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Re: Zen koan's understanding
A little bit of personal experience. As a Zen student, I was once given Joshu's "mu" as a koan to munch on. [A monk asked Joshu, "Does a dog have Buddha Nature or not?" Joshu repl… (View Post)
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Re: Mindful consumption of television
As hard as anyone might try, there is no escaping the world of so-called samsara. It is probably more sensible to stick with Thaddeus Golas' ("The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment") observ… (View Post)
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Re: Zen Buddhism and Rebirth?
My own nesting point: "Reincarnation" is what happens in Hollywood. "Rebirth" becomes apparent in actual-factual practice. Every breath is reborn of something that was never born … (View Post)2 -
Re: if everything were perfect...
(Quote) @HOZAN -- If perfect doesn't exist, how then can you assert "I am here to help me learn as part of my path to accept imperfection and change." Are you saying perfection doesn't exis… (View Post)1 -
Re: Must it be breathing?
There is no "must," but one of the reasons I put in a plug for breath -- and possibly breath-counting -- is that breathing is real: Without it, not only is there no practice, there is also … (View Post)1