--- In [email protected], "Spider63" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But you will never be able to help me get there because you A)
don't read
> any books, especially Zen books, B) don't practice zazen or any
other kind
> of meditation, C) have never been to a Zen Temple and don't plan on
going,
> D) you can never add any perspective beyond what you feel inside of
> yourself.
im not on here to help you, im on here to help myself.
>
> What you feel inside of yourself may be very stimulating to you,
but it is
> Off-Topic.
this is where you are wrong, the home page does not say you have to
read,study,practice zen to be part of this group. its unfortunate for
you that you cannot see past this. my interest in zen goes beyond
quoting a zen teacher from the past or present which i dont see
anything wrong with but ultimately i would like to achieve
enlightenment so i can be at peace with myself. if you could see past
your ego you would recognize that zen is about living right and being
a decent human being no matter what the circumstances. its also about
not trying to push people away because they dont fit or form into
their ideas of who should be in his or her group. i will continue to
post here as i see fit. Mack
So when you buy yourself a Zen book and read it and can post
> something of more objective substance, feel free to start posting
again.
> Otherwise you can join the Street Fighting Zen list and post over
there.
>
> Ray Bradbury, in Zen In the Art of Writing wrote: "What you ask,
does
> writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are
alive, and
> that it is a gift and a prvilege, not a right. We must earn life
once it has
> been awarded us. Life asks for rewards back because it has favored
us with
> animation."
>
> I hope you understand.
i understand that you do not. Mack
We need to stay On Topic, and this is the Zen Forum,
> not the "What I Feel Inside" Forum.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Al
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