AC wrote: > From: "fudo" fortune cookie reading. << > > Surely the wisdom of the Tao Te Ching walks the same path as Dogen?
Dear Al, What? are we now on some mythical woo woo all is one path trip? No the Dao is not the same thing as Zen Buddhism. Surely one would not expect that that quotes from Mao and Jefferson would always be in accord, even thought they were both folks who had a hand in starting a government. If one would boil Jefferson down to "When in the course of human events". It would be reducing Jefferson to something that could be put in a cookie. Well Zen Buddhism and Christianity are both religions, but last time I looked I was not about entering heaven and sitting on the right hand of God. Just because they both are religions, I am not bound by "No man comes to the father but by me.". Just because both the Tao Te Ching and Buddhism both speak about enlightenment does not mean they are the same path, or even speak about enlightenment as the same sort of thing. In muslim heaven you get virgins, in Christian heave there is no such idea..both are defined as heaven, but the path and reasons for getting there are different, and they do not sound like the same place. Perhaps one too many books? Be Well Fudo ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> 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/
