Guy If you want to eliminate desire and not have relationships - become a block of wood. Zen practice on the other hand is about being fully human. What you might want to look at though is what lies underneath your question - your views of relationships, women (assuming you're heterosexual), and what is pure and impure.
Genryu ----- Original Message ----- From: ventouxboy To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 5:38 PM Subject: [Zen] Breaking attachment Does anyone have any experiences/thoughts on breaking the attachment of intimate relationships? It seems to me to be a stupid attachment that causes me much suffering and i've tried to break it for years, but it's not easy. Obviously there's taking a vow of celibacy, but somehow it doesn't quite cut it. It eliminates the action but not the desire. Your inputs would be appreciated on this one, Guy. Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Children International Would you give Hope to a Child in need? � Click Here to meet a Girl And Give Her Hope � Click Here to meet a Boy And Change His Life Learn More ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/UwRTUD/UOnJAA/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/
