God and Zen

[alan.r]

Re: God and Zen

I wonder why, when Johnson quoted something I wrote, it says he quoted Jefftos. Man, I think God's messing with me again.

[JohnsonCM]

Re: God and Zen

I wonder why, when Johnson quoted something I wrote, it says he quoted Jefftos. Man, I think God's messing with me again.

Sorry to disappoint; just me hitting the button wrong....somehow

[Kaishin]

Re: God and Zen

In looking at things, I have to believe in the existence of some form of “god”. And I mean study on things from Intelligent Design to the historicity of Jesus and such, all the way to the theory of the Big Bang and how the universe, matter and anti-matter were formed. I mean, how could everything in this world function in such complete synchronicity without a “plan” or “design” of some sort? There’s too much that is in complete and perfect harmony to say, “eh, simple chance.”

Neil de Grasse Tyson, one of our greatest modern physicists, has a few things to say about this notion of intelligent design from a purely physical perspective!

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Me, I don't really think about it anymore.

[alan.r]

Re: God and Zen

I wonder why, when Johnson quoted something I wrote, it says he quoted Jefftos. Man, I think God's messing with me again.

Sorry to disappoint; just me hitting the button wrong....somehow

Not at all. Just an attempt at a God joke. If he does exist, let's hope he's got better ones.

[pinoybuddhist]

Re: God and Zen

:lol:

Neil de Grasse Tyson, one of our greatest modern physicists, has a few things to say about this notion of intelligent design from a purely physical perspective!

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Me, I don't really think about it anymore.

[pinoybuddhist]

Re: God and Zen

When I first started out on this path, the concept of "God" was something I was unwilling to let go of. Then later, like a pendulum, I found myself in the other extreme of atheism. Now I am... I don't know. Personal God? A Supreme Being? A God that's synonymous with Universe/Tao/etc.? No God? Don't know. Can't really say I don't care, I just don't know. I am leaning towards God/Universe/Tao/Buddhanature and away from both Personal Supreme God and No GOd, but that's just me leaning. And for now, that's the best answer I can come up with: me leaning in one direction.

Hmmm... I'd rather practice sitting than leaning.

_/|_
Raffy

[disastermouse]

Re: God and Zen

Put another way round one could also say that as long as we still choose, we do not wake up properly.

So, red pills all round?

[pinoybuddhist]

Re: God and Zen

Put another way round one could also say that as long as we still choose, we do not wake up properly.

So, red pills all round?

"I know what you're thinking, 'cause right now I'm thinking the same thing. Actually, I've been thinking it ever since I got here: Why oh why didn't I take the BLUE pill?"

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[disastermouse]

Re: God and Zen

Don't believe in God, know God in this moment.

Don't disbelieve in God, disbelieve in self, from which issues all rigid and intractable views.

In zazen, we set aside firm views of this or that. Uncrossing our legs, we pick them back up, but less firmly than before.

The ego wants this issue solved, but it resists being solved. The more immediately pressing and experienced question, however, is 'Who or what exactly is asking this question?'

IMHO, no offense intended.

Chet

[disastermouse]

Re: God and Zen

This thread is awash with concepts.

My dog barks some.

http://youtu.be/H9SrbPkpQHA[/video]]

Concepts are bad in and of themselves? Should we be Rinzai and alternate between shouts and 'Noble Silence'?

"Wanting to get rid of one and grab the other
is merely realizing a scene of stupidity."

Chet

[Run_CMD]

Re: God and Zen

GOD is DOG spelled backwards

[alan.r]

Re: God and Zen

This thread is awash with concepts.

My dog barks some.

http://youtu.be/H9SrbPkpQHA[/video]]

When dogs laugh some say they're barking.

[Taigu]

Re: God and Zen

Buddha-thought
God-thought
are not true


Buddha without Buddha
God without God
a good start

neither God nor Buddha
much better

This
Suchness

nothing more
needed



gassho



T.

[Taigu]

Re: God and Zen

come back to the cushion!

[Hoyu]

Re: God and Zen

Only God can/would know if God exists or not. The rest of us.....we can only theorize!