Bill, To me zen de-emphasizes logic and emphasizes intuition (which could also be called 'The Tao' or 'The Way').
But I think there might be at least one person on this forum that doesn't share that view. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], William Rintala <brintala@...> wrote: > > I am a Trekkie. Vulcans practiced Meditation and were coldly unemotional with > very disciplined "minds". Surak was the founder of Vulcan "Logic" and set > down > the complicated rules 2000 years before the time of Star Trek. At the time > of > Surak, Vulcan was in the throws of a civil war that threatened to destroy > the > planet. Surak felt that the uncontrolled emotions of the Vulcan people was > the source of this violence. He set out rules for restoring Vulcan > society to > the "true path" of non-violence and logic. A disciplined mind, free of > emotional > control, allowed the practioner to remain rational, logical. That is the > perception that many people have of those who meditate.  All of the > foresaid is > allegorical, based upon a fiction, however, a life based upon meditation and > nonviolence is not too bad of an idea. Zen does not teach nonviolence > though. > As I recall the Japanese Samurai practiced Zen.   > > The Religion of the Samurai - A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in > China > and Japan - By Kaiten Nukariy > > http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/rosa/index.htm >  >  > B > > > > > Find what makes your heart singâ¦and do it! > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bill! <BillSmart@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, October 12, 2012 2:15:16 AM > Subject: [Zen] Re: Possibly Delicious Levity -- "To Boldly Slice" > >  > Joe, > > First officer Spock should NOT put you in mind of zen since he represents > pure > logic...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@> wrote: > > > > Space.com has for sale at its site a pizza cutter in the shape of the Star > > Trek > >starship, the "Enterprise". > > > > (BTW, Spock always puts me in mind of "Zen", somehow). > > > > Maybe there are other Trekkers, here. > > > > The tool might be for sale elsewhere, too, as it is said to be officially > >licensed merchandise. > > > > It's $29.95, though. I know I can live without it. But it's a nice work of > >practical art. Laser-etched Stainless Steel; Chromium body. Solid Nutronium > >hull, and Unobtainium undercarriage. Click on photo for larger view: > > > > http://store.space.com/gifts-gadgets/star-trek-enterprise-pizza-cutter/ > > > > Buon Appetito, > > > > --Joe > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
