mike...do you mean to say it has to be a real touchy feel thingi?.. with a location?
in the body? goodness me..give me a break there are many things we cannot see and certainly dare not feel..i.e electricity merle Merle, It's not really a question of "why?", rather that on observation there is nothing named a 'soul' that can be found. Where is yours? Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <[email protected]>; To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: the "S" word Sent: Fri, Jun 7, 2013 7:19:51 AM why joe..why dispel soul?..merle Merle, Contemplation dispels it. --Joe > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > joe..well well well..no soul ... is it too frightening to contemplate?..merle > > Merle, > > That's correct. > > But someone who is *NOT* a follower of the Buddha (i.e., NOT a Buddhist) who > believes in a soul may still practice Zen, and Zen methods. > > Effective Zen practice may result in awakening, and in a concomitant > dissolution of belief in a soul, but we can't say in advance, nor can we > predict, when it comes to individuals. People can be funny. > > Some speak of a "soul" just to be poetic in certain instances; others really > believe in such a thing.
