More true believer orthodox crap from Joe! Zen has nothing to do with taking any precepts.....
Edgar On Jan 31, 2013, at 9:53 AM, Joe wrote: > Scott, > > That raises the natural question even despite, as you say, "the way in which > everything comes into being", of: how is it possible to violate (break) the > Precepts? > > There are ten Grave precepts which all practitioners accept (who choose to do > so when given the opportunity to study them and uphold them), and many more > precepts than that (numbering over one hundred) which monastics of both sexes > take (women take more). The Grave Precepts is/are the list that begins with > "No Killing". > > To re-phrase the question, then -- if you or anyone will take it up -- or to > phrase a new one, half in your words, and half in mine: > > "Considering the way in which everything comes into being, how is it possible > to violate (break) the Precepts?" > > --Joe > > PS (I have a two- or three-word answer I'll share, afterwards; Not to worry, > the words are multi-syllabic). > > > Scott Williams wrote: > > > > Hi Bill,Actually my writing was a little screwed up. I didn't actually mean > > that it has no place in a zen discussion, but I meant that because of the > > way in which everything thing comes into being, can there actually be > > anything considered good/bad? That's just feeding into duality. Didnt mean > > there's anything wrong with any discussion.Cheers.Scott > >
