Joe, Plants, such as bushes and grasses, are sentient beings. Do you think otherwise?
...Bill! --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > Edgar, Bill!, All, > > I won't say yes, I won't say no. > > But just to note that... > > ...at the close of sesshin in the Diamond Sangha, there is a closing > ceremony, and the Ino intones a Dedication (I've added my emphasis as > all-caps, and preceding and leading stars): > > In the purity and clarity of the Dharmakaya, > in the fullness and perfection of the Sambogakaya, > in the infinite variety of the Nirmanakaya, > we dedicate our sesshin and our reciting > of Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo- to: > > The Ancient Seven Buddhas, Dai Osho-, > Shakyamuni Buddha, Dai Osho-, > All Founding Teachers, past, present, future, Dai Osho-; > > *AND FOR THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF BUSHES AND GRASSES* > and the many beings of the world; > > All Buddhas throught space and time; > all Bodhisattvas, Mahasattvas; > the great Prajna Paramita. > > --Joe > > PS At that happy-sad moment, many people hearing the emphasized line will > bubble out in laughter, and smile... even the Ino. It's great. > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote: > > > > Bill, > > > > Buddha Nature... is THE ONLY substance of reality because it is being or > > existence itself. > ------------------------------------ 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/
