it is a good way to diffuse a situation.
.those huffing and puffing and carrying on sometimes they see the light... a
quiet serene approach leaves those folk uneasy.
..if you do not have the swordsmanship skills it is the best option to try to
be calm serene and balanced..
. the opponent
i share your vision..merle
On 4/27/2012 3:54 PM, robenzo72 wrote:
The quandary I've shared here is simple, which works:
Pacifist Zen techniques (not sure if it's really practical
in mainstream society), or a mixture of healthy
assertiveness in
it requires practise ed..it is not an overnight success story...one day at a
time...and remember to breathe...deeply and long and wait before you strike!
zen has a sting...that can quieten the most agitated mind...
merle
ED,
Okay, that comment really struck a chord. I do believe that
buddhism and zen reached these australian shores in mid 1960's.
it was rare to meet anyone who knew anything about buddhism and certainly not
zen..
now we have the buddhist temples..etc. and yoga teachers are everywhere..it's
all mainstream.
tai chi is on the rise as well
saw a doco on
but not serious stuff And now I even have problems with my
PowerMac...
Edgar
On May 3, 2012, at 5:30 PM, Merle Lester wrote:
buddhism and zen reached these australian shores in mid 1960's.
it was rare to meet anyone who knew anything about buddhism and certainly not
zen..
now
try pushing a cart up the hill backwards or ask folk how many mice are
sitting on the pie?...merle
Bill,
I am glad to read one of your coolest statements. Yes, it is great to develope
scychic powers. When you are ready, please challenge JMJM to have a psychic
contest.
By the
Merle
www.wix.com/merlewiitpom/1
From: Anthony Wu wu...@yahoo.com.sg
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2012 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: News: Stanford scholar tracks meditation's migration
from ancient
edgar
then where is the real world?
and where is reality?
what amazes me is how adults have such pre-concieved minds states.
..that once they have made their minds up..it is set in concrete and very hard
to shift.
.you need a jack hammer to get through.
.and in many cases the concrete
Persistent sensory experience is good for aging brainMay 24th, 2012 in
Neuroscience
Despite a long-held scientific belief that much of the wiring of the
brain is fixed by the time of adolescence, a new study shows that changes in
sensory experience can cause massive rewiring of the
Long-term meditation leads to different brain organizationMay 24th,
2012 in Psychology Psychiatry
The research team was curious to know if the effects of meditation
persisted after the exercise was completed. Credit: IStock (Medical Xpress) --
People who practice mindfulness
plato...the cave...merle
Real world is the illusion seen as illusion rather than reality.. I certainly
agree with your comments below too...
Edgar
On May 25, 2012, at 6:56 PM, Merle Lester wrote:
edgar
then where is the real world?
and where is reality?
what
i love this heard it first in china in 2006..in a temple
complex...enjoy..merle
Subject: Chinese Buddha Chants - Best for Meditation - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d-hpMej9bQfeature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH6WkQcRBZAfeature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH6WkQcRBZAfeature=related
it is there joe..i have resent it..scroll down..merle
Nothing got attached. Is that what you were driving at?
Maybe that's the point?
Who's the best poster in this Forum? haha
;-)
--Joe
Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
Subject:Probably the best poster
for the London
is this zen?..merle
Subject: Augie March - The Vineyard - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BJbZnqAbGY
m
hi joe..it's a band...singing..i have a mac computer...check it out..you'll
enjoy it..let me know what u think?..don't you have virus protection
anyway?..merle
Haven't checked it. Maybe give a few words of review or motivation, first, pls?
Not concerned about PC-viruses, etc., but
Zen meditators tap in to subliminal messages
* 07 June 2012 by Anil Ananthaswamy
MEDITATION increases our ability to
tap into the hidden recesses of our brain that are usually outside the
reach of our conscious awareness.
That's according to Madelijn Strick of Utrecht University
i prefer the concept trust..hope is too airy fairy
merle
Hope, is one of those enormously long forks.
For some, hope is a dream inspiring their work. For others, a
fantasy enabling them to put off their work. Either way, hope
doesn't work.
