A fun Zen site

Satori · Nov 6, 2003, 05:49

http://www.dailyzen.com/

samuraitora · Nov 6, 2003, 21:47

boku wa saito ga daisuki desu. arigato

I really like that site...thanks

samuraitora · Nov 6, 2003, 21:56

Could you tell me what the Circle, Square, and Triangle mean?
They are all over that site. I was just curious if they had a significance
in the zen world or just for that site.

Satori · Nov 7, 2003, 00:53

I didn't see them "all over that site." Guess I missed that...

samuraitora · Nov 7, 2003, 01:01

Look at the images on the site. Like in the articles and ecards.

Satori · Nov 7, 2003, 01:07

Hmmm ... I only saw them in a couple of places, and I didn't even find an "articles" section, unless you are referring to the journals. Guess I'm just used to seeing those kinds of symbols connected with spiritual matters, as they do have spiritual connotations.

samuraitora · Nov 7, 2003, 01:16

sorry, your right...the journals.

I noticed them on a lot of pictures. I am going to drop them a note to find out what they mean...keep you posted.

samuraitora · Nov 12, 2003, 04:21

Finally I recieved a response...here you go:

From: "The Monkess" <monkess@dailyzen.com>
To: samuraitora@yahoo.com
Subject: RE: DailyZen Contact Form
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 11

03 -0700

Greetings John,

Thank you for your interest in Daily Zen. These three shapes are
traditional to Zen. You can read many explanations, but for myself I
like to keep it quite simple and will share with you how I view them.
The circle represents empty mind, unpressured mind, open mind; the
square represents the grounded energy of the world, foundation, steady
platform; the triangle represents the focus or concentrated mind of
practice that is necessary to complete training.

Hope this serves you well. It is my "feeling" for the symbols rather
than a literal "official" explanation.

Best of luck,
The Monkess

Satori · Nov 12, 2003, 04:30

Hey, thanks, Samuraitora! I knew they were spiritual symbols, but I had no idea they were Zen symbols.

samuraitora · Nov 12, 2003, 23:15

Not a problem...

Nov 6, 2003, 05:49	#1
Satori Hakushaku Join Date: Aug 27, 2003 Posts: 989	A fun Zen site http://www.dailyzen.com/

Nov 6, 2003, 21:47	#2
samuraitora Regular Member Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Detroit MI Age: 35 Posts: 782	boku wa saito ga daisuki desu. arigato I really like that site...thanks __________________ ja mata samuraitora (^_-)/

Nov 12, 2003, 04:21	#8
samuraitora Regular Member Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Detroit MI Age: 35 Posts: 782	Finally I recieved a response...here you go: From: "The Monkess" <monkess@dailyzen.com> To: samuraitora@yahoo.com Subject: RE: DailyZen Contact Form Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 1103 -0700 Greetings John, Thank you for your interest in Daily Zen. These three shapes are traditional to Zen. You can read many explanations, but for myself I like to keep it quite simple and will share with you how I view them. The circle represents empty mind, unpressured mind, open mind; the square represents the grounded energy of the world, foundation, steady platform; the triangle represents the focus or concentrated mind of practice that is necessary to complete training. Hope this serves you well. It is my "feeling" for the symbols rather than a literal "official" explanation. Best of luck, The Monkess

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Nov 6, 2003, 21:56	#3
samuraitora Regular Member Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Detroit MI Age: 35 Posts: 782	Could you tell me what the Circle, Square, and Triangle mean? They are all over that site. I was just curious if they had a significance in the zen world or just for that site.

Nov 7, 2003, 00:53	#4
Satori Hakushaku Join Date: Aug 27, 2003 Posts: 989	I didn't see them "all over that site." Guess I missed that...

Nov 7, 2003, 01:01	#5
samuraitora Regular Member Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Detroit MI Age: 35 Posts: 782	Look at the images on the site. Like in the articles and ecards.

Nov 7, 2003, 01:07	#6
Satori Hakushaku Join Date: Aug 27, 2003 Posts: 989	Hmmm ... I only saw them in a couple of places, and I didn't even find an "articles" section, unless you are referring to the journals. Guess I'm just used to seeing those kinds of symbols connected with spiritual matters, as they do have spiritual connotations.

Nov 7, 2003, 01:16	#7
samuraitora Regular Member Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Detroit MI Age: 35 Posts: 782	sorry, your right...the journals. I noticed them on a lot of pictures. I am going to drop them a note to find out what they mean...keep you posted.

Nov 12, 2003, 04:30	#9
Satori Hakushaku Join Date: Aug 27, 2003 Posts: 989	Hey, thanks, Samuraitora! I knew they were spiritual symbols, but I had no idea they were Zen symbols.

Nov 12, 2003, 23:15	#10
samuraitora Regular Member Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Detroit MI Age: 35 Posts: 782	Not a problem...