Merle, Prajnaparamita, not rules.
And if you don't like Archery, you're still OK with me. I'm pretty Liberal when you come right down to it. I just hope you like the Robin Hood stories. Now THAT'S Literature! Try the Sutra of Hui Neng anyway. You can find it online. --Joe --- In [email protected], Merle Lester wrote: > > joe...rules rules rules..that's all you preach to me... > > go out in the mid day sun and watch the lizards ..... > > and then get back to me.. > > one more chance for you joe.. > > anymore quoting rules rules..... one more strike and your out so to speak > >  things are not always as they seem > >  the zen experience is not bound by rules rules and rules > >  lighten up relax > >  and breath zen with every breath > > merle..( the rebel) > >  > Merle, > > I hope I don't live according to principles. Does a Buddha? No. Does a > Bodhisattva? No. They live according to Prajnaparamita. > > I am a recreational target-archer, BTW. Maybe it goes with Zen practice, I > don't know. > > If you have more than a 4-chambered heart, I'd like to ask what kind of > mutation that is, and does it cause problems? > > Shall we get back to the Sutra now? > > Sutra of Hui Neng is v. important in the Zen tradition, maybe the most > important. The account involves several of our people very directly -- > centrally -- in the text, chief among them the Fifth and Sixth Ancestors of > Ch'an (Zen). It is great reading, and I recommend it even if you have read > it before (it's good to be familiar with the founders and pillars and history > of our/the tradition). > > Diamond Sutra and Heart Sutra are "OK" too. ;-) But not as engaging, let's > say, and we don't get to know figures personally as we do with Hui Neng and > his predecessor. I do not value one more than another, however. But the > Sutra of Hui Neng feels very home-y. > > This sense or response might be what is called "having a karmic affinity". > But let's not focus on that. > > The Sutra of Hui Neng is also sometimes known as the Sutra of the Sixth > Patriarch; or, the Sutra of Eno. "Eno" is the Japanese transliteration of > "Hui Neng". Note that Hui Neng is pronounced like > "HWAY-nung", and "Eno" is pronounced like "AY-no", ...where "Ay" is > pronounced like "hay", except with a silent "h". > > Best good-morning greetings from deep in the warming desert, > > --Joe > > > Merle Lester wrote: > > > > joe.. > > don't tell me you own a gun?...say no more!. > > > > .disgusting to say the least.. > > who and what are you going to shoot?... > > > > you might have read it but did it sink in to the heart? > > > > anyone can read but understanding and living according to the principles > >is a totally different kettle of fish as you well know.. > ------------------------------------ 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/
