Merle, Yes, my thoughts too. Anyone like Joe who talks of Zen as "his religion" and of "formally converting to Zen" raises a BIG red flag..
Edgar On Nov 20, 2012, at 5:30 PM, Merle Lester wrote: > > > zen is not a religion.... prove to me it is?..merle > > > Merle, > > No, isolation is not my thing. > > It's worked miracles for certain sages. > > Its main benefits are available at Sesshin, the 7-day retreat that is a > traditional training ground for Zen practitioners, aside from daily practice > at home or at our local zen center. > > Some people take vacations: THAT'S not isolation (unless they go outback of > the Outback). > > Sesshin is like vacation, except with RULES. And hard work. ;-) > > And you might come home fully awake, you never know. > > Anyway, that's the way of our religion. > > --Joe > > > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > > you talk of isolation..do you really think it is such a "mind blowing" > > activity?. > > > > >
