Bill!,
Reads 'almost' like a koan case.
What, no "Verse"? I want my Monkey back!
Failing that, money will be a poor, poor substitute.
Kudos! I knew all along that the Sky was clear at your place.
--Joe
> "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> RAF,
> One answer with a caveat and explanation, one question and one closing
> multi-topic comment:
> ANSWER: Zen did not exist before Siddhartha Buddha - at least to my
> knowledge.CAVEAT: Buddha Nature existed before Siddhartha
> Buddha.EXPLANATION:
> * I use the term zen to describe a process which humans have
> developed to first assist a student in becoming aware of Buddha Nature
> and then as a personal practice as a guide to more fully realize Buddha
> Nature (integrate) into daily life.
> * I use the term Buddha Nature to describe experience, to which I
> sometimes add the unnecessary qualifies of direct, sensory and of
> reality. Neither Buddha Nature and experience, as I use these terms,
> ,include illusion.
> QUESTION: What does EP mean? Depending on the answer I may have some
> more answers and/or comments on your post below.
> COMMENT: I like your fonts but find your posts a little too wordy to
> hold my complete attention.
>
> ...Bill!
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