Fw: [Zen] Problems Accessing the Yahoo! Zen Forum

2013-10-08 Thread Merle Lester
hi bill...coming in loud and clear... yours in zen..merle   Everyone... There has been a drastic drop-off in traffic since Yahoo! implemented a new format for its Groups including the Zen Forum.  I assume this is mainly due to difficulties in accessing the forum and not a lack of interest.

Re: [Zen] Problems Accessing the Yahoo! Zen Forum

2013-10-08 Thread Merle Lester
 go to facebooki will not be interested...merle    Hi, Bill, List   Not very much about Zen, but my experiences in other groups   Yahoo new surface is different from the other, and myself finds the old one more easy. But as some others said, maybe is to make it look more like Facebook.

Re: [Zen] 4th Try at Graphic...

2013-10-01 Thread Merle Lester
good one   Merle www.wix.com/merlewiitpom/1   https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/q71/s720x720/1184838_10202240585519798_1292807694_n.jpg

Re: [Zen] Is There Anybody Out There?

2013-09-26 Thread Merle Lester
 PRESENT...merle   here On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 11:07 PM, larry maher lcmahe...@gmail.com wrote:   I think you might be wasting your time. Nobody lives here no more. Not sure y? On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 12:58 AM, billsm...@hhs1963.org wrote:   Whoever reads this post please REPLY.

[Zen] on a clear day

2013-09-26 Thread Merle Lester
. I'm living in a four bedroom, 2/12 bath wilderness 70 miles above NYC.  The Buddha to you Larry On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 3:55 AM, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:    PRESENT...merle   here On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 11:07 PM, larry maher lcmahe...@gmail.com wrote:   I think

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-17 Thread Merle Lester
there is a 'you' that is separate and distinct from 'everything else'. IMO everything else follows from there such as logic, reason, judgment, categorization, time, etc... ...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:  bill...which intellectual characteristics

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-14 Thread Merle Lester
 bill...which intellectual characteristics?..merle   KG, That's why I said seems to be. I have know way of really knowing. In fact I do think some animals share some of our intellectual characteristics. And maybe in that respect also share some of our delusions. ...Bill! --- In

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-14 Thread Merle Lester
the ability to experience their environment have 'True Essence which can also be called Buddha Nature. ...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote: bill..i see..very human type of understanding. what about animals and vegetation... have they true

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-14 Thread Merle Lester
 yea bill...you hit the nail on the head...full marks to you!..merle   Mike, I think you could also say that humans are the only beings that actually need to make an effort to become self-realised by following the Dharma. All other sentient beings of which I know seem to be already doing

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-14 Thread Merle Lester
the destructive bit. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re: [Zen] Illusions Sent: Sat, Sep 14, 2013 4:16:06 AM     mike..what are you attempting

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-14 Thread Merle Lester
from there such as logic, reason, judgment, categorization, time, etc... ...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:  bill...which intellectual characteristics?..merle   KG, That's why I said seems to be. I have know way of really knowing

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-14 Thread Merle Lester
 so. who creates the good and the bad? need i say humans?..merle   And humans are self-aware and capable of pondering all things good and bad. On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:     mike..what are you attempting to say?...humans

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-14 Thread Merle Lester
 right..why  bother with the brain at all?... merle   On 9/14/2013 5:20 AM, Merle Lester wrote:      thinking...really bill..must it be discarded full stop?...merle   Spiritual questioning (self-inquiry), ultimately serves only to reveal the illusion (for those with eyes to see

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-14 Thread Merle Lester
@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:    thinking...really bill..must it be discarded full stop?...merle   Merle!!! BINGO Buddha taught that 'all sentient beings have Buddha Nature'. Humans aren't the only beings that are sentient

