Re: [Zen] Zen, zen and Theravada Buddhism

[ED]

--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote:
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[ED] So, the Hindus had understood over 2,800 years ago that for some
personality types, Jnana Yoga is a feasible path (of knowledge and
intellect), for attaining the experience of oneness of Atman and
Brahman, of which the Zen equivalent is the realization of Buddha
Nature.

[Mike] Buddha Nature does not lie in the realm of the intellect so it'd
be a real feat to realise it this way. However, the gates of the dharma
are countless, ...   [ED]  Theravada teachings, the oldest of the
Buddhist texts,  do not discount the intellect.