Bill!, I'd rather be possessed by 'me' than a spook in a white sheet who did it with a married man's wife (Where do Christians get there morals from again?..).
Mike Ps Oops! That wasn't a dig at you, Merle :) ________________________________ From: Bill! <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 4 August 2012, 2:31 Subject: Re: [Zen] Samadhi Mike, Actually that mean YOU have bee DIS-POSSESSED...Bill! --- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote: > > Bill! > > Oh my god! Does that mean I'm possessed?? > > Mike 666 > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bill! <BillSmart@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, 4 August 2012, 1:57 > Subject: Re: [Zen] Samadhi > > >  > Mike, > > To be 'filled' with the Holy Spirit means there is no longer any room for > your 'self'. Then there is no longer any self/other dualism. There is only > Buddha Nature. Just THIS! > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@> wrote: > > > > Bill! > > > > > > The (Holy) ghost in the machine, perhaps? I dunno about your description, > > tho. Isn't "to be filled" a bit different from 'empty'? Plus, when I hear > > those happy clappy born-agains say they're filled with the Holy Spirit, > > they seem quite a different animal from a Zen practioner sitting in > > shikantaza. > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Bill! <BillSmart@> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, 3 August 2012, 11:24 > > Subject: Re: [Zen] Samadhi > > > > > >  > > Mike, > > > > I would describe it as something similar to being filled with the Holy > > Spirit and giving yourself over COMPLETELY to God's will. > > > > Bill! (not Joe or Bill) > > > > --- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@> wrote: > > > > > > Joe, > > > > > > How would you describe shikantaza to someone from a religion such as > > > Christianity? > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Joe <desert_woodworker@> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Friday, 3 August 2012, 3:24 > > > Subject: Re: [Zen] Samadhi > > > > > > > > >  > > > Shikantaza is "just keeping empty". In the Zen sect. > > > > > > I'll say no more! > > > > > > --Joe > > > > > > > > > > >"ED" <seacrofter001@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Mike, > > > > > > > > Is shikantaza insight meditation, absorption meditation or both? > > > > > >
