Merle, Indeed everyday life can be meditation in practice, but it can also be just a blur of memories, judgments, projections - in other words illusion.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > > Â life is meditation in practise!..merle > > > Â > Joe > > Agreed, the word Dharma is at best introductory, a basic perception . . . > > I don't have time to look for it, maybe someone has it at their disposal the > zen story about rivers and mountains being mountains, then rivers and > mountains not being mountains, and then rivers and mountains being mountains. > > As said I am headed out the door, duty calls . . . > > But most importantly, both Bill and you are urging strong practice. > > On another post someone took Bill to task, jokingly I am sure, for only > practicing a certain amount of time. Some people don't need to meditate a > great deal. Some, it is written, for I have not witnessed it, move quickly > into samadhi. Although most do not. I certainly do not. I schlogg away at it > like an Ozarkian turnip eater just off the wagon. > > I like that, strong practice . . . > > /\ > > zendervish > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" wrote: > > > > Salik, > > > > I think in the orthodox understanding of the usage in the Soto sect you > > mention it, the meaning of Dharma in "Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha" is the > > Teaching of the Buddha, which Bill! shows as def. #3 from the dictionary > > contents placed online for access. > > > > Of course we can understand it as we like when we practice, it's impossible > > to limit it by making it narrower, and impossible to make it too broad, for > > practice purposes. When we awaken, it will be clear as ICE what it means. > > > > The definition is a calling card. We must call the number to reach the > > party we want. Or better, make our way to the address and have a visit in > > person. > > > > Strong practice, > > > > --Joe > > > > > "salik888" wrote: > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > Contextually, using conventional agreed upon consensus building in terms > > > of Religion, history, cultural, etc . . . I would choose 3 when speaking > > > of Buddhism in the big picture as taught . . . but we were not talking > > > about this, Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, etc . . . I used it in, shall we say, > > > a metaphysical way, the way anyone who might have a slight bent this way > > > would understand, intrinsically . . . is the dharma everpresent? Now? > > > > > > Since we understand the word to mean (I will take out the word nature, > > > your assessment) and use 'what is', "is" not illusion, then Buddha, > > > Dharma, and Sangah "is". > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
