bob and all .. thanks for sharing the books you have read bob..
i will go to my library and take a list of mine...maybe i need an update..but them we do have the internet..so brilliant... i must confess now that i am not a follow the instruction manual type of person.. and maybe i have missed the boat... i love the zen because to me it goes to the nitty gritty...and i sort of agree with edgar in many ways...zen experiences are 24/7.. after all folk meditate and that is not all under the zen umbrella.. yes joe i know this is covering old ground..and i must again confess my mind needs quietening down big time... in fact it is exhausting me.. i have come to a point whereby i can't even get to stage 1 to quieten it down... sometimes my mind feels like it will explode..especially in the depths of the night and am having trouble sleeping... the mind it rattles on and on like an old train.. yes i do need help.. however then you hear about the latest horror the boston bombings and you wonder what type of a creature is this creature called human..? and i'm suppose to quieten my mind..and go into some space where i am at "peace".. how can i do it when there is so so so much suffering... my mind just rattles on and on and on... with the whys?... how can i find "peace' when the world is in such a state of trouble and horror...?... i and the world are they not one and the same ... do i take responsibility for the actions of humans who take to horror mongering?... where do my responsibilities lie in cosmic consciousness?.. merle Mike I wonder who rates this stuff and are they qualified to make a judgement if they have not reached the other shore? I read whatever I can get my hands on and some offers lots and some little but I can't judge them as I have not spent the time to write a book on Zen. --- In [email protected], uerusuboyo@... wrote: > > Bob,<br/><br/>I think you mean Douglas Harding? Yes, I read the book a long > time ago and have recommended it here on more than a few occasions. I think > it's a remarkable book for giving us the ability to experience satori in a > quick, simple and practical way. If nothing else, it shows us our intrinsic > human nature of emptiness. I think it would benefit from more work put into > deepening this initial (explosive) insight, but a real gem of a book and > extremely under-rated. <br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for > iPhone >
