Sophistry
On Jul 26, 2011 10:19 AM, "billsmart" <[email protected]> wrote:
> There is presently only one official 'teacher' on the Zen Forum that I
know of: JMJM. He does preach some, but always ends his sermons with 'I have
said not a word' and therefore remains blameless.
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> ...Bill!
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> --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote:
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>> Bill, do teachers on the Zen Forum preach a lot? --ED
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>> PS: Is not 'Zen Forum' an oxymoron?
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>> --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote:
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>> > Mayka,
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>> > Thanks for your excellent definition of 'preaching'. I agree with it.
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>> > 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.
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>> > ...Bill!
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