska, Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is just opinion. - Democritus Mike >
