Bill, In your mind maybe but I just define them as the same thing....
Edgar On Jun 16, 2013, at 6:09 AM, Bill! wrote: > Edgar, Joe and Merle, > > Actually I don't think God and Buddha Nature have much in common at all. One > is an illusion and the other is an experience. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > > > Edgar, > > > > Almost! > > > > Maybe you mean substitute Buddha Nature for God. > > > > You can still go wrong if a Zen teacher does not confirm that your > > awakening is of the Zen kind, and corrects or extends your course. > > > > A practitioner could otherwise sail to and stop at the wrong place > > entirely, and be forever (self-) misled. It happens! > > > > Some end up at desert islands. These destinations are called "Outer Paths". > > Some of them are religions, and involve gods. Buddhadharma does not involve > > gods. And Zen Buddhism does not. > > > > But, you and others might say: > > > > "Ah: but you drink the water and know for yourself whether it is warm or > > cold!" > > > > But that TOO was a Zen teacher who taught that ...and to just ONE student. > > Too bad it's quoted out of context so much and folks imaginatively believe > > it applies to them, as strangers who never met the teacher! > > > > "Ours is a special transmission of Mind outside the scriptures, not > > dependent on words and letters": > > > > ...it was another Zen teacher said this! > > > > --Joe > > > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote: > > > > > > Just substitute God for Buddha Nature and you won't go wrong.. > > > >