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-14 Thread Merle Lester
 really...so you are busy avoiding the truth...shakespeare one of your gurus?..merle   Merle, 'There is no good or bad. Only thinking makes it so' - Shakespeare. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-14 Thread Merle Lester
there is a 'you' that is separate and distinct from 'everything else'. IMO everything else follows from there such as logic, reason, judgment, categorization, time, etc... ...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:  bill...which

[Zen] Egolessness -

2013-09-14 Thread Merle Lester
is it possible to survive day to day in our present civilisation egoless?...merle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egolessness

[Zen] Fw: ▶ Music Zen Garden - YouTube

2013-09-14 Thread Merle Lester
  full screen pleasehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH6WkQcRBZA

[Zen] essence

2013-09-13 Thread Merle Lester

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-13 Thread Merle Lester
about 'there is no path' yadayada). As for vegetables, they make a good addition to any Sunday roast. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-12 Thread Merle Lester
 so what is true essence?...merle   I agree with this the way I interpret it ... But I say it a lot more clearly in my book... Edgar On Sep 11, 2013, at 12:28 AM, Bill! wrote:   Here's a nice one posted especially for Edgar for two reasons: 1.  to see if he's still around 2.  to

Re: [Zen] Illusions

2013-09-12 Thread Merle Lester
bill..i see..very human type of understanding. what about animals and vegetation... have they true essence too?..merle   Merle, I believe in zen (and Buddhist) terminology Buddha Nature is the same as true essence in the subject graphic. ...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle

Re: [Zen] RE: Re: changed appearance and functionality

2013-09-11 Thread Merle Lester
 hi joe..no rain, early spring..hot yesterday herald first fires... in this hawkesbury/ blue mountains area...cheers merle    Hi, Bill!, and thank you for the kind welcome. I don't see the usual Zen Forum masthead: I see a view of the onion-domes of the Kremlin, an image set to serve to

Re: [Zen] Re: changed appearance and functionality

2013-09-10 Thread Merle Lester
 hi joe...merle   Joe, Welcome back. Traffic on the forum has been slow and muted lately. Is that what you mean? ...Bill! __

Re: [Zen] Body awareness strengthens the immune system

2013-08-28 Thread Merle Lester
 thanks for sharing..good advice...am ill at the moment... lung infection...merle FEELING THE INNER BODY Although body identification is one of the most basic forms of ego, the good news is that it is also the one that you can most easily go beyond. This is done not by trying to convince

[Zen] On the Good Ship Lollipop -

2013-08-28 Thread Merle Lester
enjoy...merle Subject: Fwd: ▶ (Track 8) Tiny Tim Live in Vancouver 1968- On the Good Ship Lollipop - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYn15X4Qzvc

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-27 Thread Merle Lester
From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: the human body Sent: Mon, Aug 26, 2013 8:57:54 AM    because i can and it's fun!..i do not follow the norm mike..do you?..merle

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-27 Thread Merle Lester
From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: the human body Sent: Mon, Aug 26, 2013 8:57:54 AM    because i can and it's fun!..i do not follow the norm mike..do you?..merle   Your definition

Re: [Zen] Isolated: The Zo’Ã(c) Tribe

2013-08-27 Thread Merle Lester
! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:  bill...meaning what?..clarification please..merle   Larry, I agree most of what you posted here, but would like to add that most people however choose security over freedom. ...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum

Re: [Zen] Another huge non-sequitur

2013-08-27 Thread Merle Lester
happening. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: [Zen] fun Sent: Tue, Aug 27, 2013 12:27:37 AM   mike...i see..so no deity and no painting legs

Re: [Zen] Isolated: The Zo’Ã(c) Tribe

2013-08-27 Thread Merle Lester
good idea... it's nature doing what nature does best...merle   And the law of jungle was in full force I.E. no fat people and few old. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:18 AM, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:    harmony and balance is the key..merle   Dictatorship or Chaos. Take

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-27 Thread Merle Lester
, slogans etc. All those are blockages to God if you truly want to find him. I know little but I do know one thing spirituality is not what we THINK it is! On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:16 AM, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:      who said god was a preconceived idea? merle

