At 01:12 PM 5/2/2005 -0500, you wrote: > > So an enlightened one does not enjoy making love? He or she never feels > > happy or sad? She becomes nothing more than a block of wood? All feelings > > are bad? Time for a Vulcan Mind-Meld? Was Spock the true Zen Master? > >What is it that enjoys making love? Who is the "he" or "she" aware of >happy/sad feelings? This is the heart of investigating chan. A classic >example is "Who recites the Buddha's name?"
I've spent a lot of time with "who am I?" The thing that we have to keep in mind, though, is that the Buddha said all dharmas are without self. So... the question, put this way, seems to have a bit of a problem, in that we might come to a point and say, *this* is me, *this* is my self. But this isn't what the Buddha taught... Ian ------------------------ 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi 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/
