Mayka, Thanks for your excellent definition of 'preaching'. I agree with it.
In that sense I do not beleive zen teachers 'preach'. If they do they've lost the immediateness and sponteneiety that characterizes zen. I do suspect many Buddhist teachers preach. Chrisitians, Jews and Muslims preach a lot. IMO. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote: > > ED and Bill; >  > The word "Preaching" sounds to me as a monotonous repetitive lethany of > religious catechisms.  There are times in which we all "preach" which > means that what we say is not alive in us at the moment of being expressed > out. We only repeat what we heard or even maybe occasionally have > experienced. But that is not alive in us at the present moment of > talking. Then, there are other times in which the receiver has a complex > with "preaching" and as a result of that mental formation,  everything > he/she hears is received as preaching. >  > Mayka >  >  > --- On Sun, 24/7/11, Bill! <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > > From: Bill! <BillSmart@...> > Subject: [Zen] Re: Zen elements? > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, 24 July, 2011, 9:03 > > >  > > > > ED, > > I had to look up the word 'sententious'. Merriam-Webster Online defines it as: > a: given to or abounding in aphoristic expression > b: given to or abounding in excessive moralizing > > Then I had to look up 'aphoristic'. Merriam-Webster Online defines it as: > a: a concise statement of a principle > b: terse formulation of a truth or sentiment > > With those definitions in mind I'd say: > - zen defnitely favors aphorisitic expressions but does absolutely no > moralizing > - Christianity favors aphorisitic experssions and defintitely likes to > moralize. > > So my answer to your question below is, "No, not entirely." > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Is it the case that sententious preaching, rational and/or non-rational, > > is an element that Zen and Christianity tend to hold in common? > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
