no no no no..scientology is crap,,, went there... did that in 1964... they are weirdo's full time..one meeting was enough mike too late in the evening to discuss further... what about i say the blues.....ain't that got soul? merle
Merle, Then you must also believe in Scientology's 'thetan': "But Hubbard decided to take the reports of past life events seriously and postulated the existence of the thetan, a concept similar to the soul.[54] (Wikipedia). If you can't see it, feel it or smell it.. what's the difference? Btw, we can detect electricity in operation everyday - not so the 'soul'. Remember, what doesn't exist and the invisible are not the same thing. 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 8:13:56 AM 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.
