JM, as a principle I agree.
Aham --- In [email protected], 覺å¦ç²¾æ ï¼JMJMï¼ <chan.jmjm@...> wrote: > > Dear Aham, > > Zen is about letting our inner divine, labeled as Buddha Nature, to > shine through. Let it be our guide in our daily life. And the only way > that it may shine through depends on the purification of our physical, > mental and spiritual hindrances. > > Because our inner divine, same as the external almighty, is all knowing, > all wise, all powerful, all harmonious. > > JM > > > On 8/22/2013 2:07 AM, Bill! wrote: > > > > Aham, > > > > IMO zen is a set of teachings that first enable you to experience > > Buddha Nature ("to see things as they really are" in Vipassana-speak) > > and then to incorporate that experience into your daily life. > > > > These teachings usually do employ a meditation technique - zazen - > > which in Japanese means 'sit zen'. Although there are many beginning > > techniques used to learn to do zazen and the most popular does involve > > using the breath as does Vipassana; but all zen techniques (zazen, > > koan study, chanting, bowing, etc...) are all geared to bring you > > eventually to a meditative state called 'shikantaza' which means 'just > > sit' or 'only sit' in Japanese. It is the same (I believe) as what the > > Buddhist Sutras refer to as 'samadhi'. It is in this state that you > > may experience Buddha Nature ("see things as they really are"). > > > > From what little I know about Vipassana there are a lot of > > similarities with zen, and of course there should be if they are both > > taking you to the same place. > > > > There are participants in this forum that know more about Vipassana > > than I, and also participants that probably have a different opinion > > of what zen is than I've just wrote out. > > > > I hope you'll hear from them. > > > > Welcome to the Zen Forum... > > > > ...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com>, > > "reconceiving1942" <aham@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am new here in this group. > > > I am familiar with some meditation techiques, where vipassana became > > the strongest one for me. > > > > > > What exactly is zen? > > > is zen a mediation technique or a quality of life? > > > If so, can any one describe this quality? > > > > > > Aham > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
