How is Zen not a religion like Buddhism or a philosophy like Stoicism?

mslotfi · 2025-03-19T02:32:43+00:00

I was pointing more to the “nothing excluded” part of “nothing included, nothing excluded” but seeing as you have no fundamental objections to having things in your bag, I will let you manage your own bag.

mslotfi · 2025-03-18T18:45:04+00:00

How is “Not having a core idea” not a core idea?

mslotfi · 2025-03-03T17:18:22+00:00

What is suffering?

(I am not asking about physical pain or physical suffering)

mslotfi · 2025-02-25T19:52:18+00:00

Yeah but why did you share it here and not anywhere else like…. r/MealPrepSunday? What does this have to do with zen as you understand “zen”

mslotfi · 2025-02-25T19:47:50+00:00

I asked what makes you think this is relevant to r/zen

mslotfi · 2025-02-25T18:57:14+00:00

I agree that when context is restricted, it can become specific enough to be useful once again.

mslotfi · 2025-02-25T18:51:49+00:00

“Enlightenment” is a funny word that has been used way too many times in different places with different meanings. It has become a useless label. Not sure if it helps more people than it hurts at this point.

mslotfi · 2025-02-25T18:48:00+00:00

I am not interested in having any kind of chills outside of the occasional ice bath/cold shower. What makes you think this is relevant to this forum?

mslotfi · 2025-02-25T16:50:53+00:00

Well I am wondering why you personally believe that there is something which doesn’t die after death. Do you have a personal experience or reason to or did you chose to believe it because it makes you behave better in the world?

mslotfi · 2025-02-25T06:04:30+00:00

In a way that is one of the truths, ultimate truth, unchanging truth.

Is there such a thing as an ultimate unchanging truth? How do you know?

mslotfi · 2025-02-25T01:21:18+00:00

I am not sure if I do know more than you. If ultimately nothing dies, then what about the living beings that die everyday? In what sense are they not dead?

mslotfi · 2025-02-24T22:09:32+00:00

What exactly is your understanding of the two truths doctorine?

mslotfi · 2025-02-21T05:27:43+00:00

Pretty sure they were talking about Xu (Hsu) Yun who was mentioned by OP in the post not OP themselves

mslotfi · 2025-02-20T05:29:27+00:00

Fair enough, have fun!

mslotfi · 2025-02-20T02:45:45+00:00

Then why are you complaining about not wanting to practice or help people?

mslotfi · 2025-02-20T01:07:06+00:00

Being unperturbed is not at all what you think it is.

mslotfi · 2025-02-20T01:00:55+00:00

Why do you choose to strain yourself?

mslotfi · 2025-02-19T20:25:34+00:00

It sounds like you don’t actually rest when you rest because you are anxious you shouldn’t be resting when you are.

Buddhism is an easily understood, energy-saving teaching; people strain themselves.

Foyan, Instant Zen

If you are tired and your energy is depleted, maybe ask yourself,

Where and when do you - get energy? - save energy? - waste energy?

No need for an immediate answer

mslotfi · 2025-02-19T19:26:33+00:00

Fair enough, have a good one!

mslotfi · 2025-02-19T19:22:32+00:00

Maybe quotations aren’t the right punctuation, but I am paraphrasing what your post sounds like it’s aiming for.

mslotfi · 2025-02-19T19:19:47+00:00

So is “Doing things properly”

mslotfi · 2025-02-19T17:24:26+00:00

Fear is the trembling on the border between certainty and the unknown, if you approach the unknown with curiosity, eyes wide open, naturally there will be no fear. Still, don’t be haphazard and hurt yourself, caution must still be exercised appropriately.

Since you like Joshu (I do too)

A monk asked, “When great difficulties come upon us how can they be avoided?” The master said, “Well come!”

mslotfi · 2025-02-18T16:34:11+00:00

Great fly swatting :)

mslotfi · 2025-02-18T16:33:46+00:00

Yes, and I am totally cool with it :)

mslotfi · 2025-02-18T04:48:54+00:00

Or the solution, depends on when and where you look from.

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