In my direct experience there is nothing at all mystical about zen - nor is
there anything mystical about it as the old Chinese masters taught it. And I do
think this is why many people have such a hard time with zen - they are looking
for something mystical, they cannot believe it really is tha
"Are you the Judean People's Liberation Front?"
"No, we are the People's Liberation Front of Judea... He's
the Judean People's Liberation Front. SPLITTER!"
The value of religious practice is often difficult to assess from the
outside. And it is often more entertaining
I have a strange feeling towards other Buddhist traditions. While I find
interesting messages in reading about Christianity or even Islam and Judaism
(Hinduism I find too alien, although I love some of the imagery and mythology),
I have a sort of block against other Buddhist traditions. I can ad
To use another example, the Christian sect often associated with mysticism, the
Quakers, also sit in silence and find much enlightenment (in a "small E" sense)
in the everyday.
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
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> DP,
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> I guess I could go with that - 'everyday stuff is mystical'. Ju
*bows* DP,
I think this a common fear, with any number of interpretations as to why one
feels this way. Perhaps it is not fear of dying that drives this for you.
Maybe working with "fear" itself as a core emotion would be helpful. In any
event, I came across a couple of books you may
