Australia J., I'll add one more thought to the fray, by adding no comments of my own. Instead, I suggest that you check out the Journal of Buddhist- Christian...
On further inspection - it seems that on-line access to the journals is restricted. You might look for copies in a local University Library if you have easy...
Peace, Thanks Jimi for you help, much appeciated. Peace, J. Qld, Australia. ... <HR> <html><body> <tt> On further inspection - it seems that on-line access to...
... Well, I suppose this is exactly the point. We're not Hindus, we're Buddhists, and, it seems to me that we have a fundamentally different view of the...
Dear Group, Does anyone have any [succinct!] insight into the link between the philosopher Martin Heidegger and Zen? I've read a little (secondly texts on ...
Joshua, While that level of philosophical discourse is too rarified for me, I did want to mention that the book "A Study of Dogen" by Masao Abe has a huge...
Greetings, I'm new to the group and was interested to see this subject discussed. I was raised in a Christian home and have found that those roots are deep....
Joshua, I don't know if you read German, but "Zen--anders denken?" (Heidelberg: L. Schneider) by Yoshiko Oshima, who leads a Zen group in Freiburg, Germany,...
Thanks for the info Jamiswolf "Jim" and Susan, although unfortunately I don't speak German, Joshua ... Schneider) by ... bit about ... I was studying ... ...
Josh, Susan and group, May as well get into it. The idea of time as Dogen views it intrigues me and while I can't say I have incorporated it into all aspects...
Most people in this group have probably heard the zen story about the man whose horses got out of the gate and raced away. That was bad. But then soldiers came...
Lamont, Zen ows much to it's Taoist roots. Many stories told as Zen parable actually predate Zen and come from the murky orally transmitted history os Chinese...
... Yes, that seems like the story I'm looking for. Can you tell me the name of the book it came from? Thanks. lamont -- ... "I train so heavily year-round...
Greetings, As a new menber I have been reading early postings to find out what is appropriate, what subjects have been discussed, etc. I ran across the...
The practice centers I've been to in general deal with physical limitations by accommodating them. Most of the centers have available the sort of "ergo" chair...
Hello: My experience in Zen Centers is that each has its own ways, but I have never found one that would not find a way to work with whatever limitations you...
Karen, Thank you for your kind reply. My practice is not advanced and I think part of that is because I am in a sort of Zen vacuum in the middle of North...
In a message dated 4/6/2002 3:06:57 PM Central Standard Time, ... Dear Jim, Don't give up...I personally know one Soto Zen Buddhist priest who was a native N....
Thanks Anjin, Karen and Michael regarging the advice re Zazen posture. I guess I've been overly concerned with my limitations. I only joined the gruop a...
Dear Group, My little Zen dictionary concludes its entry on Dogen with the following words: "It was Dogen who connected Zen with the politics or national life...
Hi Joshua: I did a little web-sniffing, and came across this fascinating page: http://www.sotozen-net.or.jp/kokusai/friends/zen11_2_02.html Best wishes, Jay ...
On accessability issues I can only speak on Shasta Abbey. They had to develop an awareness on the issues many years ago. In her last few years Rev. Master...
Thanks for the link Jay, it did succinctly tie-together a few things I'd read previously about Dogen. Incidentally, Dogen was born in the year (1200) that...
Thanks Bill, Your opinion accords with others who have responded to my queries. I have eMailed the guestmaster at Shasta Abbey about this issue so I think it...
... omments. Are you still a member? If so I hope your legs are tolerating Zaz= en better! Regarding Zen and daily life, I know Joko Beck writes on this su=...
Greetings. I have not been around too much this month, and I certainly have missed interacting with all of you. My university studies had stepped up at a ...
At 02:39 AM 4/11/02 -0400, Daniel Dillon wrote: (much snippage) ... Maybe this depends on what you mean by monotheism. Every monotheistic religion (AFAIK there...
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Sotozen Group - I guess now that Daniel has spoken we can put all those issues to rest. I recently read the section of the archive where a guy "southern"...
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