Zen Buddhism Discussion Forum - Topic: Not So Simple

Thursday May 23 2013 04:09PM ET

º login º register º email º guestbook º printer friendly

Phap Hien was a Vietnamese Zen master. He lived in the late 5th century and early the 6th century.
When he was a young monk at the Phap Van Temple he met Vinitaruci (?-594) who was one of the
successors of Seng-tsan, the Third Patriarch... continue...

z
.
e
.
n

DISCUSSION FORUM
» topic list » start a new topic » my tracked topics » view topic


→→→→		TOPIC: NOT SO SIMPLE
		Posted on Apr.16.2008 @ 06:09AM EDT by glorymind Anybody know what this is about?: http://mindis.com/CONTENT/Dogen&MU.htm Just words? Joshu did say this (from here: http://peterspearls.com.au/mu.htm): *"Not one of the 1700 koans of Zen has any other purpose [than to] make us see our Original Face."* Especially don't get this (from the first link): “*Because it knowingly commits a deliberate violation*” The Buddha nature commits a violation?... Does the Buddha nature have a will and know about it? I thought that could only be said of "Karmic consciousness".
↓Go to Latest Reply		→Reply to this Topic



Reply from Snibbler Apr.16.2008 09:44PM EDT		Guess we`ll never know unless we have Japanese cultural background and spoke the language while participating in the discussion. But we still have this loosely based conversation about whether a dog have Buddha nature or not! The all important question that has riddled mankind since dawn of time! We go into space, and have all kinds of stuff. But we still do not know the BIG question. Do dogs have Buddha nature or not?? I`ll tell you my friend, I`ve solved that question!.. But be warned!.. A new one will raise in the after math.. Cats!.. Did not think of they did you? Or baby craving Dingos?! Huh? Then we get nearer the important solution, because as I did my own personal investigation on this crucial matter, digging trough public archives, sitting day and night googling, then I finally discovered something amazing. And I suddenly saw the whole picture, how this year old conversation fitted so nicely into my newly found vision. I was totally flabbergasted! After all these years of pondering. I immediately went to zenforum to share this amazing revelation when I stumbled upon this sex tread. And, you know, I started getting associations, just do a little porn surfing first. And afterwards I got soo sleepy, and I forgot the whole thing by next morning and wrote this rabble instead. Sorry.
		→Quote & Reply →Post Reply 81020



Reply from shayne Apr.16.2008 09:51PM EDT →Email shayne		huh? haha
		→Quote & Reply →Post Reply 81028



Reply from shayne Apr.16.2008 10:25PM EDT →Email shayne		dont make it complex. it is simple.
		→Quote & Reply →Post Reply 81050


←Back To Topic List		↑Go to Top of Page

SUPPORT ZENGUIDE.COM

If you are planning on purchasing any product from amazon.com, you can help us out by using the search box to the right or by clicking on this link to begin shopping.

Purchase posters, art prints, media (music CD & DVD)

TENZIN GYASTO, XIV DALAI LAMA
by Olivier Follmi
→Puchase this Item
→More Art Prints & Media
→Zen & Buddhism books

d
.
i
.
s
.
c
.
u
.
s
.
s
.
i
.
o
.
n
.

.
f
.
o
.
r
.
u
.
m
.