Saturday, January 19, 2008

The universe in Zen

Dear Nishijima Roshi,

In the Zen tradition does the universe have a beginning or and end? If it has always existed doesn't that conflict with its teachings, since everything that has a beginning has and end and vice versa? Therefore, if this is the case doesn't there have to be a prime mover, so to speak, that set the universe in motion at some point in time?

Thanks,
Nick
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2 comments:

  1. GUDO NISHIJIMA8:54 PM, January 22, 2008

    Dear Nick San,

    Thank you very much for your question, and I think that your question belongs to scientific question, and so I would like to rely upon scientific answer of it.

    Gudo Wafu Nishijima

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  2. Nick2:18 PM, January 25, 2008

    Dear Nishijima Roshi,

    Thank you for your honest wisdom.

    Regards,
    Nick

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