...Aug 21, 12:42 pm, Shrikeb...@gmail.com wrote: I always thought Zen was the closest form of Buddhism to philosophical Taoism.  I also... was the least religious.  I assume Nietzsche was thinking of Zen when he said he wouldn't slander Buddhism with the epithet "religion," since it was closer to mental hygiene. Agreed. "Zen" is a "good" math of philosophy. Of course i'm too lazy...

...09:07:32 -0700, turtoni wrote: Zen asserts WRONG!! lol!! lol? I understand...meditation practice, not from any words... Zen is a Buddhism almost stripped of...Buddha becomes the antithesis of the (Zen) Buddha!! This is humor to me...meant to be. I always thought Zen was the closest form of Buddhism... assume Nietzsche was thinking of Zen when he said he wouldn'...

...09:07:32 -0700, turtoni wrote: Zen asserts WRONG!! lol!! lol? I understand... 'assert'.. sort of a Zen joke. Like... "Zen asserts nothing". awakening taught...meditation practice, not from any words... Zen is a Buddhism almost stripped of Buddha. One Zen saying goes "If you met the Buddha, ...Buddha becomes the antithesis of the (Zen) Buddha!! This is humor to me...

...09:07:32 -0700, turtoni wrote: Zen asserts WRONG!! lol!! lol? I understand... 'assert'.. sort of a Zen joke. Like... "Zen asserts nothing". awakening taught...meditation practice, not from any words... Zen is a Buddhism almost stripped of Buddha. One Zen saying goes "If you met the Buddha, ...Buddha becomes the antithesis of the (Zen) Buddha!! This is humor to me...

... 19 Aug 2008 22:56:06 -0700, turtoni wrote: Zen asserts WRONG!! lol!! lol? anyway: "The importance of Zen's non-reliance on written words is often misunderstood as being against the use of words. However, Zen is deeply rooted in both the scriptural teachings of... Mahāyāna Buddhist thought and philosophy. What Zen emphasizes is that the awakening taught by the ...

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:56:06 -0700, turtoni wrote: Zen asserts WRONG!! lol!!

... and mindfulness of daily experiences. Zen practitioners believe that this provides ... verbal discourse on metaphysical questions. Zen holds that these things lead...Buddhist thought and philosophy. What Zen emphasizes is that the awakening...founder Huineng, this famously "illiterate" Zen master cites and explains the...alongside the historical Buddha. Despite Zen's emphasis on transmission independent...

... difference. Difference in what? What if you just realized that all you have to do is to change your attitude? Without realization as its basis this attitude quickly changes back when encountering adverse conditions. That sounds like blind faith. If you are not attached to a permanent self, ...

...discernable difference. Difference in what? What if you just realized that all you have to do is to change your attitude? Without realization as its basis this attitude quickly changes back when encountering adverse conditions. That sounds like blind faith. If you are not attached to a permanent self, change ...

... a discernable difference. Difference in what? What if you just realized that all you have to do is to change your attitude? Without realization as its basis this attitude quickly changes back when encountering adverse conditions. That sounds like blind faith. If you are not attached to a permanent self, change of ...