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Tiv Proverb - not really Zen but very Zen-like

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 08:44 AM

This is an old Tiv (of Nigeria) proverb I learned from one of my Anthropolgy professors many years ago. Yes I am an Anthropologist amongst other things. This does relate to Zen and after some thought really does apply to Training and could be posted in that section as well.

"Teh teh hemba yem! Slowly, slowly defeats quickly!"

if not relevant, feel free to delete this thread.

thanks.

This post has been edited by Blackglock19: 12 June 2007 - 03:52 PM

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 11:33 AM

"Decide in haste, repent at leisure."

Seems all culture say something similar....
“I aim to misbehave."

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Posted 13 June 2007 - 03:36 PM

Yes they do and that is that magical link between us all.

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Posted 10 August 2008 - 06:53 AM

....just what IS the difference between "Zen" and "Zen like"?

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Posted 10 August 2008 - 07:12 AM

View Postm627, on Aug 10 2008, 09:53 AM, said:

....just what IS the difference between "Zen" and "Zen like"?


In one sense Zen is a process for training the mind; to become aware of the mind, how it works, and how to understand what we perceive without prejudice. "Zen like" is often a paradoxical or nonsequitor comment which may or may not serve the same purpose as a Zen training technique called koan.
Koan require an intuitive understanding, rather than a rational understanding.

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"With your spirit settled, accumulate practice day by day, and hour by hour."
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Posted 10 August 2008 - 07:13 AM

View Postm627, on Aug 10 2008, 09:53 AM, said:

....just what IS the difference between "Zen" and "Zen like"?

To learn Zen from the masters, read Hanh, Suzuki and Abe. There are many good authors, and those are a good start (in that order, Abe tends to be a bit ... concentrated ... for the casual reader). All of those are also practitioners of Buddhism.

Similar path, similar teachings, many names.
Hold fast to the Great Image, and all the world will come. Tao Te Ching , no. 35
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