--- carlos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Zen mind is beginners mind means that when one is > just starting out > has not idea of what is doing and hence is low on > judgments and > expectations and so it has the best chance to > succeed
So, if I want to perform a brain surgery to remove a deadly tumor, my best chances of succeeding would be to be a complete beginner, not knowing anything about the medicine and the brain surgery? Where do you go to dig up such nonsense? Is it again coming from one of those New Age self-help books that are being sold dime-a-dozen? Many so-called Zen masters making lots of moolah selling their half-baked books to the gullible... > All the > practice is in the direction of emptying the mind. The desire to empty the mind is a hallmark of dualistic practice. Such practice is doomed to failure. You must realize that it is impossible to empty something that is already empty. It's like sitting in your car on the traffic light that's already showing green, and waiting for the light to turn green. If you do that, you'll inevitably set yourself for a failure. Alex ===== No karma was produced during the composition of this letter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/hjtSRD/3MnJAA/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/
