Joe and Edgar, I heard a story about Maezumi Roshi, the head of the Zen Center of Los Angeles. Several of his students in the 1960's slipped a tab of LSD in his tea. The next morning they asked him how his night was. He is reported to have replied, "I saw lots of Buddhas...but it was not zen."
Although I can't personally attest to this account I knew all the people involved and am myself convinced it did happen. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > Joe, > > We are talking about the fundamental nature of reality. THAT is the essence > of Zen. > > Your Zen may be about how many drinks you've downed tonight, but that's not a > topic of general concern to Zen. The fundamental nature of reality is though. > > That's why Bill and I discuss it so intensely.... > > > Edgar > > > > > On Nov 25, 2012, at 9:03 PM, Joe wrote: > > > Edgar, > > > > But it's not about Zen. > > > > What my Pima County dog-catcher does is about reality. Let's not bring him > > in (ow, too late). > > > > I agree that all hands here could be more assiduous in keeping posts in > > accord with our Topic. > > > > When do we start? > > > > --Joe > > > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote: > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > Well it's certainly more relevant than all the daily activity trivia > > > certain people have been posting. Why, because it has to do with the > > > nature of reality which is what Zen is all about... > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
