--- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote:
>
> ED,
> Â
> I hope that works.
> Â
> Anthony
>
> Hi Anthony. This brings us back to the question of whether or not Zen is
> actually Buddhist, and whether or not it is a philosophical approach to life.
> I personally think that it is both. The link to the article which I posted
> demonstrates, imo, that it can be regarded as a philosophy of life. And the
> fact that people take it up in order to transcend the dukkha of life
> demonstrates that it is a Buddhist form of philosophy. Those people who say
> that Zen is just the art of living in the present moment seem to be dodging
> the question of why they took up Zen in the first place, and why living in
> the present moment is better than not living in the present moment. IMO.
Steve
>
>
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