Richad Hunn and ‘Paraphernalia’ I was talking to Richard Hunn during one of his yearly visits to our home in Sutton (probably around 2000) –

Richad Hunn and ‘Paraphernalia’ I was talking to Richard Hunn during one of his yearly visits to our home in Sutton (probably around 2000) –
Here we sit Atop the hundred foot-pole Who will ‘jump’ first? Huh! Why ‘Jump’ at all! This was at my old marital home – 38
Belief only works if it is a) exquisitely designed and beautifully laid-out, and b) ultimately means nothing. All great thinkers sees this including Jung (a slightly rightwing Christian), Jesus
Dove Cottage – Wordsworth Trust One of my primary teachers – Richard Hunn (1949-2006) – once contributed a section that was published in a book
Obviously not, as many times such a teacher must accept a simple life premised upon living in a state of voluntary poverty. In such an existence, it is cultural knowledge and the ability to ‘see’ what others cannot see that is the common currency.
Needless to say, the traditional Chinese Ch’an Buddhist – Master Xu Yun – had no formal or informal ties or connections to Japanese Zen Buddhism, and never practised (or advocated others to practice) a Japanese Zen that does not follow the Vinaya Disciple, and which deviates from established Ch’an practice.