I've crawled out of my introvert hole to say: I can't remember how many times I've nodded my head while reading Bill!'s posts. "Just be!" It's amazing how something that sounds so easy in theory is so hard in practice. :)
~Audrey --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > So far I like Ryan's response below the best, especially "I think Zen is > about getting back to the root of Buddhism." > > This statement is the closest to my thoughts onthis subject anyway. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Ryan Mishler <ryan.mishler@> wrote: > > > > I think Zen is about experiencing the truth by experience, which is beyond > > words. I don't think there's anything wrong with talking about Zen > > socially. I think Zen is about getting back to the root of Buddhism. The > > four noble truths of Buddhism are suffering, the accumulation of suffering, > > the alleviation of suffering and the path away from suffering. Any > > religion tends to have a lot of ideology around it and Zen is about getting > > past that. Personally I feel like Zen is about stilling the mind, which it > > has in common with Yoga. > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
