Marsha, i am impressed by your reply - that you didnt react angrily to my dismissal of your passage; but i still cannot take anything useful from your parable.
-KO 2008/11/27 MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > At 01:49 PM 11/27/2008, KO wrote: > > Marsha, you know i was referring to Pao-t'ung's message; >> all those other shores, true sources, original face, unborn, >> free spirits, etc etc - it is too vague. >> > > KO, > > I presented this quote because it refers to the raft parable, that is, > needing assistance until one realizes fully. > > > And the last two sentences - why does he have to be so >> obscure? >> > > Some of the MOQ seems obscure. Is it? > > > I suppose if all that stuff doesnt make sense to me that >> must mean that i am not spiritual enough, or not >> compassionate enough, or not sensitive enough. >> > > Not so. It may mean that you are not familiar with the raft parable and > its association. > > > I like the Tao Te Ching alright but that passage only >> depresses me. >> > > I would imagine that raft comes in many shapes and colors. The MOQ would > be one of them. > > > I cant give you an interpretation because >> the passage is just too inpenetrable for me. >> > > Okay. I thought there was some in particular you wanted to challenge. > > (continued below) > > > > 2008/11/27 MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > >> > KO, >> > >> > I'd be curious to what message you are questioning, and your >> interpretation >> > of it? >> > >> > Marsha >> > >> > >> > >> > At 05:23 AM 11/27/2008, you wrote: >> > >> >> Marhsa, are you open to the idea that the message may >> >>be misleading, impractical and impossible; >> > > I am open to the fact that the message may be beyond my understanding. I > worry about this. I sometimes wish I had a teacher, but I've heard RamDas > say a teacher will play to the expectations of the student. - No, I do not > think it is impractical. Impossible? Sometimes. > > > >> it is scary to cast off ideas that we have clung >> >> to for years. >> > > Sometimes it's hard, sometimes it easy. Sometimes it is hard because it's > so easy. > > > Marsha > > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
