Merle, For the second time....and according to Merriam-Webster Online "spirituality" means:
1 : of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit : incorporeal <spiritual needs> 2 a : of or relating to sacred matters <spiritual songs> b : ecclesiastical rather than lay or temporal <spiritual authority> <lords spiritual> 3 : concerned with religious values 4 : related or joined in spirit <our spiritual home> <his spiritual heir> 5 a : of or relating to supernatural beings or phenomena b : of, relating to, or involving spiritualism : spiritualistic ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > > Â yes bill!!!.. > > it's real time living... > > nothing airy fairy or boiling cauldrons with frogs legs and assorted > toadstools drinking the liquid at midnight and seeing behind the veil... > > it's all stuff that works in the supermarket of daily life...real real real > as real as real can be! > > Â what google gook did you think spiritual meant? > > merle > > Â > Bill!, > > I won't argue with you because I understand what you're saying and know where > you're coming from. But in the relative world classifications have meaning > and 'a spiritual path' has a specific meaning for me (related to 'embodying > the transcendent'). It's no big deal, but works for me. > > Mike > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bill! <BillSmart@...>; > To: <[email protected]>; > Subject: [Zen] Re: No god, no soul ? > Sent: Sat, Apr 13, 2013 7:59:53 AM > > > Â > Mike, > > I just want to make sure people don't think zen includes some kinds of > ethereal, supernatural components. It's all down-to-earth, everyday, mundane > stuff. Nothing special here. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], uerusuboyo@ wrote: > > > > Bill!,<br/><br/>I try to be honest, but when I hear things like, "Does my > > bum look big in this?" my convictions sometimes weaken.<br/><br/>I still > > think it works for me to regard my practice as a spiritual path. I know > > what I mean. Similarly, I call Love "Love" and Compassion "Compassion". > > Likewise, you my call them "illusion". It doesn't really > > matter.<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
