ED, First of all, if my post sounded patronising to you then I apologise. My point is that there are many paths to Realisation and some are more suited to certain people than others. I can see how the direct, 'this is it - nothing lacks/nothing extra' approach of Zen works for some, but I can also see how the progressive, more detailed approach of Buddha's teachings works for others. Neither is right or wrong, or better or worse than the other. Ultimately the two extremes take us to the same Realisation.
I just wonder that after 10 years of Zen practice (and 8 years on this forum!), that you, like me. might benefit from a different approach than the directness of Zen. Actually, that's not strictly correct. I haven't 'dropped' Zen at all - I've just found that going back to the original teachings has enhanced my practice. People here can argue that this is necessary, or even possible, but only I can attest to what I know, or "don't know". Mike ________________________________ From: ED <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2012, 16:50 Subject: [Zen] Re: " dancing with the daffodils" Mike, "Shut up and sit. Just THIS. Be here now. Walk on." What 'helping' do you believe I or anyone else on this forum needs? --ED PS: Is Zen really as complicated as these wordy discussions make it out to be? --- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@> wrote: Bill!, The Buddha was very wise to understand that there are many different kinds of people/cultures/personalities etc. out there and no one method will work for all. I think it should be clear now that "wash you bowls" just isn't going to work for someone like ED. If you agree, what else could you say that might help him? Mike
