Here is an interesting quote I found on
http://alexbunard.freeservers.com/reality/meta/foreword.html
"Throughout this book, the reader will undoubtedly notice that the
author is drawing heavily and liberally on the material found in the
Chinese Ch'an and Japanese Zen Buddhist lore. A word of disclaimer is
in order here: the author is not, nor has he ever been, in any way
associated nor affiliated with any of the schools or institutions of
Ch'an or Zen Buddhism. Furthermore, the author is not, nor has he ever
been, associated with any other schools or institution of religious or
other so-called cognitive practices. Also, the author has never had
any contacts nor associations with any religious individuals,
regardless of their walks of life. Acting as a free individual, the
author has merely embraced the opportunity, offered to him early on in
his formative years, to undergo a comprehensive and a rather long
course of thorough education in science, art, philosophy, logic,
music, languages, and social study. That study, coupled with a number
of years of careful observations of the waxing and waning of everyday
flow of life, has resulted in the thoughts presented in this book. And
of course, this study continues indefinitely, following the endless
and joyous path of growth and maturation."
Anjin
> --- In [email protected], Alex Bunard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Would you be so kind to elaborate on this a bit more?
> > The reason I'm confused by what you wrote above is
> > stemming from the fact that the Buddha explained that
> > the suffering arises from the delusion that life (the
> > cycle of birth and death) offers the possibility of
> > not being suffering. This then gives rise to the
> > pursuit of pleasure, which binds us to the karmic
> > wheel.
> >
> > I'd be really curious to hear how do you propose to
> > refute that contention.
>
> It's simply that translating the first noble truth as being 'life is
> suffering' is inaccurate and misleading. Buddhism is not pessimism
> and fully acknowldeges joy and happiness as well as suffering.
> Dukkha has many connotations besides simple suffering.
>
> Genryu
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