Pure drivel, chicken zen clap trap. Boo. Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 28, 2015, at 5:00 AM, David Morey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi John > > Well an interesting experience, care is important, we need a lot more of it, > for a better quality planet. > > All the best > David M > >> On 28 Jul 2015 03:15, John Carl <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> from your link: >> >> "What is great faith? Great faith means that at all times you keep the >> mind which decided to practice, no matter what. It is like a hen >> sitting on her eggs. She sits on them constantly, caring for them and >> giving them warmth, so that they will hatch. If she becomes careless >> or negligent, the eggs will not hatch and become chicks. So Zen mind >> means always and everywhere believing in myself…" >> >> We had a hen like that. She sat faithfully, last march, on her eggs. >> It's called "going broody" and it's not greatly encouraged in layers. >> They get cantankerous and peck you when you try and pluck the eggs >> from under them. We did the best we could and just bought store eggs >> for a while, hoping she'd give up. She didn't give up. A couple of >> weeks ago, its the middle of July, and this god-forsaken hen is >> brooding over eggs that will never hatch. Why won't they hatch? >> Because roosters are a pain in the ass, and we've gotten rid of ours, >> long ago. >> >> But that damn hen, keeps sitting. Or setting, I think it's termed. >> >> Finally, we decided to put an end to it. We got her some chicks. >> Only a day old, unsexed (more roosters!) and stuck them under her and >> waited to see if the mothering instinct would kick in. It did. And >> now she's the best mom, hovering over her little brood. She hasn't >> lost a single one and they are growing fast, learning the ways of the >> farm and the family. >> >> So the question is, what is the moral of the story? Which came first? >> The urge of the chicken or the urge for the egg? Was the hen >> foolish? She was setting on unfertilized eggs, that certainly seems >> foolish. But on the other hand, we had to acquiesce in the end to her >> stubborness and provide her with the family that she so obviously >> demanded. She's happy, we're happy and everything works out great, >> especially with the rise in egg prices these days >> (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/worst-bird-flu-outbreak-u-s-history-spreads-egg-prices-begin-skyrocket/)- >> >> a whole new brood of layers is a good thing for self-sufficiency. >> >> The really interesting thing tho, is that one of my hens died. I >> don't know why, she just got really sick and wouldn't get up and >> started to smell bad, so I dispatched her and after that, Blackie the >> mom, went all broody. Something about the witnessing of death, >> triggered the mind of the chicken to bring more life into the world. >> I can't explain it, but >> >> it's a beautiful thing. >> >>> On 7/27/15, David Morey <[email protected]> wrote: >>> A little Zen for little ones… >>> >>> >>> http://www.brainpickings.org/2015/07/27/dropping-ashes-on-the-buddha-death/ >>> 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/md/archives.html >> >> -- >> "finite players >> play within boundaries. >> Infinite players >> play *with* boundaries." >> 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/md/archives.html > 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/md/archives.html 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/md/archives.html
