And how much do you have to pay to do that? :-) Edgar
On Nov 20, 2012, at 6:54 PM, Joe wrote: > Edgar, > > Nothing "Red" about it. > > Ch'an developed in China *long* before the Communists took over. > > Zen Buddhism knows no flag. > > The are no "belts" in Zen, unlike in some other arts. > > In Zen, everybody newcomer thinks she is a Black Belt. > > The trick is to get back to White Belt. That's the rub. The work. > > The way to formally convert is to take the Refuges, and the Precepts. > There are no papers to sign. Our Religion is a way of the Heart. > > The formality is for oneself, not for others. > > If one speaks of it, it's to inform others that this is available. > > --Joe > > PS And there's no one "like" Joe. > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > > > 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.. > >
