mike..what are you attempting to say?...humans are unique..as what?...destroying the planet...?..merle Merle,
It is a basic tenet in Buddhism that all sentient beings have Buddha Nature, but humans are in a unique position to follow a path to realise it (not withstanding all the waffle about 'there is no path' yadayada). As for vegetables, they make a good addition to any Sunday roast. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <[email protected]>; To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; Subject: Re: [Zen] Illusions Sent: Thu, Sep 12, 2013 9:55:30 PM bill..i see..very human type of understanding..... what about animals and vegetation... have they true essence too?..merle Merle, I believe in zen (and Buddhist) terminology "Buddha Nature" is the same as "true essence" in the subject graphic. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > >  so what is true essence?...merle > > >  > I agree with this the way I interpret it ... But I say it a lot more clearly > in my book... > > > Edgar > > > > > > > On Sep 11, 2013, at 12:28 AM, Bill! wrote: > >  > >Here's a nice one posted especially for Edgar for two reasons: > > > > > >1.  to see if he's still around > >2.  to get his comment. > > > > > >I generally like the message, but could do without everything after "He's > >saying..." up to the last sentence.  I like the last sentence. > > > > > >...Bill! > > > > > > > > >
