Kristy, Most of the time when I use the a phrase like 'the zen I practice' it is really just to signal everyone that I'm not claiming I am the official spokesman for traditional Zen Buddhism. I do claim however to be the official spokesman for 'the zen I practice' and do feel very confident in talking about it.
Put simply I beleive 'the zen I practice' is Zen Buddhsim without the Buddhism. That's why I always distinguish between 'the zen I practice' (lower case 'z') and the proper name Zen Buddhism (with an upper case 'Z'). So...if you can think about zen as including practices that are not specific to Buddhism - like zazen; while not including things that are specific to Buddhism - like the Eightfold Path and enlightenment, then that's all it is. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Kristy McClain <healthyplay1@...> wrote: > > Hi Bill, >  > You often refer to "the zen you practice", as in the following: >  > > To answer your question, anything that involves observing does not sound > > like zen to me. In the zen I practice there are no dualities such as > > observer/observed (subject/object)...Bill! > > > > Would you be willing to share how you do this, or give an example? >  > Thanks.. ~K > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
