Here is my response to a post on another group about Zen...
RAF,
That's not quite Buddha's teaching. First of all there is no 'ought', there is
acceptance of what is. The correct interpretation is that everything unfolds
exactly as it does following causal (non deterministic though due to quantum
processes) law, and what is in the moment is absolutely what it is and cannot
be otherwise. Thus what is must be accepted as it is.
HOWEVER that includes working in the present to make changes in the FUTURE
direction of unfolding. Working to change the unfolding is also part of the
process that Buddha accepts.
Buddhism is not a passive acceptance. That's an incorrect interpretation. It
also includes acceptance of working to change the direction of unfolding
because that is part of what is in the present...
Edgar
On Nov 23, 2012, at 11:25 PM, R A F wrote:
>
> I am reminded of the Buddha's teaching that everything is unfolding exactly
> as it ought ... even though life is suffering.
>
> RAF
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