tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756920.post3739008548956135481..comments2024-01-08T06:21:35.864-08:00Comments on Notes in Samsara: So much spiritual hucksterism...so little time...Mumon Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116967568502451788noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756920.post-77274303992064397772014-01-21T11:11:38.917-08:002014-01-21T11:11:38.917-08:00Nice reply.
I also liked this one:
Vipaka 4:40 p...Nice reply.<br /><br />I also liked this one:<br /><br />Vipaka 4:40 pm 12/4/2011<br />"<br /> Mr. Horgan, If you’re writing is any indication then your Zen practice was as shallow as your overall understanding of Buddhism. I read “why I gave up on zen” and it astonishes me that you didn’t sit down with the teacher and discuss your misgivings. You talk about being annoyed by the people around you and having all these negative thoughts but then you don’t seem to understand how that is the point of the practice.<br /><br /> You are obviously one of those people who who shows up at the dharma center for a few nights and then quietly disappears never to be heard from again. Which is fine, no one is saying that you have to be a Buddhist. However, you seem to think that makes you competent to critique Buddhism and you don’t see how demeaning it is to people who have dedicated years of their lives to study and practice.<br /><br /> If you’re going to continue bashing Buddhism, do us a favor and at least have a competent understanding of basic concepts like Karma. Wikipedia is your friend.<br />"<br /><br />BAMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756920.post-57920061264214143412011-12-06T11:29:09.812-08:002011-12-06T11:29:09.812-08:00Nathan,
Yeah. The monks' toilet facilities in...Nathan,<br /><br />Yeah. The monks' toilet facilities in Tiantung (the "Dogen" temple in China) were among the cleanest I've seen in China. <br /><br />I don't think "Big Mind" is capable of such results.Mumon Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116967568502451788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756920.post-75012954182484230722011-12-06T10:01:11.590-08:002011-12-06T10:01:11.590-08:00"Early Chan was a living religion, not depend..."Early Chan was a living religion, not dependent on forms like teisho (formal teaching), zazen (formal sitting) or daisan (formal interview). Enlightenment was found and expressed in daily activities." There actually may be some truth to this statement, although I'd emphasize some because the author leans too much in the "no forms" direction for my taste. <br /><br />But it's so totally laughable to equate Big Mind with what was being done back then. It's such an obvious sales tactic being used that you'd wonder how the guy could keep a straight face expressing it.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.com