> Compassion for what or who exactly? Compassion has no hard and fast rules, or descriptions. Do you show compassion for a habitual thief? How about a serial rapist or murderer?
I think that the Buddha recommended compassion toward all sentient beings, including demons in the hell worlds. --ED --- In [email protected], Mel <gunnar19632000@...> wrote: > > My thoughts on the latest issues.... > > COMPASSION AND ZEN > > Compassion for what or who exactly? Compassion has no hard and fast rules, or descriptions. Do you show compassion for a habitual thief? How about a serial rapist or murderer? How does this compassion look like in solid form? > > THE UNIVERSE > > My interpretation: The universe is neither badly made, or perfect. It just is. I may be somewhat influenced by the Taoist teachings, but.. > > ..'When people see things as beautiful, ugliness is created > When people see things as good, evil is created'... > -TaoTeChing, translator JH McDonald > source address: http://www.reformtaoism.org/Laozi_translations/JohnMcdonald_wc.php > > ..that makes a lot of sense to me. Since the book I mainly use for Zen readings is ZEN MIND BEGINNERS MIND, I then doubt that many from within the Zen communiy would be too shocked why I tend to think so > > ARROGANT INDIVIDUALISTIC PRICKS > > It's not very hard to come across so-called spiritual teachers or guides like this...even in a Buddhist faction like Zen. I personally judge people as they are, and I don't wait for an accumulation of years of contact before I say,"Gee willikers, they weren't so bad after all" > > I've also heard it said,"Your enemy is your best teacher". Holy cow, that means it can come up to a point where we do finally learn a lesson in life after they burn our sorry miserable carcasses, ready to be put in urns > > Back to individual oddities. In my youth, entering a new place or situation meant I knew practically zero about such new environment. Arrogant pricks as such (and they come in 2 sorts...male and female) behave likewise but backed off when I stood up to them. They feign humility in silence when what they actually did was ignore me completely even when I was putting myself at risk, be it with machinery or worse. Embrace them to heal their wounds? Hmmm...I say clear the head, and breath. Dualistically-speaking, good or evil may arise, but stop neither. Buddha gives what Buddha gives > > ABUSIVE TEACHERS > > Irrespective of whether it's in martial arts, spirituality, work, and so on...an abusive teacher (sexually, or some other) is just as so. Lack of knowledge or practise within the specified or chosen discipline > > TOO MUCH THINKING AND WORDS > > Unfortunately, an academic's disease which will never go away from the patient. Even those lacking education but who seem to be natural scholars when given the opportunity to be so are also affected by such. The more words and thinking > > Buddha be praised > Mel ------------------------------------ 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/
