Merle, Why is that my "take"? What I wrote wasn't an opinion, but a fact. What Rastafarians believe in is the antithesis of Buddhism: a dualism created by self and other (god) and a permanent soul (atman). That's not a subjective opinion piece. You might just as well say the KKK are 'Zen'.
Mike --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > > Â > Â right oh mike...that is your take...merle > > > Â > Merle, > > Not very. Rastafarians worship Haile Selassie as an incarnation of Jesus > Christ or the living God (although he died). They believe everyone has the > Holy Spirit in them something Buddha refuted (look up 'atman'). As much as I > love reggae and weed, I'm afraid this group is not very "zen" at all. > > Mike > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester wrote: > > > > so there you go...how zen is that group?..merle > > Â > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB4-9Z89ST4 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > merle > > > > > > "those who know > > Â that enough is enough > > Â will always have enough" > > Â ~~~~~~ lao tzu > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
