Hi Marsha, There is a typo there which Mark did not intend. It should actually read:
"We are what we think All that we are arises with our thoughts... With our thoughts we make However, Its not really important what I think. I think its more important what the rest thinks. I have to live in a world they all make up for me : ) Seriously, If we all get caught in a pissing competition about who gets the best word in then all we get is a lot of urine in the air ! Afraid so and best regards Khoo Hock Aun On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:19 PM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings Khoo, > > I will read, but, but, but,,, > > > We are what we think > All that we are arrises with out thoughts. > With our thoughts we make the world > -Dhammapada > > > What do you think? > > > > Marsha > > > > > > > On Jan 24, 2010, at 7:42 AM, Khoo Hock Aun wrote: > > > But Marsha, > > > > Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, > > Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat; > > > > But there is neither East nor West. Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, > > When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of > > the earth! > > > > There is a gem of a piece on Ruddy at > > http://www.f.waseda.jp/buda/texts/ballad.html. Enjoy! > > > > Best regards > > Khoo Hock Aun > > > > On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 5:38 PM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> Hello Khoo, > >> > >> I do not understand why Bo says such things. I think/hope/believe/feel > the > >> MoQ a bridge between the Wisdom of the East and the intellect (science) > >> of the West. > >> > >> > >> Marsha > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Jan 21, 2010, at 4:21 AM, Khoo Hock Aun wrote: > >> > >>> Hi All, > >>> > >>> > >>> Bo concludes after commenting on the half-baked SOM of the Orient and > the > >>> woolly mess in its wake that: > >>> > >>> The Western MOQ will be a better "Buddhism"! > >>> > >>> Khoo: > >>> I would certainly like to see this if it were to be so: } > >>> > >>> What are we talking about here: > >>> An intellectual pattern better than another intellectual pattern ? > >>> A Dynamic aspect better than its Static aspect? > >>> A better route than another route to Reality? > >>> > >>> Is there a Western MOQ to begin with ? > >>> I do not remember Pirsig saying as such > >>> in either ZAMM or LILA ? > >>> > >>> In what way will it be better ? > >>> The way Muslims say Islam is better ? > >>> The way Christians says theirs is better ? > >>> Science says its better, because they seek the Truth, > >>> Nothing less nothing more. > >>> > >>> Is this what the Western MOQ is about ? > >>> Truth Seeking, Reality Seeking, Morally Speaking ? > >>> Evolution on to Better State, > >>> Or an Ultimate Reality, an Ultimate Good ? > >>> That is better than the other "Good"s? > >>> Always better, never lesser. > >>> > >>> I wonder. > >>> > >>> The Buddha after all did say" What I have taught you is like the leaves > >> in > >>> my hand > >>> and what I have not taught you is like the leaves in the jungle" > >>> > >>> Perhaps Buddhism as a Metaphysics is indeed insufficient > >>> and a Western MOQ will make up the difference. > >>> > >>> Best Regards > >>> Khoo Hock Aun > >>> 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/ > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________________________________ > >> > >> Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars... > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> 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/ > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > > > [email protected] > > 6016-301 4079 > > 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/ > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars... > > > > > > > > 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/ > -- [email protected] 6016-301 4079 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/
