Buddhism is not zen. Buddhism like all religions is a subset of zen, and one which adorns zen with many layers of extraneous teachings, rites, rituals, precepts, vows, rules, etc...
If you're looking for zen within Buddhism you've got to peal off or at least see through all these extraneous and often misleading layers. Using a common zen story analogy, zen is the marrow - Buddhism is one of many forms of skeletons, and Mahayana, Vispassana, Theravada, etc..., are flesh. Each teacher puts on his own set of clothes over the flesh. What you hear and see even from the best teachers is far removed from zen - the marrow. Only you can discover that within you. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > > > Bill, > > That sounds to me like the 'true' zenist attitude. > > ( But the various schools of Buddhism may differ in their approaches to > the cultivation of 'compassion'. > > --ED > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > ED, > > > > 'Compassion' is not something you need to think about, much less > strive to cultivate - any more than you have to strive to be hungry. > > > > ...Bill! > ------------------------------------ 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/
