Dear Alex, What is faking? Can you give an example or a for instance?
Diana --- Alex Bunard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Diana, > > You raise an interesting point. What you seem to be > saying (if I'm understanding you correctly), is that > it is pretty much impossible to fake anything. > > Various Buddhist teachings (most prominently > Hui-neng's, as exposed in Platform sutra), warn > against faking it. Many masters and patriarchs > insist > that our practice must be genuine, must be coming > from > the true source of our original nature. > > In other words, they warn us against wasting our > efforts on polishing a brick in order to turn it > into > a mirror. > > What you seem to be advocating below is that it > would > be right down impossible to fake anything. Any act > we > may commit is always and invariably perceived as > being > genuine, undefiled, pure and perfect. > > That's a very interesting approach to practice. I > must > admit that I'm intrigued. It certainly demands > incredible amounts of courage to go through life > like > that. But, if you can truly do it (without faking > it, > that is:-), more power to you! > > Alex > > --- Diana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear Sangha, > > > > Yes, I think that has truth. Who you are and what > > happens to you are the same. Saying it is OK to > > "just > > be" sounds a bit like hippie rhetoric, and the way > > Zen > > used to be contorted in those times. > > > > Whether we like it or not, due to interdependence > it > > is impossible to just "be", and we are always > > "doing" > > even if the doing is to do nothing. Acts of > > commission > > and omission are the constant choices we have. > > > > Thanks, > > Diana > > > > --- " Rev. Genryu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > No, but I do know that being and doing aren't > > > separate. > > > > > > Genryu > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Alex Bunard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 7:45 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightment > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty > viruses. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > ===== > No karma was produced during the composition of this > letter > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give hope to a child. Helping a needy child is easier than you think. Click here to meet someone who needs your help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/hq3f6C/iJlJAA/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/
