hahaha, always pronounced it "WHO-NAENG." is it "nung" like "dung?"
thanks for pointing it out. i've honestly never heard of that sutra, though never formally practiced at a zendo either... i'm going to start reading this translation: http://www.dharmaweb.org/index.php/The_Sutra_of_Hui_Neng hongyeongsoo On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Joe <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > 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.. > > >
