Where does this 'practice' begin and end?
If an answer appears, if there are reasons and results, such practice is
too full of itself.
K
On 6/13/2012 10:00 AM, Joe wrote:
Now, when you say "lay" terms, do you mean terms that have nothing to
do with zen practice and its results? If so, this may not be the best
forum to post such a question.
I am a lay practitioner, by the way, and not a monastic.
In a person who is not awakened, say, a killer-for-hire, true
compassion and wisdom are simply covered up.
In EVERY person who does not practice, true compassion is also
covered. This true compassion is the "zen-"compassion we've mentioned.
Such a non-practicing person may still seem to extend compassion at
times, but as we've noted, even an idiot will sometimes do this.
Now, it's not guaranteed that a practitioner will have true compassion
and wisdom just because they practice: a practitioner must also AWAKEN
(even as the Buddha did).
In summary, and to reiterate, my claim is that compassion is covered
up, in the killer, ...just as in any other ordinary person.
That's why we practice.
(If you like, tell us your answer to where you think compassion is, in
such a person, ordinary, or killer).
--Joe
> Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote:
> I am talking about compassion in lay terms. I don't think it is
automatic. For example, when a mafia member kills, loots and rapes,
where is the compassion?
