MISC. NP. since we have talked about mindfulness here

[Ian Livingston]

Buddhism is just another religion. Mahayana is so like the Catholic church
it's no wonder there are so many crossover attendees in both denominations.
Chan resembles Orthodoxy in many ways, and Hinayana and Zen are like
protestant derivatives of their forebears.

The parallels break down in details, but the overarching themes remain
pretty equivalent. You're as likely to achieve satori in Catholic mystical
practices as in any of Buddhist lineages, depending on the metaphors that
serve you best. Another excellent route to a very similar experience, I
think, is the deep study of any of the physical sciences.

On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 7:43 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah. Pretty long koan to me, more power to you, less is my
> 'enlightenment'.
>
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Seems very complicated.
> >
> >
> > Www.innergroovemusic.com
> > Sent from Beyond the Zero
> >
> > On Jan 25, 2015, at 10:26 AM, Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > "A very real Zen answer, to me."
> >
> > Hinayana, actually. Zen and Hinayana are Pacific descendants of Mahayana.
> > Both evolved out of Chan, the Chinese variety of Buddhism that integrates
> > many Taoist elements, especially elements of alchemy and of flow being
> > unidirectional. Both follow the premise that the goal of enlightenment
> is is
> > to achieve Nirvana and, well, graduate out of the cycle of suffering,
> death,
> > and rebirth. In Mahayana, the aim is to achieve Nirvana so that the
> > enlightened one can return as a bodhisattva to guide others along the
> path
> > to enlightenment.
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 4:59 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> This morning, while driving to get my pressing news (no NYT delivery
> >> where I live), the NPR show ON BEING was on.
> >>
> >> Ms. Tippit interviewed Thich Nhat Hanh, leading Vietnamese Buddhist,
> >> and quoted to him from his Meditation Handbook. "these techniques will
> >> help you handle the pressing questions in your life"...
> >>
> >> She then asked him "What are Your pressing questions?"...
> >>
> >> He:  "Pressing questions?", reflectively ......."I have no
> >> pressing questions"....
> >>
> >> A very real Zen answer, to me.
> >> -
> >> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
> >
> >
>
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