Likewise, fear can inspire both action
the
odds is part of minds normal functioning, and it does so pretty
well. Perhaps too well, when people begin to believe they can trust
it... That is imagined, drawing on another natural attribute of
mind. ;)
K
On 6/10/2012 12:57 AM, Merle Lester wrote:
i prefer the concept trust
Merle
www.wix.com/merlewiitpom/1
Nisargadatta Maharaj said it beautifully. “When you understand the meaning of
Self there will be no room for selfishness. Understand this thoroughly,
abide in it, then in due course you will realize it. When the time is ripe,
then it will happen.
?? huh? merle
Merle,
Mushrooms or something less organic?
Mike
--
Nisargadatta Maharaj said it beautifully. “When you understand the meaning
of Self there will be no room for selfishness. Understand this thoroughly,
abide in it,
Buddhism Connect: Email Teachings
How thinking can make pain worse
Summary: Pain is the nature of Samsara and it will be with us for the whole
of the path. We can however learn not to make it worse by adding to it the
suffering caused by negative thinking, such as 'I can't stand
Weekly Reflection for June 11, 2012
And the deepest level of communication is not communication, but communion. It
is wordless. It is beyond words, and it is beyond speech, and it is beyond
concept. Not that we discover a new unity. We discover an older unity. My dear
what do u mean a product?...yes i was alive in the 60's..yes it did have an
impact?..so what are you driving at?..merle
Oops, thought maybe you were a product of the 60s. My bad.
Mike
--
?? huh? merle
Merle,
Mushrooms or something
a bit of zen here in every pic..merle
the what merle
Geez, I guess you never stopped drinking the koolaid...
what do u mean a product?...yes i was alive in the 60's..yes it did have an
impact?..so what are you driving at?..merle
Oops, thought maybe you were a product of the 60s. My bad.
Mike
--
i was under the impression that zen was the nitty gritty...all this
chatter...is this zen?
enlightenment ... compassion all intertwined
chattering and endless mind games to prove who knows more than who and who is
compassionate and who is not... does this achieve enlightenment?
not the words mike... compassion is beyond words...it just ismerle
Hi ED,
Zen has always been suspect in Buddhist circles for being a bit well, mean
when it comes to compassion. I think it's human to feel compassion for people,
in exactly the same way as defined by the examples you
hi mike..the quote by aldous huxley sums it up...merle
Subject: mescaline.com : The Molecular Biology of Paradise
http://www.mescaline.com/
book
sketches look like they came from the under-achieving doodle artist that I am.
You sure you don't know anything about certain cacti?
Mike
--- On Tue, 12/6/12, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Zen] : self
To: Zen_Forum
don't know anything about certain cacti?
Mike
--- On Tue, 12/6/12, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Zen] : self
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, 12 June, 2012, 18:09
the what
Subject: pin hole camera
http://www.kellyangood.co.uk/pinhole.html
http://oldhippie.jimgreenlee.com/beingahippie.html
read thomas merton folks..he is brilliant..merle
Weekly Reflection for June 11, 2012
And the deepest level of communication is not communication, but communion. It
is wordless. It is beyond words, and it is beyond speech, and it is beyond
concept. Not that we discover a new unity.
many a time the idiot speaks..and all the...know alls... realise they know
nothing..
all the words, numbers, theories fade to nothing.
.the idiot has the last say...laughter...
round and round in circles
i laugh
the concreted mind is broken
the world is free
we all laugh
Sheng
.
Sheng Yen also used to say that, We live this life in order to receive the
retribution for past lives.
I hope I don't do a dis-service by sharing these fond recollections of my old
teacher, because, who knows, he might teach differently now if he were still
living. I'll be careful.
--Joe
Merle
Study predicts imminent irreversible planetary collapse
June 11, 2012
[+]
Drivers of a potential planetary-scale critical transition (credit: Anthony D.
Barnosky et al./Nature)
Using scientific theories, toy ecosystem modeling and paleontological evidence
as a crystal ball, 21 scientists
let's zen- dance the night away..merle
Subject:Rita Hayworth Staying Alive Music
You won't believe the wonderful job someone did to splice all these Dance
Routines in sync with the music. Fabulous !
