Thank you Steve.
To respond to your post about my path..
After Buddha-Tao childhood, Catholic high school in Japan, Nietsche,
Sartra in Berkeley, I had an vaque inclination that, the meaning of life
is "without words or path". Then at the age of 52, I was given a
Chinese book titled, "Without Words and no formality" on the cover. Oh,
Chan it was called and it was in my homeland. Very interesting
reading. Really appeals to me and renewed my college interest to seek
answers for life.
Then 5 months later, a teacher was send over from Taiwan. She taught me
and my wife nothing but meditation. Very detailed Taoist way of
cultivating my chi, chi channels and practices. Three years later, all
sorts of unexpected experiences began to surface. I was very surprised
and continued to be so.
Then DVD from Taiwan teaching the basics of Heart Resonance Chan was in
our class of 8. Six years later, I understood our Teachers' Diamond
Sutra DVD with ease, though the way he taught could be different than
other school of Chan.
In short, I was sort of landed into Chan "unexpectedly". And I was
greatly rewarded, much more than I possibly could have imagined. For
which I am very grateful. Looking back, remembering some of the
incidents throughout my life, I begin to realize that it was meant to be.
2004 I was ordained with a dharma name, a tremendous honor in our
school. 2010 I was asked to be a head teachers.
JM
Be Enlightened In This Life - We ALL Can
http://chanjmjm.blogspot.com
http://www.heartchan.org
On 3/27/2011 10:11 AM, SteveW wrote:
--- In [email protected] <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com>,
Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明 <chan.jmjm@...> wrote:
>
> Watched a CNN report below... Claiming that organized religion is dying.
>
>
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/23/religion-to-go-extinct-in-9-countries-experts-predict/?iref=allsearch
>
> In your opinion, is Zen perceived as a religion by the general
public in
> the US? World?
>
> Thank you,
> JM
>
Hi JM. I have noticed that many people I have spoken to regard Zen in
much the same way that they regard Yoga. That is to say that they do
not see it as being necessarily tied to a specific religion.
Steve
