Ajahn Cha and Zen

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Myotai
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Ajahn Cha and Zen

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Hello,

I have heard somewhere that Ajahn Cha's teaching style likened to that of Zen teachers...how so?

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Samma
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Re: Ajahn Cha and Zen

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Gook luck figuring it out...
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=7346
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=18176
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=12817
What makes something zen anyway?
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Re: Ajahn Cha and Zen

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Samma wrote:What makes something zen anyway?
The cypress tree at the front of the courtyard & the dog with/out Buddha-Nature lying underneath. :tongue:
  • "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting oneself one protects others? By the pursuit, development, and cultivation of the four establishments of mindfulness. It is in such a way that by protecting oneself one protects others.

    "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.

- Sedaka Sutta [SN 47.19]
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Re: Ajahn Cha and Zen

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Samma wrote:Gook luck figuring it out...
Wow, I see what you mean....minefield :/
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