On 2/1/2012 11:31 PM, Bill! wrote:
Kristopher,
Thanks for your thoughtful reply.
Likewise.
Just to revist for a second, as there was one other thing that caught my
eye when you wrote: "Japanese Zen Buddhist do use several terms to
describe varying degrees of awakening: 'kensho', 'satori' and 'great
satori' but I don't find them very helpful. There more of the 'Buddhist'
overlay of zen that I do talk about once in a while. They are not
important distinctions to me.
It's this "'Buddhist' overlay" you speak of. I know what you are
referring to, but I also find it funny in a more literal/historical
sense. It's not hard to see that Chinese Ch'an is largely a Taoist
overlay on Bodhidharma's very direct Ekayana Buddhism, with Ch'an
brought to Japanese as Zen and given some Shinto flavor.
We all need water. Some may prefer it as tea, and some of those may
ceremonialize the preparation. Much to enjoy.
K
