tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828092754225970809.post6305333525765249634..comments2018-01-01T14:40:27.102-08:00Comments on Feeding the wolf I want to win: Zen is Everyday LifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17017153635384930856noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828092754225970809.post-68269042244517460602010-09-02T19:01:50.577-07:002010-09-02T19:01:50.577-07:00Thank you for the link, Will. :o)Thank you for the link, Will. :o)The Village Carpenterhttp://villagecarpenter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828092754225970809.post-14494860094394578372010-08-30T05:40:02.737-07:002010-08-30T05:40:02.737-07:00Kari, knowing 'less than nothing and Zen' ...Kari, knowing 'less than nothing and Zen' is wonderful and a profound Zen state. I don't say this to confuse you. Zen Master Seung Sahn, a modern teacher who helped bring Zen to America, liked to remind everyone who'd listen "Always keep don't know mind."<br /><br />If you're interested, in 1987 Seung Sahn wrote 3 short letters to a beginner which expound on this knowing 'less than nothing'. Very moving. http://tinyurl.com/5lmzl6<br /><br />Yes, it was so nice to finally meet you in the really world. May you be happy and healthy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017153635384930856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828092754225970809.post-87646339916788682592010-08-29T17:17:42.819-07:002010-08-29T17:17:42.819-07:00Will, I enjoyed meeting you at Country Workshops l...Will, I enjoyed meeting you at Country Workshops last week. I know less than nothing about Zen, but I do know that I appreciated your stillness. :o)Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828092754225970809.post-6092393869708432852010-07-16T11:32:33.967-07:002010-07-16T11:32:33.967-07:00Craig, so good to "see you". Saw someone...Craig, so good to "see you". Saw someone else 'cutting the cheese' at the Coop, have you moved on? <br /><br />Frankly, this question of 'why practice' is not very interesting to me. Partly it is a loosening of the grip of certainty. Partly it is confronting reality. The reality that you cannot think your way out of thinking. <br /><br />Speaking of fun, yea! spoon carving! Confused by the connection between 'don't know' and one thing being more important than another. Right now, you, I and this comment have the most import. Soon it will be lunch. This weekend it will be spoon making.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017153635384930856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828092754225970809.post-51689891293693449872010-07-16T08:43:13.830-07:002010-07-16T08:43:13.830-07:00Will,
Enjoyed "seeing you" here while w...Will, <br />Enjoyed "seeing you" here while we are on sabbatical. <br />I'm intrigued about your "not knowing" why you practice zen. Is that a quick n easy answer fronting for a more complicated and less cogent one? Why is any one thing more important than any other, including spoon making?<br />CraigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com