Music by the pop group Bee Gees from the Saturday Night Fever motion picture
tomorrow? merle
Merle,
A mosquito also has cells. I am asking if it is still considered compassionate
to let your own cells shine, while those in the mosquito have darkened. It does
not matter, whether you kill the insect with hatred or not.
anthony
From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com
the chinese monk and mother theresa made choices.
.. it is their way of coming to terms with who they are and their
journey...what is your journey anthony..where are you heading ?..merle
Consider the example of Mother Theresa. She lived with lepers without regard to
her own cells in
realisation is the key..merle
K,
Wasn't it Huineng who said something like people exist as northerners and
southerners, but there is no difference in Buddha Nature between the barbarian
and from the north and the holyman from the south. The people I'm concerned
with are the barbarians
detach yourself and release..these are your own self-made boundaries merle
What's to like? ;)
Why attach this one point, if not to ignore the rest?
Assuming a position of I like/dislike, a condition identified with
more/less is mind's attachment to mind. Thank you for so
Chinese Meditation Prompts Double Positive Punch in Brain White Matter
ScienceDaily (June 13, 2012) — A Texas Tech University scientist studying the
Chinese mindfulness meditation known as integrative body-mind training (IBMT)
said he and other researchers have confirmed and expanded
am asleep.
Anthony
From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, 15 June 2012, 8:24
Subject: Re: [Zen] Speaking of Compassion
the chinese monk and mother theresa made choices.
.. it is their way of coming to terms
i haven't met a soul;
the road is bumpy
from mountain tasting... santoka taneda
is there anything i lack?
the leaves fall
merle
K,
Whatever you say, and whatever I say, we need compassion in deed, not in talks.
Years ago, I ran into a famous mahayana monk in Hong Kong. He talked a
good one..merle
Bodhisattvas have vowed to keep coming back, and so they do. Alas.
;-)
OZZIE THE VENERABLE
---
Ozzie the Mozzie
came back to the Glen, only
to be swatted 'gain!
--Joe
 who says you kill the mozzie with hatred? all it is doing ..bit harsh..one
does
today still alive;
i stretch out my feet taneda
Merle
www.wix.com/merlewiitpom/1
From: Joe desert_woodwor...@yahoo.com
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, 16 June 2012 7:52 AM
Subject: [Zen] Re: Speaking of Compassion
Ed, points all well
What drew you to practice?, is a common question at these times.
My answer usually is:...clears the cluttered mind
merle
sometimes the spouse is struggling with his or her own demons..unaware...not
all of us have the buddha aware feedback...merle
Negative. ;-)
The spouse will tell you the TRUTH, and in language that most people will
understand (not that the awakened-one will embellish the truth, it's
indeed
merle
We can do nothing else.
K
On 6/15/2012 6:41 AM, mike brown wrote:
K,
Half dozen steps back
No one to travel North with
North, South, East, West meet.
But this is only half the story (That our true
nature is already pure and enlightened). I share
teachings/traditions to inspire me and mandalas have an ineffable effect on me.
Paint on!
Mike
--- On Wed, 13/6/12, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Zen] : self
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Date
Subject: Augie March - 03 Pennywhistle (JTV Live @ Forum Theatre) - YouTube
interesting australian band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqUbYn1-jiwfeature=relmfu
i like dragons
merle
Mike,
To bring in a Taoist element...
You were born in Year of the Dragon... provided you were born after about Feb.
1 in that year.
I know because I am also such a person, born in the Dragon Year before yours.
You are a Green Dragon (I forget which Element
we are as grains of sand and our individual lives are split seconds of a
hair.. mostly invisible in the scheme of the universe...and not even that in
the history of life..here to day gone tomorrow..wink and it's over..merle
Anthony, As I'm sure you know it doesn't matter whether it is
mike..nicole kidman..get real... she is in 3rd rate hollywood films..and not
too bright a woman ... mate of rupert murdoch... and as for ac/dc...give me a
break...noise... and don't say i never heard it enough ...you try listening to
ac/dc at 8:30am teaching art to 20 boys ages 14/15... yuk
, the examples of Mother Theresa and the Chinese monk feeding
mosquitos are close.
