ED, There is nothing 'wrong' with living with the illusion of self and having attachments. Buddhism 101 teaches that attachments are the cause of sufferring. 'Happiness' is a dualistic concept. If you create 'happiness' then you also create 'sadness' or sufferring.
If you're okay with that then you have no strong incentive to take up zen. Zen (lower-case 'z') does not prosletize. Buddhism and Zen Buddhism might, but zen does not. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > > > Bill, > > Within limits, what's the problem with having attachments which make one > happy. All non-human living entities and 99.9 percent of humans are > under the illusion of self. > > So what? > > --ED > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > ED, > > > > 'Gratifying the self' is another phrase for 'having attachments'. It > also implies the person is still under the illusion of 'self'. > > > > ...Bill! > ------------------------------------ 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/
