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Jigme Dorje  
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 More options May 20 2012, 2:45 pm
Newsgroups: alt.philosophy.zen, alt.zen, talk.religion.buddhism, alt.buddha.short.fat.guy
From: Jigme Dorje <jigme.dorje...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 14:45:42 -0400
Local: Sun, May 20 2012 2:45 pm
Subject: Re: Track light (was The bar)
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On 5/20/2012 11:53 AM, gbb wrote:

> LiaM wrote:

>> And even Hui Neng went to seek out a teacher.   Much of the mental
>> junk that accumulates from trying to build a buddhism from books and
>> on the usenet is avoidable.  Stash the Diamond sutra away for later.
>> Find a teacher.  Learn the basics by practicing the basics.

>   Ha! My teacher was the one who suggested that I study the Diamond Sutra!

>   So your next question may be: "So why don't you ask him about this situation
> you are presently writing about?"

>   Good question, LiaM. :)

>   It's because I prefer to think out loud here first before approaching him with
> a question. It's kind of embarrassing to get all flurried and ask a question
> only to be told "Why don't you come back when you figure out what your real
> question is". Besides, it's been my experience that if you take the time to
> figure out what the real question is, you get a number of answers on the way.

Your question is genuine.

Some of the answers you receive here will be ego driven, but there is no
fault in asking them.

Thinking of it as a form of koan, as you put it, is on point. The
question is: how do you consider a koan?


 
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