Steve, If is true that you punish yourself. However, don't think that the punishment will go away simply by not thinking about it. Anthony
--- On Tue, 5/4/11, SteveW <[email protected]> wrote: From: SteveW <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Why bother with Zazen? Better a Roulette To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 5 April, 2011, 5:47 AM --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > Steve, > Â > You seriously misunderstand me. I won't harm anybody. That does not mean I > fear punishment immediately. But it will come one day and in some form, > unless I am a Buddha. But then a buddha does not harm anybody either. > Â > In other word, if you think you have to work hard to eliminate kelesha, we > are in agreement. But if you think kelesha can be done with in a coffeeshop, > we had better shut down this forum. > Â > Anthony > > Anthony, nobody punishes you. If you are hateful you will create a hateful > world around you and you will call that "being punished". You are Buddha! You > choose heaven and hell and then call it punishment! "Working to eliminate Kleshas" is just another way of saying that Buddha is remembering Buddha. IMO. Steve
