Mike,
It's a gorgeous and awfully tender story, and one I must appropriate
immediately. Thank you, and kudos, bringing it in! And thanks, Merle, for
bashing it.
--Joe
> uerusuboyo@... wrote:
>
> Merle,<br/><br/>If you have never practiced Zen with a teacher and have no
> grasp of the history of Zen (from Indian Mahayana Buddhism to Chinese C'han
> to Japanese Zen), then how do you know you are manifesting Buddha Nature as
> taught by these traditions? Maybe you're mistaking your 'Zen' for a kundalini
> mystical experience? Maybe a philosophical insight? Maybe a flash back to the
> 60s? But whatever it is - it's definitely not Zen. I remember thinking this
> way back when I posted the story about the Buddhist students climbing a
> mountain to see a statue of the Buddha and when they were disappointed at it
> being removed for repairs the monk in charge told them that if they couldn't
> see the Buddha from where they were then they had better go back down the
> mountain and study some more. I remember your dismissive response to this was
> along the lines of "what's this nonsense about climbing a hill and not seeing
> Buddha got to do with anything". This story would be
> as clear as day to anyone who has experienced Buddha/Buddha Nature.
> <br/><br/>Mike (hoping your knickers aren't twisting too
> tight!).<br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone
>
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