I'm far from being a scholar, but D. T. Suzuki wrote that zen is acting naturaly: reading a book, drinking tea, looking through a window, walking... that is zen. It is said that what we may gain by zen is "wu-shih", or "buji" or nothing special or that which is perfectly natural. Saludos, Guillermo.
--- In [email protected], "Bill Smart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- 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/
