--- KYOSEI1@aol.com wrote:
> I've just read 10 e-mails about Bodhichitta and all
> missed the target,
> although some did touch on it. It isn't something
> you can be shown or taught, it
> isn't an intellectually discernable thing. Bodhi
> mind develops as your
> Buddhist practice matures, usually after much
> meditation and head banging with a
> good teacher.
>
> You meditate because you meditate, you play the
> flute because you play the
> flute. Don't play games with your head, don't try to
> "figure it out" just do
> it. No goals, no picking and choosing.
>
> The Shakuhachi is a liturgical instrument, a part of
> Zen Buddhism, approach
> it as a spiritual practice or approach it as an
> instrument to be learned and
> mastered. You can't do both.
>
> For those that don't know me, I'm a Soto Zen
> Buddhist and a student of
> Ronnie Seldin.
>
> In Gassho,
>
> Kyosei
>
Thanks Kyosei for enlighting us on the path. Could u
share some of the Zoto Zen practises?
Alex
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