[Zen] let there be no gods

2013-08-27 Thread Merle Lester
Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: the human body Sent: Tue, Aug 27, 2013 8:16:50 AM      who said god was a preconceived idea? merle

Re: [Zen] Another huge non-sequitur

2013-08-27 Thread Merle Lester
   mike..  your not following my thread.. either you are playing hide and seek or you just plain don't get it... but that's ok.. we all have our difference of perception.. dats whata makes ze world so zingy pingy..merle   Merle, what planet are you coming from?? The one that took

[Zen] Non Sequitur

2013-08-27 Thread Merle Lester
mike not all is as it appears...merle http://news.yahoo.com/comics/non-sequitur-slideshow/

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-26 Thread Merle Lester
just have a birthday or something? ...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:  rubbish...you missed the point then . the forest is god..the forest and the people are one.. .god, forest and people are all in harmony..it's called life...  god

Re: [Zen] creation

2013-08-26 Thread Merle Lester
 not the cut and paste..leave out the body of the message  i pray to hear what you mean by your post what appearances?  huh?  merle     On 8/25/2013 5:17 AM, Merle Lester wrote: now tell me i'm delusional... as i struggling to cope with the lack of awareness from some human beings

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-26 Thread Merle Lester
..not the old man with a long white beard syndrome? or some other equally absurd notion?   Watched it. Yep, no god. Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re

Re: [Zen] Isolated: The Zo’é Tribe

2013-08-26 Thread Merle Lester
.  On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 11:43 PM, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:    bill...butting in..practical for who?...the mob at the top of the food chain whilst they hold a gun to the herd?  there is the term noble savage... and let us not forget these noble savages are living in the NOW

[Zen] fun

2013-08-26 Thread Merle Lester
mike...i see..so no deity and no painting legs on snakes...pray what do you do for fun?... merle   Thing is tho, a belief in a deity *is* the norm. And is also 'painting legs on a snake' because it just isn't needed. Also, not sure how believing in a god is fun. Each to their own, I

Re: [Zen] the human mind

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
 oscar wilde is my hero figure that out... merle   Tell that to Oscar Wilde! Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re: [Zen] the human

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
 yes... but we do it anyway..so let's have fun doing it..merle   Merle, The idea behind self-realisation to to stop the weaving and deconstruct. You should know that.. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
 delusional...huh?...wait till the sun goes down on you!! merle   Most people of such delusional persuasion also use 'creation' as a noun. KG On 8/25/2013 1:01 AM, uerusub...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:   Your definition is meaningless though and certainly not in accord with how most people

[Zen] creation

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
 and yes creation KG..what a lovely word..coupled with create and creativity it dragged us from that original swampy pond  remember when you were a fish and struggling to breathe the breath of life on land...?... how far back to you wish to travel..a single cell..is that then the so

Re: [Zen] Isolated: The Zo’é Tribe

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
 will you watch it larry, and give me feed back?..merle   Sorry Merle. I did get it in another email. Thank you On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:   this is a beautiful documentary about beautiful people living in harmony with each other

Re: [Zen] the painted snake

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
stands that the universe works perfectly well without giving it imaginary fairy-stories as to how it works. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject

[Zen] Fw: ▶ The Rainbow Serpent - YouTube

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
mike..you said you had great respect for australian aborigines now you tell me the rainbow snake is all crap..merle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vh6moD9ZOU

[Zen] The men of the Fifth World

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
take time out to care...merle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRBMdS4t36c

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
  which self?..merle   The creating and identifying of the ego as self is what creates suffering: the First Noble Truth. Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum

[Zen] Aboriginal dreamtime -

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
  tell me tell me... this culture is delusional...merle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mntq_zD54Ys

