Joe Thank you for sharing, yeah, the Navajo have an emphatic perception of what the 'whites' are doing, which is not much -- their estimation.
And there is something to an area charged so to speak. A friend of mine has been working on a book on Shakti, tying that concept to holy place, shrines, healings, pilgrimmages, etc . . . I mean, why did Dogen have to go West, in a metaphysical sense? /\ zendervish --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > Salik, > > Salik wrote, excerpted from below [read rest online]: > > "The Navaho told me that their Religion does not leave the land and that all > that Shamanism is nonsense... ". > > That's the most interesting and illuminating tidbit -- a huge one! -- that > I've learned about Native religion (and I don't know much). I'll keep it in > mind, and be glad that I live in Arizona. Thank you! > > I too have had the sense that some areas of land display that they partake of > a rare ethereal nourishment. These are areas I've spent long intensive times > in, practicing with teachers and sanghas. The radiance of the areas > increased day-by-day, as the scales dropped from our eyes. Other times, > after such work, I've found such areas elsewhere, easily, too, on my own, so > I'm not sure, or not convinced, that they become so by people practicing in > them, or near them. Or, maybe I just "stumbled" onto ancient ones that were > practiced-in in past times anciently. Or, which the Earth appoints by its > own devices and nature, whether we practice in them or not. > > But I can also say that, at my best, the City of New York had as many wild > and ethereally-nourished areas as any spot in the Andes. In fact, all of the > City glowed, while all of its people frowned and swore: Finally I could see > WHY, Salik. > > Hence, I practice; and teach a little if I can. > > --Joe > > > "salik888" <novelidea8@> wrote: > > > > In addition > > > > Left a few off the chopping block . . . lol > [snip] > ------------------------------------ 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/
