Bill, It's quite a stretch to get Zen out of Jesus. Keep working on it!
Edgar On May 18, 2013, at 6:42 AM, Bill! wrote: > Edgar, > > You evidently have not read my subsequent post explaining that THE GOSPEL > ACCORDING TO ZEN is about Jesus' teachings in the four GOSPELS. It was not > trying to comment on or validate the contents of the entire Bible. > > It focused especially on Jesus' parables of which many carry the same > messages as you'll find in Zen stories. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > > > Bill, > > > > Sure and then God murdered every human being on earth except Noah and his > > family just because he objected to their life styles! > > > > The Christian God is the worst serial killer sadist of all times.... > > > > Is that Zen? > > > > Talk about "cherry picking" messages! > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > On May 17, 2013, at 10:21 PM, Bill! wrote: > > > > > This quote is from the book THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ZEN: > > > > > > Not Far From Buddhahood > > > > > > A university student while visiting Gasan asked him: "Have you even read > > > the Christian Bible?" > > > > > > "No, read it to me," said Gasan. > > > > > > The student opened the Bible and read from St. Matthew: "And why take ye > > > thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. > > > They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet I say unto you that even > > > Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these...Take > > > therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought > > > for the things of itself." > > > > > > Gasan said: "Whoever uttered those words I consider and enlightened man." > > > > > > The student continued reading: "Ask and it shall be given you, seek and > > > ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you. For everyone that > > > asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh, > > > is shall be opened." > > > > > > Gasan remarked: "That is excellent. Whoever said that is not far from > > > Buddhahood." > > > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > > > > > >
