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Re: Zen, introduction, Sufism, etc

Bill Smart — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:49:21 GMT

Anthony, I'd like to rephrase one thing in my post below. It doesn't really matter what Jesus meant when he said this. I have no way of knowing that. The

Re: Zen, introduction, Sufism, etc

BillSmart@... — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:28:00 GMT

Anthony, After thinking more about Jesus' words which I quoted in the post below he may have meant the peace and the sword to have more of a personal

Re: Zen, introduction, Sufism, etc

BillSmart@... — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:08:20 GMT

Anthony, I don't want to get into a discussion where I'm defending someone else's words, even if they are the words of D.T.Suzuki. I get in enough trouble

Re: Essay: Emotions

BillSmart@... — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:52:35 GMT

Received, read, teeth have been ground and now we can move on.Bill! From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Edgar Owen

Re: Can Qi Qong, Tai Chi, Feng Shui, yoga, ruah, pneuma help?

BillSmart@... — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:52:31 GMT

JMJM, As you know I believe karma and chi are illusory, but I’m interested in how Chan views these concepts. I know I’ve asked you this before but your

Re: Zen, introduction, Sufism, etc

mike brown — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:24:54 GMT

Anthony, By entering the room and thinking about it, you`ve sprung Bill`s trap. Indeed, the koan gives and takes life just as much as the sword. Look at it

Re: Can Qi Qong, Tai Chi, Feng Shui, yoga, ruah, pneuma help?

Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:59:42 GMT

Anthony，Sorry. I have been in the US too long. I am not familiar with FLG... ... -- 當下的領悟，禪修路上的漣漪。 Each Realization is just a

Re: Can Qi Qong, Tai Chi, Feng Shui, yoga, ruah, pneuma help?

Anthony Wu — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:38:21 GMT

JM, What do you think of Falun Gong, compared with Qigong etc? Anthony ... From: Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明 Subject: [Zen]

Re: Zen, introduction, Sufism, etc

Anthony Wu — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:28:33 GMT

Bill, Suppose I am as enlightened as you are, I will raise my sword and fight with the intruding warrier, concentrating on killing and/or being killed. As I

Can Qi Qong, Tai Chi, Feng Shui, yoga, ruah, pneuma help?

Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:38:40 GMT

Someone asked this question............... Yes, yoga, QiGong, prana, acupuncture, Taichi, Feng Shui, ruah, pneuma, all are about Chi, They all help.

Re: Essay: Emotions

Edgar Owen — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:09:31 GMT

Bill, My, such hostility for a Zen practicioner! You still deny that some world models are better than others because they are in better correspondence with

Re: Is this a meditative state?

Edgar Owen — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:51:17 GMT

Bill, Apparently you don't think keeping Giselle's body safe is important? Edgar On Jul 8, 2009, at 9:28 PM, ... Bill, Apparently you

Re: Zen introduction, sufism, etc

Maria Lopez — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:03:38 GMT

Hi James, Thanks for giving an enlargement description to your previous post on this one. I think I understand better what were you getting at. I´m under

Re: Zen, introduction, Sufism, etc

BillSmart@... — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:15:49 GMT

Anthony, You are in a house in a time of war. You are in a room with a family of farmers, a man, his wife and 3 small children. A warrior suddenly breaks

Re: Zen, introduction, Sufism, etc

BillSmart@... — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:59:18 GMT

Anthony, Again, you?ve misunderstood or at least over-interpreted my words. Or maybe I?ve misunderstood you? For clarification I believe: Compassion is