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Hughes 1059:
Hughes describe how he lost faith in jesus at the age of twelve. How did the grown-ups in his life contribute to the experience?
Hughes says that he lost faith in jesus when he was twelve because jesus never showed up to save him and it was then that he started to believe that there was no jesus because if there really was one that he would come and spare a twelve year old of the misery. The grown-ups in his life contributed to the whole experience in a negative way. They put too much pressure on him to be saved and they kept saying " Langston, why don't you come? Why don't you come and be saved? Oh, Lamb of God! Why don't you come?" And all this compelled Hughes to lie about having the experience of seeing jesus. Zen Parables 1127:
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Muddy Road:
Tanzan and Ekido were once travelling together down a muddy road when they came across a lady. Tanzan saw that the lady could not cross the road so he helped the lady cross the road by lifting her in his arms and carrying her to the other side. Ediko saw it but he did not question Tanzan about his act. But later that night he could not stop himsef and asked Tanzan why he did so when they as monks are not allowed to go near females. Tanzan said " I left the girl there, are you still carrying her?"
A Parable:
Buddha told this story to a parable in a sutra, that once a man travelling across a field came across a tiger. The man ran for his life and the tiger started chasing the man. The man ran and coming to a precipice he swung himself down over the edge holding the root of the wine, only to find another tiger waiting there to eat him. Then two mice started to gnaw away the vine. just then the man saw a stawberry and plucked. he took a bite of the strawberry enjoying his possibly last meal.
Learning to be silent:
Four pupils of the Tendai school who were close friends decided to observe silence for seven days. The first day went well but when the night came the lamps
Hughes describe how he lost faith in jesus at the age of twelve. How did the grown-ups in his life contribute to the experience?
Hughes says that he lost faith in jesus when he was twelve because jesus never showed up to save him and it was then that he started to believe that there was no jesus because if there really was one that he would come and spare a twelve year old of the misery. The grown-ups in his life contributed to the whole experience in a negative way. They put too much pressure on him to be saved and they kept saying " Langston, why don't you come? Why don't you come and be saved? Oh, Lamb of God! Why don't you come?" And all this compelled Hughes to lie about having the experience of seeing jesus. Zen Parables 1127:
Write a descriptive summary.
Muddy Road:
Tanzan and Ekido were once travelling together down a muddy road when they came across a lady. Tanzan saw that the lady could not cross the road so he helped the lady cross the road by lifting her in his arms and carrying her to the other side. Ediko saw it but he did not question Tanzan about his act. But later that night he could not stop himsef and asked Tanzan why he did so when they as monks are not allowed to go near females. Tanzan said " I left the girl there, are you still carrying her?"
A Parable:
Buddha told this story to a parable in a sutra, that once a man travelling across a field came across a tiger. The man ran for his life and the tiger started chasing the man. The man ran and coming to a precipice he swung himself down over the edge holding the root of the wine, only to find another tiger waiting there to eat him. Then two mice started to gnaw away the vine. just then the man saw a stawberry and plucked. he took a bite of the strawberry enjoying his possibly last meal.
Learning to be silent:
Four pupils of the Tendai school who were close friends decided to observe silence for seven days. The first day went well but when the night came the lamps