Steve, Yes, zen conforms to the essense of Buddhism. So, there doesn't exist Christian zen, Judaist zen etc. Those rely on an outside savior, difficult to be reconciled with zen. Anthony
--- On Tue, 29/3/11, SteveW <[email protected]> wrote: From: SteveW <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Why bother with Zazen? Better Orgyhouse To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 29 March, 2011, 9:19 AM --- 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 > >