Anthony
From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, 16 June 2012, 16:49
Subject: Re: [Zen] Speaking of Compassion
how can you help others
fighting; now, back to bed. I think. This big white
cat needs brushing, shedding fur profusely in the desert heat.
--Joe
Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
 zen it is..bit fast for bedtime music..why dos he wear the bucket?
hi k..i did the singing bowl in a chinese mountain top temple in 2006..i'll
dig out my photo..wonderful experience..merle
Joe,
I have a singing bowl, received as a gift. Not the light shiny light
brass things you see in the New Age/Buddhist shops - or the ones
with the
Elder's Meditation of the Day - June 18
I am particularly fond of the little groves
of oak trees. I love to look at them,
because they endure the wintry storm and
the summer's heat, and, not unlike
ourselves, seem to flourish by them.
-- Sitting Bull, SIOUX
Every
joe and mike...nicole kidman has the mind of a bimbo..she is in league with
rupert murdoch etc..the media baron..who is a ripe case!
are you referring to her body?
surely being americans you could think of more interesting film stars to fall
in love with? ones with a few brains!
the
. Nor sings.
I may change my dharma-name to Buckethead, it is humbling. Nah.
--Joe
Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
 right...i prefer to see the good looks...as for kentucky fried chicken
..yuk..why would u promote that muck?
for joe and mike..cheers merle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFmCCxMp7BEfeature=related
for joe and mike..cheers merle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj2jvMzsLyg
to sign a thousand autographs.
Don't cha GET it?!
--J.
Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
does not change my thoughts..i see no harm in the lad exposing his head...
old men hold much appeal.. [snippeth]
buy the next round. You'll see I'm not ALL bad.
I'm just susceptible. Poor me; So, YOU buy the round? ;-)
I call her a Mammal because, well, I am a Scientist. Right?
--Joe (obviously on very shaky ground...)
Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
joe and mike...nicole kidman has the mind
for joe... take it easy relax..merle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azNAk1sawLs
indeed..freedom...merle
I disagree.
'Sentient beings' are beings that have sensory organs. All the rest of the
qualities mentioned like 'mental entities such as perceptions, beliefs,
opinions, attitudes,desires, moods, values, prejudices, convictions,
assumptions,preconceptions, biases,
hu mike... yes freemantle..amazing buildings...king's park...brilliant
i have a friend, kyoko late 40's who i met on a top end tour..she is japanese
married to an australian...been out here 20 years... she goes back to japan
every year to see family..lovely lass...graphic artist,,,
i have
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKKMdmPBWRkfeature=related
thanks joe..very chilly here..depths of winter..cheerio merle
Merle,
Here's Billy S. Gibbons of ZZ Top, that little ol' band from Texas,
reviewing the history of Blues guitar in 6 minutes, playing the
Gretsch Billie-Bo (named for Bo Diddley). Can you play along with
him, after this?
Some really great thoughts here
Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, 'Lillian, you should
have remained a virgin..' - Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)
I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not
pleased to read the
THE TYPEWRITER SONG
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=G4nX0Xrn-wosns=em
. Haven't heard this piece in decades.
--Joe
Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
THE TYPEWRITER SONG
ASPARTAME: An FDA-Approved Epidemic — A “food product” which causes
depression, migraines, seizures, and fed daily to chickens pigs to make them
think they are hungry.
September 3rd, 2009 | Author: Bob Reece
This column was originally intended to address a multitude of health issues
with
[COPY from NYT:]
Which Diet Works?
Small changes in diet - especially replacing hyperprocessed
carbohydrates with whole grains, fruits and legumes - can
bring huge benefits.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/which-diet-works/?nl=todaysheadl\
inesemc=tha212_20120627
absolutely brilliant silent movie..if you have not seen it..put it on your to
do list..merle
http://au.movies.yahoo.com/on-show/article/-/14072711/worlds-most-expensive-movie-poster-for-sale/
well done joe... i love the poem... merle
Anthony,
Yes!, indeed. You pass the age test.