[Zen] creation

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
 and yes creation KG..what a lovely word..coupled with create and creativity it dragged us from that original swampy pond  remember when you were a fish and struggling to breathe the breath of life on land...?... how far back to you wish to travel..a single cell..is that then the so

Re: [Zen] the painted snake

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
 i see..your a text book fanatic..lordi be...merle   Simply because your's is not the meaning of the phrase as it relates to Zen and how I originally used it. Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum

[Zen] the painted snake: lighten up

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
 i see..your a text book fanatic..lordi be...  lighten up mike and let the sunshine in...merle    yes mike..i know your meaning..however you refuse point blank to see mine.. why?..merle   Merle, The meaning of 'painting legs on a snake' indicates the pointlessness of giving

Re: [Zen] the painted snake

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
doom wiki kklko ujji p ship. Njiik Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re: [Zen] the painted snake Sent: Sun, Aug 25, 2013 9:31:48 AM

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
bill... not yet..it's coming to a store near you next month...merle   Merle, Did you just have a birthday or something? ...Bill! .

Re: [Zen] the painted snake

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re: [Zen] the painted snake Sent: Sun, Aug 25, 2013 9:41:55 AM    ah ha..now your experiencing the original buddha

Re: [Zen] the painted snake

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
of communication makes me a text book fanatic. Where do you come up with these things?!! Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re: [Zen] the painted snake Sent

Re: [Zen] the painted snake

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re: [Zen] the painted snake Sent: Sun, Aug 25, 2013 1:06:17 PM   mike ... lighten up... where is your sense of humour?..merle   Case in point: I just typed in random

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
 bill...they are in yahoo ... ..merle   Merle, I was just wondering where you got all those emoticans you started using lately... --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote: bill... not yet..it's coming to a store near you next month...merle   Merle

Re: [Zen] the painted snake

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re: [Zen] the painted snake Sent: Mon, Aug 26, 2013 2:31:44 AM    i bit of nonsense never hurt anyone... all seriousness can lead to fanaticism and text book

[Zen] living in the NOW

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
near the end of the doc said, civilization was nice but she missed the group sex the village engaged in every week or so.  Not advocating anything here, just wondering if our 'noble' values are really 'noble' or just practical? On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Merle Lester merlewiit

Re: [Zen] the painted snake

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
bell? At least address/finish a topic before starting a new one. Or is that too conversation-nazi for you? Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re

Re: [Zen] the painted snake

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
 okay..your turn..merle   My chosen subject is EMOTICONS! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:    right!!!... so what's your chosen topic?...merle   Mike Well, that would depend on whether you wish to have a discussion and stick

Re: [Zen] Isolated: The Zo’é Tribe

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
. One old lady interviewed near the end of the doc said, civilization was nice but she missed the group sex the village engaged in every week or so. Not advocating anything here, just wondering if our 'noble' values are really 'noble' or just practical? On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Merle

Re: [Zen] Isolated: The Zo’é Tribe

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
because we crave (want, desire, whatever) It doesn't matter where you live or whom you live with. We can always chose freedom through 'want' reduction. I'm a victim to. No need to remind me. On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 11:43 PM, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@...wrote: ** bill...butting

Re: [Zen] the painted snake

2013-08-25 Thread Merle Lester
 try me..merle   Merle, Anything you might be able to follow thru' on... Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re: [Zen] the painted snake

[Zen] buddha nature

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
was introduced to zen, via a Japanese form of Zen Buddhism. To sum up, I believe zen is not in any way dependent upon Buddhism, Buddhist teachings, dogmas, doctrine or practices. ...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:    from what i gather you would

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:      from what i gather you would not have zen if you did not have buddhism..correct me if i am incorrect..merle   Merle, Yes. IMO zen is not an exclusive subset or sect of Buddhism. Buddhism is a religion has does have many, many lists

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:    from what i gather you would not have zen if you did not have buddhism..correct me if i am incorrect..merle   Merle, Yes. IMO zen is not an exclusive subset or sect of Buddhism. Buddhism is a religion has does have

