Not certain about having several 'lifetimes' ... are you/anyone ??
--- In [email protected], woof puppy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On the contrary. It can take several lifetimes to > master. =) > > > > Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 16:33:55 -0000 > > From: "mooreharmony2002" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Ran across this a while ago... > > > > > > thanks for the link... cute shirt, i laughed too :) > > > > looks like an easy game to play. > > > > --- In [email protected], woof puppy > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > I may have posted this a long time ago. I don't > > > remember. If I haven't, enjoy: > > > > > > http://www.ozyandmillie.org/1999/om19990930.html > > > > > > It made me laugh when I first saw it, but the > > artist > > > has improved since then, and there's a better > > version > > > on this here T-Shirt design. > > > > > > > > > http://www.cafepress.com/cp/browse/N-1481+14+1268_pv- > > ozyandmillie.16057389_Ne-1160_bt-2 > > > > > > > > > SPROCKET > > > > > > P.S. No, I'm not hocking T-Shirts. =P > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! > > > Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web > > > http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ ___ > > > _____________________________________________________________________ ___ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 10:49:19 -0800 (PST) > > From: Alex Bunard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: The Platform Sutra of the Sixth > > Patriarch of Zen > > > > --- Garleon Cheng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > While I do not claim to an authority on the > > history > > > of the sutra, I did take a course last year > > > in the study of the Platform Sutra. I wasn��t > > aware > > > of any scholars in particular who were > > > questioning the historical authenticity of the > > > sutra, but of course this doesn't mean that > > > the sutra is 100% historically authentic. > > > > I don't think the issue is with the historical > > authenticity of the sutra. The issue is with the > > authenticity of the teachings contained within this > > sutra. More pointedly, Hui-neng seems to be making a > > big point with insisting that sitting meditation is > > absolutely not necessary for attaining liberation > > (because it's all in the mind anyway, and what does > > that have to do with sitting, or with any other > > activity or position?) > > > > Now, since many Buddhist practitioners have their > > entire practice organized strictly around seated > > meditation, this obviously does not sit (no pun > > intended!) well with them. Deshimaru is one such > > teacher, since his entire teaching revolves around a > > single item -- sitting. Thus, he vehemently negates > > any validity of that entire sutra, claiming that it > > is > > a counterfeit, a prank set up by the anti-Buddhists > > (or something to that effect). > > > > My question to the group is -- do you feel the same? > > Do you think that, if certain sacred scripture > > denounces sitting meditation as being anything more > > conducive to enlightenment than other human > > activities, that such scripture cannot possibly be > > genuine? > > > > Because this is what we have in the Platform sutra > > -- > > a clear denial of the belief that sitting is > > absolutely necessary if one is to attain liberation. > > > > > In regard to that person who claims to be the > > > Buddha�K Well, I guess if you agree with the > > > Platform Sutra that our true nature is Buddha > > > nature, then you can say every person is in > > > his deepest essence a Buddha. But anytime someone > > > claims to be the forth incarnation of > > > the historical Buddha, I think it is just a fraud. > > > > > > Well, Deshimaru was claiming not that we all are > > Buddhas, but that he himself is the Buddha, and that > > all the rest of us aren't. So we should listen to > > him, > > and he shouldn't be listening to us. > > > > Alex > > > > > > ===== > > No karma was produced during the composition of this > > letter > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! > > Yahoo! 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