joe..the one thing i do love..is when you say..strong practise...it comes through to me clear as a bell... there is in my mind nothing to achieve but practise..continual practise... no goal at the end.. practise... and keep it strong... wonderbah!..merle
Joe: You've mentioned many times the word Practice and you often end your messages with the phrase Strong Practice. Would you please define for me what you mean by that? To me the word practice means the repetition of something with a goal of achieving something. A Tai Chi form or a musical piece or a dance. Physicians Practice Medicine and it is a series of functions involving intellect, intuition, creativity, memory and so forth. When you say that Shikantaza is your practice, I fall down since no concept of the word practice that I have, seems to fit with what we have been saying. When you say "Strong Practice" I imagine an extreme effort being given to this task of practicing and I again I fall down since effort or someone making the effort needs to be involved. I'm not trying to be difficult but much of what has been discussed here is lost to me by its being obtuse and obscure. ________________________________ From: Joe <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, April 19, 2013 12:06:26 AM Subject: [Zen] Re: Hello Edgar, Shikantaza is my practice; 34 years, since. I drop *discussion* of the koan so people here can make progress. ;-) --Joe > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > You avoid the koan! Unless the koan is engaged, progress is not possible...
