--- Great quote, totally agree. Personally, I try to implement zen into my everyday life rather than seeing my practice seperate. I read a book as a young man called Zen in the Martial Arts that helped me in that regard. Mind you, I could care less about martial arts, but if you can see past the references, there's some really good, effective ideas there. Mind you, plenty of people here would rip it apart as not being "true" Zen, but I'll take something that looks crappy and works over something that looks good and has no practical use. Thanks for the response, Guy.
In [email protected], Diana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all Sangha, > > Here's something that's been on my mind since I read > it: > > "Maintaining a household, raising a child, driving a > car, having relationships - these are the activities > that we spend most of our daily lives engaged in. If > our practice is not making a difference in these > areas, then it's not really working." > > John Daido Loori > > It's easy to dissociate who I think I am as a Zen > practitioner from all those day to day things and > people that take up my time and keep me from > practicing Zen! > > Thanks, > Diana > > --- ventouxboy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Ok, today is a new day, let's move forward. I > > brought up the idea of > > a "daily thought" to comment on, it seemed to > > extracate a few > > responses about Zen, some of which were helpful to > > me. What does > > everyone else think? I think this idea should be > > open to anyone who > > wants to throw or test an idea out. Guy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > All your favorites on one personal page � Try My Yahoo! > http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/O2aXmA/I_qJAA/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/
