Anthony; There is no contradition in the Teachings of the Buddha. The Buddha gives directions or guidelines to be followed. Guidelines, directions are not exactly the same as Catethisms. With a direction you are the one who drive the car. With a catethism someone else drives you wherever the driver wants to drive you.
Immagine that you would like to go to a place in your car you didn't know were it was. Then you would need to have a map, paying attention to the motorway direction so that you didn't get lost. You don't start to collect the sign direcitons and putting in your car, you would just follow them. If during your trip to the place you want to go a direction tells you to turn right, then you turn right. More ahead another direction tells you to turn left, then you turn left. More ahead the direction tells you to go straight, then you go straight. You don't start to get confusse and think that there was a contradition as the motorway sign was telling you to turn on you right right, second on left and third straight, do you?. In response to your question; When we breathe in the awareness of the in and out breath the body and the mind are automatically one. Mayka --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mayka, > Â > So you are saying you had an experience that your mind was one with your body. So Buddha's two sayings contradict each other. Right? > Â > Regards, > Anthony > > --- On Tue, 4/11/08, Mayka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Mayka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Zen] Question? > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, 4 November, 2008, 9:21 PM > > > > > > > Anthony; > > The Buddha also said: > "Do not believe in anything I say but first experience it by > yourself". > > > Mayka > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com, Anthony Wu <wuasg@> wrote: > > > > Edgar and Mayka, > > ÃÂ > > Please be reminded that the question whether the mind is the same > as or different from the body is one not worth answering, according > to Buddha. > > ÃÂ > > Regards, > > Anthony > > > > --- On Tue, 4/11/08, Edgar Owen <edgarowen@ ..> wrote: > > > > From: Edgar Owen <edgarowen@ ..> > > Subject: Re: [Zen] Question? > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com > > Date: Tuesday, 4 November, 2008, 9:25 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mayka, > > > > > > I used the term because it is from Zen or Buddhist writings. A > constant reminder of its eventual fate. > > > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 3, 2008, at 7:14 PM, Mayka wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Edgar; > > > > If you're aware of the activities of the body, the mind is also > doingÃÂ > > its own activity by being aware. The mind in this case is notÃÂ > > separated from your body. The mind in this case is involved with > theÃÂ > > body because its one with it.ÃÂ > > > > Mayka > > > > --- InÃÂ Zen_Forum@ yahoogrou ps.com, Edgar Owen <edgarowen@ ..> > wrote: > > > > > > Mayka, > > >ÃÂ > > > The walking corpse is the physical body. > > >ÃÂ > > > Edgar > > >ÃÂ > > >ÃÂ > > > On Nov 3, 2008, at 2:29 PM, Mayka wrote: > > >ÃÂ > > > > --- InÃÂ Zen_Forum@ yahoogrou ps.com, Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Mayka, > > > > > > > > > > Let the breath breathe itself, let the heart choose its own > > > > rhythm, > > > > > let the feet take you of their own accord. Just be mindful > inÃÂ > > the > > > > > moment, > > > > > > > > Yes Edgar. This is the way of living in awareness the present > > > > moment. You're just saying here above. This is the way I've been > > > > doing in and off my practice through the years. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The walking corpse takes care of most things perfectly well by > > > > itself > > > > > without any necessary involvement of the true mind. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Edgar; > > > > > > > > What do you mean by saying "The walking corpse"?. Which walking > > > > corpse are you refering to?. If you refer when one walks without > > > > mindfulness and therefore unaware of anything, and walking, > moving > > > > in forgetfulness then, yes you're right of calling it a walking > > > > corpse. I call it also a zombie. > > > > > > > > Mayka > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Get your preferred Email name! > > Now you can @ymail.com and @rocketmail. com > > http://mail. promotions. yahoo.com/ newdomains/ sg/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are Singaporean Chinese originally from China? > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