Re: [Zen] buddha nature

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
 so what is american...?...merle   Chan is Chinese interpretation zen is Japanese. Tibean is Dali Lama? On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 2:30 AM, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:      Bill...still confused...so zen is  chan...?..if you wish to experience buddha nature directly you

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
 interesting bill..your streaks ahead in consciousness..merle   Mike, No and Yes... The no part is that I experienced Buddha Nature on my own before encountering zen. I'm sure we all have. When we were infants before our intellect was developed enough to create the delusion of

Re: [Zen] buddha nature

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
  i'm australian...estonian parents..came to sydney in 1949 as refugees..merle   I think we looking for an American buddhism. Want to be it? On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 2:41 AM, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:    so what is american...?...merle   Chan is Chinese

[Zen] Isolated: The Zo’é Tribe

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
this is a beautiful documentary about beautiful people living in harmony with each other and their environment... paradise lost where did our civilisation go so wrong?. cheers merle 'http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/isolated-zoe-tribe/

Re: [Zen] buddha nature

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
people are Irish-American from NY a few generations back. I was raised Catholic and left the minute no one was looking. I've been looking for God all my life in the easiest spots I could find:) On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 4:09 AM, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:     i'm australian

Re: [Zen] clarification

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
 yes please... merle    yes you ...merle   Do you mean me, Sir? Do you need my clarification? If so, let me just say it was no big deal when it happened but I'll tell you if you want. On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 7:36 PM, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:    clarification

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
 mike..explain yourself please.. and KG not true...on a beautiful spring day one rejoices and gives thanks that one has eyes to see and ears to hear and a tongue to speak..merle   And comfort is only sought when dis-eased.  KG On 8/24/2013 4:19 AM, uerusub...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:  

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
  cynical mike..tut tut..shame on you..merle   God is no different than a haemorrhoid cream. I like it! Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Kristopher Grey k...@kgrey.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

Re: [Zen] Re: buddha nature

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
opinion) means 'before the encroachment of the intellect and the rising of duality' You can read more about what I think about this at: http://www.billsmart.com/writing/zen/self/self.htm ...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:    Bill...still

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
 what is AYPsite.com? merle   I am very very impressed with how you lived your life. I found this, well, to be frank, all too late. I knew about it, read about it, even tried it a few times but I didn't get more interested until I was desperate.  Thanks, Larry PS I've sort of belonged to a

Re: [Zen] buddha nature

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
  too much far too much intellectualisation..and too much blah blah blah...merle   Bill!, I'd still be careful as to the distinction between acting on auto-pilot and being completely awake as to what you are doing. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com; Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: the human body Sent: Sat, Aug 24, 2013 6:40:32 AM   mike excuse me...what's soul got to do with ego?..merle     Bill!, Would you agree that you probably

[Zen] the human mind

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
 meaning  what? MIKE maybe just maybe you have not even arrived?... filled with preconceived ideas and prejudices...  ..dust yourself off  and try using the  refresh on keyboard...  merle   Don't worry, Merle. It's not a completion - you'll catch up one day. Sent from Yahoo! Mail for

Re: [Zen] Re: buddha nature

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
 so self is no self but the other..hence we need to refresh our ideas and return to the garden of eden... the brazilian rainforest tribe eh?..merle   Merle, You can read more about what I think about this at: http://www.billsmart.com/writing/zen/self/self.htm ...Bill!

