Joe, I have no problem if you consider Zen Buddhism your religion. I also consider Zen Buddhism a religion.
I practice zen (lower case 'z'). It is not Zen Buddhism. It's just zen sans Buddhism. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > Bill!, > > Generalize all you want, but Zen Buddhism is my religion. If I call it > "Zen", that goes with the territory. But I am open to making needed > distinctions when anyone wishes, provided they can be made. > > We'll just have to see. > > --Joe > > PS Note that my proof to Merle consisted of the words "Zen Buddhism". > > PPS Zen Buddhism is a religion, and what it opens a practitioner to is Zen > (emptiness; no-mind; Compassion; and Wisdom). Christianity is a religion, > and what it opens a practitioner to is Love (which is said to be "God"). > Now, Love may not be a religion, but the Dalai Lama says, "Kindness is my > Religion". It's all a bit of a personal thing, I guess you see. I hope it's > VERY personal! ;-) > > > "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > I just wanted to point out to everyone that I actually AGREE with Merle - > > zen is NOT a religion. Buddhism however is. > ------------------------------------ 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/
