On Mar 17, 2005, at 1:36 AM, Infernal Elk wrote:
> i have never been to zen mountain monastery in upstate new york, but > do know some who have resided & practiced there for long periods > (i.e., years). > they are not vegetarians. > i am told that, at each meal, they repeat this: > "i vow to repay the lives i am consuming with my practice to save > all > beings". > certainly when i've eaten with them (outside the monastery), they've > repeated this vow before eating. What a twisted sense of the first precept, "Not to take Life". Maybe it means that it's okay once it's dead. :-) How have they twisted the other precepts to suit themselves.? The begging rounds have gone by the wayside in the West. maybe this is an adaptation. There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. __________<http://home.golden.net/~samu>__________ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WwRTUD/SOnJAA/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/