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
 mike ..you have missed the boat...( the point)... watch the brazilian tribe doc..then tell me there is no god...merle   Merle, Just because belief in a god gives comfort it doesn't make it true. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester

Re: [Zen] the human mind

2013-08-24 Thread Merle Lester
 have you considered it as cruel?... usually those who have nothing to offer resort to teasing..merle   Merle, Just winding you up. You know it's a favourite pastime of mine : ) Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad From: Merle Lester merlewiit

Re: [Zen] (unknown)

2013-08-23 Thread Merle Lester
 suresh..it is illegal to hit a child in many  countries... would you hit your wife? try humour...he hit you first... so you hit back to get him to speak?.. i'd go to a doctor..maybe there is a medical condition..you have a computer..do some searching on net... a hug and a cuddle and a tickle

[Zen] clarification

2013-08-23 Thread Merle Lester
  meaning what bill?. clarification please...merle   If you beat you wife you must go by the rule of thumb...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:  suresh..it is illegal to hit a child in many  countries... would you hit your wife? try

[Zen] for larry

2013-08-23 Thread Merle Lester
  Merle www.wix.com/merlewiitpom/1

[Zen] clarification

2013-08-23 Thread Merle Lester
 clarification please...merle   I have. A few times, a few words. The bridge opened as a reaction to some extreme things going on in my life. I just thought it was weird or funny at the time. Still do. On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 10:05 AM, pandabananasock pandabananas...@yahoo.com wrote:  

Re: [Zen] Confession

2013-08-23 Thread Merle Lester
 dear suresh...my heart goes out to you...  i too suffer as my son age 36 suffers from ocd, anxiety and has been diagnosed with clinical depression.. it's not easy being the parent  blessings, prayers and love are sent your way  all the best  take care  with love merle   Dear Merle /

Re: [Zen] (unknown)

2013-08-23 Thread Merle Lester
KG ..have you ever been in contact with an autistic kiddy?...merle Perhaps you could buy the child a small parrot to care for and train... KG On 8/22/2013 10:19 AM, varam...@gmail.com wrote: Dear sirs, Today unfortunately I have beaten my younger child for not speaking. I become very

Re: [Zen] clarification

2013-08-23 Thread Merle Lester
 yes you ...merle   Do you mean me, Sir? Do you need my clarification? If so, let me just say it was no big deal when it happened but I'll tell you if you want. On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 7:36 PM, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:    clarification please...merle   I have. A few

Re: [Zen] What Time Is It?

2013-08-23 Thread Merle Lester
 love this ..merle   ...Bill!

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-23 Thread Merle Lester
Buddhists. ...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:  hallo bill...so tell me why oh why is the classification referred to as zen buddhism?... can you have zen without buddhist principles?... merle   Merle, As you should very well know by now I don't

Re: [Zen] Re: clarification

2013-08-23 Thread Merle Lester
, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:   meaning what bill?. clarification please...merle   If you beat you wife you must go by the rule of thumb...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@ wrote:  suresh..it is illegal to hit a child in many Ã

Re: [Zen] Evolve or die

2013-08-23 Thread Merle Lester
 good one..thanks for sharing suresh..merle THE URGENCY OF TRANSFORMATION - ECKHART TOLLE When faced with a radical crisis, when the old way of being in the world, of interacting with each other and with the realm of nature doesn’t work anymore, when survival is threatened by seemingly

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-22 Thread Merle Lester
? What did I do to deserve this? I just want it to go away!. ...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:  have you been in pain bill..and thought it was judgemental delusion?...merle   Merle, I don't know how you got from what I said earlier

Re: [Zen] Re: the human body

2013-08-22 Thread Merle Lester
@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:  bill...not why me...that's plain silly..why not you?...merle   Merle, I have been in pain before. When I am in pain I don't think of pain as a judgmental delusion, I think of it as pain and judge it to be bad; and maybe even think

[Zen] Re: Zen - Introduction to zen practice / full version - Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi - YouTube

2013-08-22 Thread Merle Lester
for the new member..welcome aham... cheers merle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL2XUTeoUsM

[Zen] Fw: Dharma Discourse: Can Do, Will Do, Done by John Daido Loori, Roshi

2013-08-22 Thread Merle Lester
for aham...cheers merle http://mro.org/zmm/teachings/daido/teisho61.php

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