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Re: Was Chogyam Trungpa a Bodhisattva?
Though I have heard both the good tales and the bad, still I only met the man once. I read his books and liked them ... but I only met him once. Whether he was a bodhisattva or not doesn't interest m… (View Post)
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birth
My Zen teacher's teacher once said, "There is birth and there is death. In between is enlightenment." Except for the "between" part, my take is that he was just stating the obviou… (View Post)
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Re: hello everyone I'm new to this.... have a great day
Welcome @Jae -- hope you find something useful here. Based on the above, I guess I would only suggest that you do what you can to stay away from $10 words like "sacred" or "spiritual.&… (View Post)
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Re: Bowing before buddha statues
^^^^^ @Jeffrey -- It was my teacher's teacher, Soen Nakagawa Roshi. Here is what I imagine is a more accurate version of the story. (View Post)1 -
Re: Bowing before buddha statues
My Zen teacher's teacher was once bowing at the entrance to the meditation hall. A student walked up beside him and asked, "Why are you bowing to a statue? I spit." The teacher replied mild… (View Post)4