Mike, I think it's okay. It was not a typo. Although reading Mel's list again I think I may have misread it, extending the initial 'no' to all the categories.
Any way I mean to say that you won't find "No god, [no] priesthood, [no] committees and [no] meetings, [no] bullyings and [no] coercions, [no] false histories and [no] mysteries, [no] scriptures of any sort, [no] terrible sermons...best of all...[no] NOTHING ACADEMIC." Whew! What a tangled web we weave...Bill! --- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote: > > Bill!, > > >I'll guarantee you that you won't find those qualities in Zen Buddhist > >sanghas, > > Typo or sarcasm? Just thought it might be a good idea to clear it up now > rather > than later. ; ) > > Mike > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bill! <BillSmart@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 28 March, 2011 18:34:08 > Subject: [Zen] Re: Why bother with Zazen?(to Bill/list) > > Â > Mel, That was exactly my point. > > You said Zen Buddhism was "No god, priesthood, committees and meetings, > bullyings and coercions, false histories and mysteries, scriptures of any > sort, > terrible sermons...best of all...NOTHING ACADEMIC." > > I'll guarantee you that you won't find those qualities in Zen Buddhist > sanghas, > or any other kind of Buddhist organizations, or any other kind of religious > organizations. That's what religions do...Bill! > > > --- In [email protected], Mel <gunnar19632000@> wrote: > > > > I've made attempts along those lines Bill. Not for me. Too > > independent-minded > > > > in peace > > Mel > > > > --- On Mon, 28/3/11, Bill! <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > Mel, > > > > All I can say to your post below is that from reading it I assume you have > >never actually been a member of a Zen Buddhist sangha...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected], Mel <gunnar19632000@> wrote: > > > > > > - No god, priesthood, committees and meetings, bullyings and coercions, > > > false > >histories and mysteries, scriptures of any sort, terrible sermons...best of > >all...NOTHING ACADEMIC > > > ÃÂ > > > - Great for high blood pressure!! Yaaayyyyy!!!!!! > > > ÃÂ > > > Buddha be praised, indeed!! > > > Mel > > > > > > --- On Sun, 27/3/11, SteveW <eugnostos2000@> wrote: > > > > > From: SteveW <eugnostos2000@> > > > Subject: [Zen] Why bother with Zazen? > > > To: [email protected] > > > Received: Sunday, 27 March, 2011, 4:30 AM > > > > > Hello. I am posting this question in response to the on-going > > > back-and-forth > >concerning what Zen really is. Simply put, why did you take up Zen? Did you > >have > >an idea in your mind about what you were taking-up and why? Surely, no-one > >here > >just happened to sit down in a rather artificial and uncomfortable position > >and > >start watching his or her > > > breathing? > > > Steve > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
