KG for one... What Bill! says as opposed to what he actually does for another... :-)
Edgar On Oct 17, 2012, at 9:51 PM, Bill! wrote: > Edgar and Joe, > > Where did you get the idea that 'zen practitioners' are predominately passive? > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > > > Edgar, > > > > Welcome home! > > > > Right. > > > > And if you knew Aitken Roshi, you'd be exhausted by now even just FOLLOWING > > the activism that he engaged in, much less participating in it with him. ;-) > > > > But I don't know where the notion of passivity of/as Zen practitioners > > comes from, which you mention. That may be the outsiders' view, due to > > "media" lack of understanding, going just one half millimeter deep; but > > it's not the view from the inside / our side. As you know! > > > > Whatever's necessary is what GOES. Look out, passivists, and paci-fists. > > Here come REAL Fists! We are the true kung-fu. ;-) > > > > Nihilism is knee-hilism: Not in MY "zen"! ;-) > > > > Zen-mind operates in a way opposite to "total passivity and nihilism'; > > never heard of such baloney / bullshit before now, in all my life. It is > > the Life-of-Life, instead; and not a sickly concept. Again, you know. > > > > Just agreeing with you. > > > > --Joe > > > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote: > > > > > > Merle, > > > > > > Absolutely admirable! > > > > > > In spite of what some would have us believe Zen does not require total > > > passivity and nihilism. > > > >
