The golden silence is great. A zen master would say the universe cannot be explained in words. On the other hand, science is now so prevalent that if Buddhism cannot be reconciled with it, the future will be a problem. Anthony
spider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "Neutral Milk" <> What that silence means is that any time the Buddha was approached by the interlocutor who wanted to know whether the universe has a beginning or not, whether it has an end or not, etc., the Buddha would remain silent.> Thus originated the term: "Silence is Golden" because by maintaining a mysterious silence the faithful believed that he in fact had some kind of major insight. Nobody could pick apart his philosophy regarding the Creation of the Universe since he had none. The other major religions like Christianity and Judaism did not have the benefit of the Buddha on their marketing team. They actually wrote detailed origins of the Universe which eventually became very dated and ridiculous due to advances in Scientific research and technology. 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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Yahoo! Messenger - Log on with your mobile phone! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ 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/sTR6_D/I_qJAA/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/
