Re: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread Maria Lopez
K...   Enjoyed the clarity of this post of yours.    I think that Mike might have been right and there is the possibility that if we both met and knew face to face we might become friends.  Anyway, we're in the same group and find very silly not to interact with each other.  You're wrong and I

[Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread ED
Mayka, I take you at your word when you say: I admire people who don't fear the consequences of speaking up their minds ... So, at the risk of of being label thorny, I say: Yes, you and Chris could be friends, though probably not when in the same kitchen, coffee klatch, or Yahoo group, as

[Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread ED
Mayka, Bill is attempting to be rosy. Or, he is truthfully expressing his 'experience' of me which is real not illusory (for him) as per the zen covnention for labeling phenomena. --ED --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Maria Lopez flordel...@... wrote: Bill: You sound mysterious. I

[Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread ED
Bill, Stage seven is the glow in which you are radiating yourself as truth. You will feel totally in contact with yourself, and your presence will radiate from you like a glow. This will continue until you have fully presented yourself to others. The Zen people refer to this as the Zen

[Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread ED
Yes. Men behave toward each other differently when women are around than when no women are around. Women behave toward each other differently when men are around than when no men are around. Thanks, ED --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ChrisAustinLane ch...@... wrote: It is not true in my

Re: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread Maria Lopez
Chris, ED and all:   To me is not a question about men or women but human beings.  There are times I don't get on with certain type of men and there are times I find difficult to get on with certain type of women.  There are very competitive men and there are very competitive women but there

Re: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread Maria Lopez
ED:   In real life and face to face with people in the  arena of zen there are no women or men but just practicioners who sit down together and practice together.  There is not as much chatting but all activities are made in minfulness.   Mayka    --- On Wed, 10/11/10, ED

[Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread ED
Mayka, Or perhaps as Bill might say: Whatever is happening, the practicing zenist's mind's effort is always directed toward remaining calm, alert and aware in the here and now, in the state of 'just THIS', and as much as possible without judgment, grasping, pushing away, conception-formation

Re: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread Maria Lopez
ED:   I've been participating a little bit too much latlely in the forum.  I can't see any of my posting be useful to anyone.  When this happens the best for a practicioner is to quietly let go all the chat and lurk for a while.   See you later aligator, nor for a while cocrodile. Thank you for

RE: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread Anthony Wu
Bill,   Are widow ghosts on the list? Being 'derivatives' of human beings, they have no thorns.   Anthony --- On Wed, 10/11/10, billsm...@hhs1963.org billsm...@hhs1963.org wrote: From: billsm...@hhs1963.org billsm...@hhs1963.org Subject: RE: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas To:

RE: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread Anthony Wu
Bill,   Whatever Dalai Lama says is sacred, because he is a Bodhisatva reincarnate. I try to emulate him, but found myself more than ten thousand miles behind.   Anthony --- On Wed, 10/11/10, billsm...@hhs1963.org billsm...@hhs1963.org wrote: From: billsm...@hhs1963.org billsm...@hhs1963.org

Re: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread Anthony Wu
Mayka,   I clicked the website already and found pages starting from P1 to somewhere. It happens this part I think is good and gives you a glimpse of what Buddhism is like. They are worth reading. The Tantric part is well after that. You won't be able to see it, neither will you the last part

Re: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread Anthony Wu
Mayka,   I don't think I can create a bad reputation for Tibetan Tantric using their technique. On the contrary, I would only enhance their popularity.   Anthony --- On Wed, 10/11/10, Maria Lopez flordel...@btinternet.com wrote: From: Maria Lopez flordel...@btinternet.com Subject: Re: [Zen]

[Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread ED
Mayka: You are a passionate woman who brings life to the Zen Forum; please don't stray too far. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=ivv=QrdeD8LLoCMannotation_id=anno\ tation_242860 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=ivv=QrdeD8LLoCMannotation_id=ann\ otation_242860 --ED Form is Emptiness,

Re: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread Anthony Wu
Mayka/Kristy, Not a single doubt you can be good friends. I benefit a lot from Kristy's posts. That is a good example of sincerity, in contrast to hypocrisy now so prevalent. Probably you have not noticed that one of my motivations of my posts on Tantrism is my suspicion that they are

Re: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread Anthony Wu
ED, 'Stink' is composed of chemicals all from aromatic groups. What is wrong? Anthony --- On Wed, 10/11/10, ED seacrofter...@yahoo.com wrote: From: ED seacrofter...@yahoo.com Subject: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, 10 November, 2010,

RE: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread BillSmart
Ed, Since this is an e-forum I guess it would be more correctly called e-stink...Bill! From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ED Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 9:30 PM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

RE: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread BillSmart
Mayka, You don't need a high level of intelligence to understand my last post. All that's required is that you've read the posts for the past several days. I don't think your intelligence level is appreciably different than Anthony's, but that doesn't matter on this forum. Intelligence (as

RE: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread BillSmart
Ed, In your post below you made two statements: 1. Men behave toward each other differently when women are around than when no women are around. 2. Women behave toward each other differently when men are around than when no men are around. You could only have experienced one of these. Which is

RE: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread BillSmart
Anthony, I am definitely underwhelmed at the sayings of the Dalai Lama. He's supposed to be a big-time Buddhist leader and continues to encourage his countrymen to cling to their attachment to their culture and language. Most of his quotes sound like bumper-stickers seen on 1960-vintage cars.

RE: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas

2010-11-10 Thread Maria Lopez
Bill:   It meant to be a sarcastic joke.  But anyway to participate in this forum and most of them last thing important is the practice.  So your point here wouldn't be applicable anyway.  You don't shine because of your practice but because of your inteligence and being very smart,  People are