joe mike and all...i don't believe in the soul i know i have soul..that's the difference! ..merle
Joe, Merle, all, Yikes! I hope I haven't caused any confusion here? My only point has been to show that Zen, Buddhism, the teaching of Buddha (Dharma) does not *require* the belief in a soul. If I've been clumsy presenting that I apologise. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone ________________________________ From: Joe <[email protected]>; To: <[email protected]>; Subject: [Zen] Re: Fw: No god, no soul in Buddhism. ~ D.T. Suzuki | elephant journal Sent: Thu, Apr 11, 2013 1:34:49 AM 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 (oops, that Olympics "line" is out of date) 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>
