siska,
Narrowing it even further, all that it tells us is about D's reflexive experiencing of B and C, which has a myriad of causes and conditions in D's life up to that point, and including experiences, knowledge, beliefs and conceptualizations about Buddha Nature, spirituality or higher consciousness. --ED --- In [email protected], siska_cen@... wrote: > Bill, I somehow think Ed's description only tells the relation between D and B, and relation between D and C. It does not say anything about D. siska ED, The facts you presented only tell us about D. ...Bill! > Bill, > > Let's consider three members B, C and D on the Zen Forum. > > D experiences/perceives higher consciousness, or Buddha Nature, or > spirituality in B, but not C. > > Do these facts tell us anything at all about B, C or D? > > --ED > I forgot to add to the bottom of my reply,,, > > But I certainly DON'T feel any connections to Buddha Nature when reading > St. > Thomas Aquinas or any other religious philospher! > > ...Bill! > > ED, > > > > I find no fault with JMJM's post below. I could word-smith it a little > bit > (mostly by removing words) and condense it down into a statement of > practice > that is virtually identical to zen. > > > > Of course I could also do that with most any of Jesus' teachings > talking about > the Kingdom of Heaven, 'must become as a little child', 'Consider the > lilies of > the field...even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of > these'. > These all shout out BUDDHA NATURE to me. > > > > ...Bill!
