Zennist: Those on the side of Zen, either believers or loyal followers of Zen. [urbandictionary.com]
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Zen is the concept advanced by Sidhartha Buddha that one person can transmit their awakening to another by a method called Chan, or Zen. Thats what Zen is.
Buddhism otherwise does not vary greatly from the Hinduism from which it was born, except in the ways it was changed as it migrated from India to SE Asia. Over that span of space and time, it gradually mutated from a religion to more of a philosophy.
The religion and philosophy do not vary much from strict scientific fact. Past and Future do not exist. They are Nows which no longer exist, or which may never exist. There is only the current state of the Universe. The religion differs only in the believe that the Universe is a conscious entity, aka God, Spirit, Great Googamuga, etc. The philosophy differs only in the view that it does not matter if the Universe is conscious or not, its current state remains as It is.
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I used to think speed equals distance divided by time. But not necessarily, because according to Thanong Khanthong, "the speed of light equals distance multiplied by time". I thought Albert Einstein's theory of relativity said there is no absolute time.
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If it cant be proven then it is not there!!!!
We can photograph, x-ray, mri, cat scan the brain, but, we cant do the same when it comes to the mind.
This proves that there is no mind. Does it not?
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Genpo Roshi - Big Mind
He explains that his Zen training was very hard but he doesnâ??t think it had to be that hard and is now explaining to us in the west how we can be awakened without all the hard work.
As a relative beginner I would be very interested to hear from anyone who has listened to The Big Mind or anyone who is willing to take a look at it (using Google) and then give me your views on it.
I would appreciate your help here very much.
Thank you.
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The Beijing-appointed Panchen Lama, the second-highest spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism, has been appointed to the country's top legislative advisory body, state media reported Monday.
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Funnily enough, 3 or 4 billion people don’t believe that God is a blood-thirsty vengeful monster demanding blood sacrifices. Some of them believe that we can all achieve heaven NOW, not in the ‘hereafter’ (what a cop out) by acting and thinking divinely, not praying to idols(and I include a book as an idol, as well as images such as the iconic figure of Jesus – (ginger hair and beard …sandals, right? well -you’re worshipping an idol, a graven image which you have constructed in your mind, I’m sorry). Most of humanity find John3:16 to be a completely insane notion, and they also consider that we are ALL sons and daughters of God, and that any other conception simply leads to madness cruelty and fanaticism. Well, there you go. Hell is gonna be REAL crowded, according to the Pauline Christians who have it all so very very sadly wrong.
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Zen Buddhism – What is it?
Zen Buddhism is another spin off of mainstream Buddhism. Zen dispenses with the Buddhist scriptures and philosophical discussion, even though it may be referred to as religion or philosophy.
Siddhartha Gautama, a prince in the region now known as India, renounced his rich life to seek understanding in 500 B.C. He was very troubled by the suffering around him. He achieved his enlightenment at the age of 35. He was then known as ‘Buddha’ or ‘one who is awake.’
He discovered that everything is subject to change and suffering; discontentment is the result of situations that are not permanent. By freeing himself from the attachment to self, he would be free of suffering.
All forms of Buddhism take their names from important Buddhist scriptures, such as the Lotus sect, which takes its name from the Lotus sutra. Other sects use the name of a philosophical position or an individual philosopher. Zen is unique as it’s translated from the Chinese word Ch’an.
Meditation and discovery of one’s own self are the prime elements of this religion. In the Buddhist religion, meditation is not of exclusive importance as in Zen. Meditation is the end in itself in Zen or Truth realized in action. Intuitive and individual approaches to enlightenment are basic.
It is a strict discipline, sharpening the mind to be attentive to the things around the disciple. One way of doing this is a question and answer session between student and master, which can involve sudden beatings. Some of the other ways are hard labor, travel, or equipment maintenance.
This is another type of a religion that relies heavily on works. Instead of ridding themselves of ‘I’ the disciples grow more introverted and ’self’ contained. By trying to ‘be’ more logical, the disciples use illogical ways to get there. It is still a religion founded on man and not on a Supreme Being of love and forgiveness.
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