Edgar, It sounds like maybe the chickens shouldn't trust you too much. ;>) ...Bill!
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > I live in the woods and have lots of animal visitors since they know they can > trust me. Fox likes roast chicken and dog food and various food scraps... > > > On Sep 2, 2011, at 12:33 PM, Maria Lopez wrote: > > > Wow Edgar!. And it goes to your door everyday?. What kind of food do you > > give to it?. It's such a cute animal!. Here in Europe those animals are > > very frightened by humans and they don't let themselves being seeing. And > > here in the UK with the sport of hunting foxes...well you can imagine that > > they do well to remain in the hidden. Mayka > > > > --- On Fri, 2/9/11, Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > > > From: Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> > > Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Mahayana > > To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com > > Date: Friday, 2 September, 2011, 16:26 > > > > > > Hi Mayka, > > > > A real 4 legged animal red fox. Much more enlightening than a visit by a > > human zenster! > > :-) > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > On Sep 2, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Maria Lopez wrote: > > > >> > >> Edgar; > >> A real four legs animal or something else? > >> Mayka > >> > >> > >> --- On Thu, 1/9/11, Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > >> > >> From: Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> > >> Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Mahayana > >> To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com > >> Date: Thursday, 1 September, 2011, 23:08 > >> > >> > >> I feed a fox every day at my door.... He should be here soon.... > >> > >> Edgar > >> > >> > >> > >> On Sep 1, 2011, at 5:58 PM, Anthony Wu wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Mayka, > >>> > >>> Do you give food to foxes? You must, because you may run into Bill or me. > >>> > >>> Anthony > >>> > >>> --- On Thu, 1/9/11, Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote: > >>> > >>> From: Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> > >>> Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Mahayana > >>> To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com > >>> Date: Thursday, 1 September, 2011, 11:39 PM > >>> > >>> > >>> Bill; > >>> Can you give a description and give an example of the way you incorporate > >>> Buddha Mind in your daily active life? Is it Buddha Mind applied in > >>> daily activities the same as mindfulness?. This is to verify if are the > >>> same thing or there is something different. > >>> > >>> My practice is similar to yours with the difference that sitting down or > >>> zazen sessions lack of your daily discipline and there are days still of > >>> zero sitting down. I make up a bit with it with the applicationof > >>> mindfulness in different activities during the day such as walking in the > >>> park, giving food to the birds once a week after collecting hard bread > >>> for them. Birds are very grateful for that specially in winter time. > >>> While awakening in the morning, leaving my bed, going to the bath, > >>> brushing my teeth, shower and all the rest of toilette time including the > >>> one of evacuating. I've also train myself in the use reminders such as > >>> the ring of phone. As soon as I hear the first ring Instead of picking > >>> it up immediately I stop and use my conscious breathing and pick up the > >>> phone at the third ring. Other bell reminder are the traffic lights. As > >>> soon as I see red it brings me back to my conscious breathing till it > >>> changes to green...etc. > >>> > >>> Mayka > >>> > >>> > >>> --- On Thu, 1/9/11, Bill! <BillSmart@...> wrote: > >>> > >>> From: Bill! <BillSmart@...> > >>> Subject: [Zen] Re: Mahayana > >>> To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com > >>> Date: Thursday, 1 September, 2011, 2:42 > >>> > >>> > >>> JMJM, > >>> > >>> I do consider zen my practice. > >>> > >>> I acknowledge that most people classify it as a subset/sect of Mahayana > >>> Buddhism, but I do not consider zen a subset of or co-dependent on > >>> Buddhism. In fact I consider zen the core Buddhism was built around - > >>> like a cultural-specific presetation layer. > >>> > >>> I can't speak for those that consider themselves Mahayana Buddhists, but > >>> my practice consists of shikantaza (clear-mind meditation) which is > >>> usually associated with zazen (seated meditation) but can be practiced > >>> any where at any time under any conditions. I sometimes refer to that > >>> state of clear-mind (or no-mind) as 'Buddha Mind'. My personal practice > >>> is to incorporate Buddha Mind more and more into my daily life. > >>> > >>> The core teaching of my zen practice is 'Just THIS!. > >>> > >>> ...Bill! > >>> > >>> --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺å¦ç²¾æ > >>> <chan.jmjm@> wrote: > >>> > > >>> > Dear Forum, > >>> > > >>> > Do you consider "Zen/zen/your practice" a Mahayana practice? If so, how > >>> > does Mahayana actually practice? What is its core teaching? > >>> > > >>> > Thank you in advance, jm > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > Learn the Basics of Chan Meditation... > >>> > http://www.chan-meditation.org > >>> > Chan in everyday life... > >>> > http://www.chanliving.org > >>> > To be enlightened in this life... > >>> > http://www.heartchan.org > >>> > To save our world... > >>> > http://www.universal-oneness.org > >>> > > >>> > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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! 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