To answer your question, Diana, have you ever heard the expression that in Buddhism it is more important to be than it is to do?
Alex --- Diana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Francisco and all Sangha, > > Some in Zen say that enlightenment is knowing what > needs to be done and doing it, from a different > perspective other than "I want". It seems that you > say > you don't just realize this, you are able to > actualize > this insight in your job. Caring for others without > concern about personal gain or loss is skillful > means; > I'm not certain that it matters whether you call it > enlightenment or not. The term enlightenment is > eternally discussed among spiritual practitioners, > and > it is easy to be trapped by it. Many have ignored > the > people around them who needed them, have turned > their > back on doing what will be of benefit, in order to > pursue spiritual exaltation. Maybe searching for > enlightenment can lead you further from it. Paying > attention to what is, is much more challenging and > alive. > > Keep up the good practice! > > Best wishes and Merry Christmas, > Diana > > > --- Francisco Garcia Eymael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > But I can see a paralell between my > > day to day > > experience as a bank clerk and zen practice. > > Somehow, trying to give a client five minutes > > of attention is a > > way of acknowledging interdependence. Their work > and > > their lives is > > the main reason as to why I have work and a > position > > in the Caixa > > Econ�mica Federal (A bank in Brazil). It is also a > > way of focusing on > > the present, without worring about the future, or > > what happened in > > the past. What matter is now. > > > > Francisco. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > It is better to give.... > Especially when giving to a child in poverty. > Click here to meet a child you can help. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/.haQaA/0nhJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, > Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right > Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ===== No karma was produced during the composition of this letter __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> It is better to give.... Especially when giving to a child in poverty. Click here to meet a child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/uq3f6C/hJlJAA/i1hLAA/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/
