joe..you accused me of "hating "catholics..."...i have read a great deal of the works of thomas merton..who was a well renown catholic monk.. one of my very favourite thinkers... i do not go along with any "old thingi"...i am what you would say the broad brush sweeper of all religions, meditations ETC and i have a great fondness for zen.. i really get the "instant" zen moment..regardless of what you's all think i do not and am not...
so there you go i love a bit of a metaphysical discussion...nothing black and white..this is it or else scenario... enlightenment is not about closing off but opening the doors...expanding evolving and becoming i am sure my other favourite thinker aldous huxley would agree... don't box me in..so to speak NO: THE SONG GOES "DON'T FENCE ME IN" ...what are your thoughts on carl jung and his theories.? however as this is a zen only forum..maybe i betta quit while im still ahead mexico city joe..how about peru? cheers merle See you, Merle. If not here, where? There's no heaven or hell, either. But Really!, seriously: keep your religion. Zen practice is not in conflict with it. Only Buddhism is. You do not need to become a Buddhist! Zen practice is available to ALL. I was taught Zen for 22 years by ...a Catholic Priest. And he was not a renegade, and was a good Irish Redemptorist. Don't run away when the time is right. --Joe PS Or shall we meet in Mexico City? (oops, that Olympics "line" is out of date) > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > well well well..i'm not giving up my soul to zen buddhism... <snip>
