--- In [email protected], "ryhorikawa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I totally agree with you that the Dharma is like water and takes the shape of > the cultural container in which it is "poured". :-) >
I agree wholeheartedly. In my opinion it is important to always keep in mind that the trappings of 'zen' that we usually discuss in this forum is that which has been shaped by the Japanese culture, and to a lesser extent Korean and Chinese. In stark contrast are the Buddhist Sutras sometimes quoted here whose cultural base and form is Indian. I still would like to see some serious responses and discussions to my previous question: What is zen? For starters I'll ask a simpler question: Is the English word 'zen' a noun, verb, adjective or adverb? I've seen it used/mis-used in all of those word forms. Gassho...Bill! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Click here to rescue a little child from a life of poverty. http://us.click.yahoo.com/rAWabB/gYnLAA/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/
