Hi Daniel, <SNIP> ... ask ... Excellent. One can follow that feeling and can still be open to the fact that what does get accomplished in following that...
Sandeep Chatterjee
sandeepc@...
Mar 1, 2000 12:53 pm
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Sandeep: One continues to blow soap bubbles in that air. Blowing of soap bubbles is to be a completion in itself. Any "doing" which is completion in itself,...
Harvey
hhilbert@...
Mar 1, 2000 2:15 pm
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In a message dated 3/1/00 2:18:18 PM Greenwich Standard Time, hhilbert@... writes: << This certainly points out how deeply western thought is caught in ...
davekarlen@...
Mar 2, 2000 3:50 pm
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Dave writes: I am new to the list and wonder how can one break from this thinking that is so ingrained in our thought when one strives to not think in these...
Harvey
hhilbert@...
Mar 2, 2000 5:31 pm
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Proverbial pearls Harvey in your words. A bow to you. Sandeep ... From: Harvey <hhilbert@...> To: <sotozenbuddhism@onelist.com>; Sensei Hogaku Shozen ...
Sandeep Chatterjee
sandeepc@...
Mar 2, 2000 5:39 pm
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I just wanted to publicly say thank you to the members of this list. I've gotten so much from Daniel, Sandeep et al recently on the subject of expectation. I...
Steve Buehler
buehlermonster@...
Mar 2, 2000 7:02 pm
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Greetings. To Sandeep, you have a remarkable way of explaining things. It makes total sense that in the action itself there is completion. Judgement, a...
Daniel Dillon
danieltdillon@...
Mar 2, 2000 7:08 pm
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The Problem of the Warrior Perhaps it is true that only a warrior can appreciate the special problems that ethical systems pose for warriors, and, make no...
zenwabi@...
Mar 2, 2000 9:14 pm
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... Hi, Steve, my name is Kyle. I think I understand what you mean & would like to offer these thoughts. ... Your problem will arise in "doing acts of...
Kyle Gordinier
speedbuggy69@...
Mar 3, 2000 12:10 am
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Greetings. To Jeff, I'm not totally sure that Yunmen would've added to his famous words with "When you fight, just fight." Though in the Japanese warrior...
Daniel Dillon
danieltdillon@...
Mar 3, 2000 2:10 am
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What a great idea for a fictional work, or even a TV series. A Zen Lawyer, preferably named Solomon! <G>...
Jerry M. Pickard
sanscan@...
Mar 3, 2000 2:23 am
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Hi Dave, ... From: <davekarlen@...> To: <sotozenbuddhism@onelist.com> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 09:18 PM Subject: Re: [sotozenbuddhism] Need Advice ...
Sandeep Chatterjee
sandeepc@...
Mar 3, 2000 8:13 am
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Hiya Steve, ... From: Steve Buehler <buehlermonster@...> To: <sotozenbuddhism@onelist.com> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 12:28 AM Subject:...
Sandeep Chatterjee
sandeepc@...
Mar 3, 2000 8:13 am
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Hi Daniel, ... From: Daniel Dillon <danieltdillon@...> To: <sotozenbuddhism@onelist.com> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 12:34 AM Subject:...
Sandeep Chatterjee
sandeepc@...
Mar 3, 2000 8:13 am
603
Hi Jeff, ... From: <zenwabi@...> To: <sotozenbuddhism@onelist.com> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 02:42 AM Subject: [sotozenbuddhism] The Warrior Problem ......
Sandeep Chatterjee
sandeepc@...
Mar 3, 2000 8:13 am
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To add to Sandeep's comment: we find ourselves exactly where we are at any given moment. There is no choice. If I have learned anything over the years it is...
Phil Bunch
pbunch@...
Mar 3, 2000 2:05 pm
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Hello everybody My name is Jean-Laurent and I am french (from France). I am practicing soto Zen near Paris in a dojo of AZI. I have a personnal web page...
Jean-Laurent TURBET
jturbet@...
Mar 3, 2000 2:23 pm
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sandeep. i love you. :)...
Rebecca Cutler
beka@...
Mar 3, 2000 2:47 pm
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Hi Rebecca, ... From: Rebecca Cutler <beka@...> To: <sotozenbuddhism@onelist.com>; <sotozenbuddhism@onelist.com> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 08:17 PM ...
Sandeep Chatterjee
sandeepc@...
Mar 3, 2000 4:01 pm
608
... rebecca loosens her shoulderstrap and what's left of her gravity and returns your bow. rebecca...
Rebecca Cutler
beka@...
Mar 3, 2000 4:16 pm
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I'm wondering how mindfulness is practiced in the Soto tradition. My introduction has been largely via the Theravada. I find that often I tend to become aware...
Phil Bunch
pbunch@...
Mar 4, 2000 7:29 pm
610
Greetings. Hello Phil- I cannot presume to speak for all Soto Zen Buddhists, of course, but my comment would be a recomendation of zazen. No form of meditation...
Daniel Dillon
danieltdillon@...
Mar 5, 2000 5:37 am
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Daniel: Thank you for your input. I recognize the need to regain the regularity of sitting. I also see value of letting go, I guess it's just one thing that...
Phil Bunch
pbunch@...
Mar 5, 2000 2:23 pm
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Dear friends, I recently came across a one-page site regarding a forest monastery in Japan called Zuigakuin. I am intrigued by its approach of no telephones or...
Greg
greg@...
Mar 6, 2000 12:54 am
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Greetings. To Greg, may I request the address of the page you mentioned? It sounds very interesting to me. gassho, Daniel ...
Daniel Dillon
danieltdillon@...
Mar 6, 2000 4:38 am
614
Greetings. To Phil- indeed, both the workplace and sexuality can be very active "monkey groves", can't they? The stress of your job sounds very demanding. I...
Daniel Dillon
danieltdillon@...
Mar 6, 2000 5:30 am
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Greetings all, I was recently asked about faith. I was at a loss to explain how I feel about such a concept -- or rather such a practice. Let me eloborate on...
Steve Buehler
buehlermonster@...
Mar 8, 2000 9:49 pm
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Hi Steve, Here's some of my "cut and paste" thoughts for you to contemplate. ... There is a cause and effect in action. Everything you experience has this ...
Steve Thomas
sthomas@...
Mar 9, 2000 12:22 pm
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I am reminded of the Buddha's advise to the Kasalas. It's your internal knowledge of what is a correct teaching that should guide you. Have faith in what you...
Phil Bunch
pbunch@...
Mar 9, 2000 1:41 pm
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Last night I was shown the Sutra Sho book in English, produced by the official Soto organization in Japan. I asked the teacher if i could order one and he said...