Merle, All is as it appears; if by 'appears' you mean 'experience'. That is Buddha Nature.
All is not what it appears; if by 'appears' you mean perceive, think or know. That is illusion. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > > Â > Â yes bill such an experience person as yourself ..not all is as it > appears...experience is one thing knowing is another...don't try to attach > more importance to one over the other...merle > Â > Hi Bill, > > Yes, sounds better :) > > Siska > ________________________________ > > From: "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:00:50 -0000 > To: <[email protected]> > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Zen] hand up! > Â > Siska, > > Good point! That's why I very seldom use the word 'know' when referencing > Buddha Nature. You don't 'know' Buddha Nature, you EXPERIENCE it. I also > sometimes use the words 'realize' and 'manifest'. But just plain on > 'experience' is I think the best. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], siska_cen@ wrote: > > > > Hi Joe, > > > > I'm not comfortable with the term "know", as perhaps it implies > > identification, judgement, reference to memory, or else how do you "know" > > something? > > > > But I'm sure you (and Mike) did not mean "know" in this sense. > > > > Siska > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Joe" <desert_woodworker@> > > Sender: [email protected] > > Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:57:34 > > To: <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Zen] hand up! > > > > Siska, > > > > Howdy. > > > > You'll know the temperature of the water yourself when you drink it. > > > > (so goes the wise old observation, you know). > > > > --Joe > > > > > siska <siska_cen@> wrote: > > > > > > Is this a koan or something?Ã > > > > > > Who can tell anyone is awakened or not? > > > > > > Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > question: who is the awakened ONE in this group? ..merle > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
