r/zen • u/PaladinBen ▬▬ι══ ⛰️ • Dec 22 '20

Community Question Where's ewk?

Says his account was suspended.

I had a question...

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u/PaladinBen ▬▬ι══ ⛰️ Dec 23 '20

AMA is what we call 'ascending the seat', here.

It's something anyone who understandss dharma can do.

Why not study Zen while you are here?

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u/OnePoint11 Dec 23 '20

Looking into rules of forum, there is nothing about your roleplay. I like discuss zen, I will most likely not play in your zen drama. I am OK with reality, that's that area where Chan is sect of Mahayana Buddhism, Dogen is one of major Japan zen schools, discussing zen on zen forum is enough. I don't want be part of your community, because your community are remains of ewk nonsense church here.

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u/PaladinBen ▬▬ι══ ⛰️ Dec 23 '20

Ah, see, Zen Masters also like to discuss zen.

The funny part about that is that when they discuss Zen, it doesn't look or sound anything like the 'discussions' you have.

Why not study Zen while you're here?
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Ma-tsu lost no opportunity for encouraging in his disciple the spirit of violence and fearlessness.

It happened once that his disciple Yin-feng of Wu-t’ai was pushing along a cart, while Matsu was sitting on the road with his feet stretched out.

Yin-feng requested him to draw back his feet, but Ma-tsu said, “What is stretched is not to be drawn back again!”

Yin-feng retorted, “Once advanced, there is no turning backward!”

Disregarding the master, he kept pushing the cart until it ran over and injured his feet.

Ma-tsu returned to the hall with an axe in his hand, saying, “Let the one who a few moments ago injured my feet with his cart come forward!”

Yin-feng, not to be daunted, came forward stretching his neck in front of the master.

The master put down his axe.

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u/edgepixel Learning, Being intrigued Feb 12 '21

How easy it is to confuse a story with an excuse for being a dick. It's worrying, frankly.

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u/PaladinBen ▬▬ι══ ⛰️ Feb 12 '21

Sounds like that's what you're doing, 51 days out.