tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post4232945048128889927..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Convert Buddhists Hangin' With God and Other RevelationsNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-49588624438674461382011-05-21T05:25:54.126-07:002011-05-21T05:25:54.126-07:00Dear Nathan,
Aye, there is the rub indeed. That ...Dear Nathan,<br /><br />Aye, there is the rub indeed. That question challenges me still. How indeed, how indeed.Algernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698040927871199780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-79754505228328984582011-05-20T08:03:16.859-07:002011-05-20T08:03:16.859-07:00Hi David,
I appreciate your point about Joshu. I...Hi David, <br /><br />I appreciate your point about Joshu. It does make me wonder what Lewis Richmond would have said if pressed further, or in a different way? I actually have read a few of his books and hadn't noticed the kind of "God Talk" Barbara's post alludes to. <br /><br />Algernon, <br /><br />"It's not bad teaching, though many Christians would feel Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-53437685703698505082011-05-20T05:51:27.026-07:002011-05-20T05:51:27.026-07:00I'm glad you posted here, David, since Barbar...I'm glad you posted here, David, since Barbara has been known to censor comments with which she does not agree. I like her own posts but wish she would allow free discussion.<br /><br />ZM Seung Sahn played this a little differently. He would answer that question "yes," and then say, "You make God, so you have God. So I believe in God." He would then talk about "Algernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698040927871199780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-30361595388813121612011-05-19T23:12:23.066-07:002011-05-19T23:12:23.066-07:00I have to defend Lewis Richmond's statement. W...I have to defend Lewis Richmond's statement. Was Joshu unskilful answering 'no' on one occasion and 'yes' on another to the same dog/buddha nature question? Guess I should be posting this over at Barbara's blog. Perhaps I'll wander over and do that...David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.com