[joe-frank-list] Re: joe-frank-list Digest, Vol 23, Issue 4

[Will Irace]

If we accept the premise that we need a religious/spiritual life in
order to face mortality (among other things), I'll take "to relieve
suffering you need only awaken" over "confess your sins or face a
vengeful God" any day. Or am I oversimplifying?

Will "visit www.jfwiki.org" Irace

On 5/3/05, Justin Kempton <justin at kempton.com> wrote:
> This is not a surprise. I've had similar experiences. Have you ever
> heard the old joke "Anyone who goes to see a psychatrist needs to have
> his head examined"... Buddhism is not so much a religion as it is psycho
> therapy. People seeking peace don't already have peace.
> 
> Just because Kornfield talks with peace, does not mean listeners are
> expected to be transformed into Kornfield. There is a 'path'.
> 
> Buddhism in the West is a fairly new thing, and for that reason almost
> more pure. 'We' are inventing a new sect, due to our language, and also
> due to the nature of how we see reality. Just as Catholicism was
> transformed when it reached Mexico, Buddhism is transformed as it
> reaches California and the United States. fortune cookies were invented
> in Los Angles, so were flour tortillas, and the California Roll. There
> are and will continue to be, many voices representing the philosophy of
> Asia, Kornfield being one of them.
> 
> Joe's inclusion of Kornfield is brilliant. When people talk, they are
> talking to someone, seeking validation, or council, or dominance.
> Talking about it, is not the same thing as doing it --- but, then again,
> it's a wonderful artform.
> 
> 
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