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Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
Our wild mouse seems to have died of old age, I read that field mice only live 2-3 years and we haven’t seen him in the house for at least a year.
Jeroen
Re: New Pope on her way...
Not a Catholic nor do I subscribe to the politics of the man made Catholic rules but rest in peace Francis, he seemed to show much humanity from within a corrupt, dogmatic system. Core Christianity without the politics I totally respect even though I am not myself a Christian.
The story of Yung Pueblo
I came across this…
And what I found interesting about him is that he talks a pretty straight Buddhist rap, including vipassana and impermanence, without ever referring to the Buddha or Buddhism. He is a spiritual influencer, so he is on instagram and so on, gives interviews and podcasts.
Jeroen
Re: New Pope on her way...
Here is my bid for the Papacy:
- Turn All Arch Bishops over for Gender Reassignment
Join up with OOC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Orthodox_ChurchesFinally, admit secular x-tianity is more scientific than Papal Bull
- Apologise for practically everything...
Wish me luck!
lobster
Re: Mastering Zazen, mastering one's life?
@Shoshin1 said:
So… is this it, then?
Yep that sounds about it...
In Zen mind Beginner's mind, Shunryu Suzuki says just focus on your posture. According to Shunryu Suzuki, sitting correctly, with full presence, is enlightenment in action.Right posture/practice
Suzuki teaches that zazen is not a means to an end, it's not to “get” enlightenment or escape problems. The practice is the realisation.“Zazen is not a means to an end. It is the practice of the Buddha.”
Right attitude
This is the heart of Suzuki’s teaching. He constantly returns to the beginner's mind“In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.”
Right understanding
Suzuki's Zen isn’t about intellectual mastery, it’s experiential. Understanding comes through doing."True understanding arises from direct experience in zazen, not from concepts or words"
Thus have I heard, the true magic happens when one stops trying to achieve something.
superb point 
just be lead to do
those who have affinity to daozen will be change inside out...blossoming peace and love.
in time you are and is
Re: The list of discussion categories is gone…
I honestly have no idea, and this software is so old & not updated these days that I'm reticent to invest time debugging it. My time is going into a replacement.
I've hacked a 'Browse by Category' link into the sidebar at the bottom.
Linc
Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
A NZ journalist called John Campbell has been investigating Destiny Church ( Cult being the more appropriate term). There was a segment on our local news this evening...
The video quality not the best, but you will get the gist of how despicable the self proclaimed bishop of bling is ... Despicable as in his behaviour....
Shoshin1