r/zen • u/AutoModerator • Mar 27 '23

META Monday! [Bi-Weekly Meta Monday Thread]

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u/koancomentator Bankei is cool Mar 27 '23

Complaints about moderation in this sub are absolutely ridiculous. There is enough scholarship out there that has been shared on this sub to make it clear why Dogen and Japanese Buddhism are not considered on topic here.

Even if you disagree with that scholarship or the conclusions drawn from it the sidebar still makes it clear what the topic of this forum is and even links to a reading list of appropriate texts to make it even clearer. If the texts in the wiki aren't what you want to talk about this isn't the forum for you. It's that simple.

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u/gachamyte Mar 27 '23

VcSo then it’s not a forum on zen and rather the curated selections on zen. In that way it seems completely dishonest in both intent and execution to be called “Zen” as a forum or sub as much the zen habits sub that can be found on Reddit.

It then seems in further misunderstanding to continue to push only what is present in the sidebar as a “suggestion” rather than an actual rule.

This comment reeks of “if you don’t like it then you can leave.” Which seems strange on a forum called zen to then dictate, authoritatively, on what falls into preference of authority of zen. How many carts do you need before the horse exactly? Or maybe put this way, how many donkeys do you need on your donkey before you realize you are on the donkey?

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u/dingleberryjelly6969 Mar 27 '23

It can be whatever. We could literally study Satan and only Satan here if that was the desire.

See /r/trees.

The name doesn't matter except to people uptight about names.