--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > If we subscribe to Bill!'s assertion that at the root of all religion we can > find zen, then yes, I do feel that the central realisation of the religions > you > mentioned (esp Advaita Vedenat, Dzogchen and Zen) are the same. In simple > terms, > they all cite that when we strip away our mind of desires and aversions etc. > then only Awareness (Spirit/Buddha Nature/Self/Tao/God etc) remains. The > difference lies in the outward features of the respective paths (rituals, > sutras > versus tantra etc), but at their heart I would say they are the same. > > Mike > > Hi again, Mike. I would like to add that in order to reconcile the various non-dual traditions in an intellectual, philosophical way, one must subscribe to some form of Dhatu-Vada thought. Some scholars, such as Matsumoto, do not regard this as being truly Buddhist. Personally, I do not much worry about whether or not I Am A Member In Good Standing In The Club, regardless of which Club is being referred to. My opinion at this time. Steve
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