The bcc is a choice that an emailer can use when addressing emails;
it is blind because the recipient's address is not disclosed in
the email header. When it is used, then the other recipients on
the
http://marketplace.espeakers.com/movie.php?sid=5290aid=10558
http://inhabitat.com/ukraines-tunnel-of-love-is-a-natural-passageway-for-trains-and-lovers/leafy-tunnel-of-love-in-ukraine-2/?extend=1
This is a free trip around the world - take your pick (but don't miss
Iceland). Zoom in and out on the way. Such clever technology.
This may take you a few days!!!
Enjoy Panoramic Views
Click on any one place and enjoy... what a wonderful way
is zen not zen ..
. in all things?.
..there is a little zen in all we do and say surely?..
. sifting the sand to find the zen gold is that not part and parcel of zen?
..the quicker you sift the zen master you will become.
...just a thought.
..merle
ED,
It's not really okay with me. I'd
have you not heard the saying a rose is a rose is a rose?..no who said
that?..merle
Merle,
Do your thoughts have anything to do with zen?
...Bill!
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
 is zen not zen ..
. in all things?.
..there is a little zen
zen does not come in a book scott..by all means read... however remember to
experience the moment..the zen of it all..merle
Hi, I'm pretty new to the gI am going on vacation to Thailand, Malaysia,
Indonesia (Java, Bali, Lombok). When I get to Bangkok Monday, I'm going
straight to some
u are so right scott
..all this mindlessness..
.we must take stock
..get back to the nitty gritty.
.stop listening to typewriter songs.
.be serious and sit in mediation with our knees crossed
minds swept clear and clean with the zen broomstick
..otherwise what will we have?
..a cluttered
god forbid bill..life is zen..have a look around... check some of this out and
have some zen zooming fun... for christ sake!..merle
Merle, Does this have anything to do with zen or Buddhism?
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
This is a free
it's the zen tour of life and living...yipp..have some funfor
buddha's sake as he sits laughing...merle
Merle,
Does this have anything to do with zen or Buddhism? ...Bill!
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
This is a free trip
i went to thailand in 1974..i went to the temple..i have been through all of
asia back pack style... in 1974..the trip began in east timor..
.all the way to bangkok overland.
..i have a thai friend, she is owner of a Thai restaurant here in my neck of
the woods
..she asked me if i would like
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_is_a_rose_is_a_rose_is_a_rose
why would it not?
doth not all contain the zen of something
it has a presence,
it is a tool,
useful,
creative,
and can sing
merle
Does a typewriter have Buddha Nature?
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
 u are so right scott
..all
go too far.
Anthony
From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, 30 June 2012, 20:29
Subject: [Zen] gathering the zen
why would it not?
doth not all contain the zen of something
it has a presence,
it is a tool
thanks joe..i was thinking of remaining silent since some folk are wanting
lessons in zen that is the softly softly approach and not the hard
stick..merle
Hear, hear!
Good to see a clear and assertive, personal, post, from the Heart. Thanks,
Merle! Many blessings, all,
--Joe
Merle
i have 30 clumps of bamboos... on this 4 acres...many varieties..bamboo
breathing..love it..merle
My post on Bamboo-Breathing is suffocating under the weight of organizational
posts. It's OK, natural, and welcome.
Huff-puff.
I know I was not off-topic in posting it.
If it resonates
copy
since 1979.
Cheers, strong practice,
;-)
--Joe
Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
i have 30 clumps of bamboos... on this 4 acres...
may i ask you age scott?...merle
zen does not come in a book scott..
Of course not. I never said it did. However, insights often come through
reading, and can you say there is nothing of value, or anything which could
improve your meditation, in Theravada? Also, a big buddhist
the typewriter is no different from vincent van goghs painting of the yellow
chair..they breathe their own essence. van gogh meditation of chair is to raise
your awareness..typewriter boots chair..etc..etc
. all have their own presence..all are speaking to you in zen...open your heart
and
, 30/6/12, Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Merle Lester merlewiit...@yahoo.com
Subject: [Zen] gathering the zen
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Received: Saturday, 30 June, 2012, 12:29 PM
why would it not?
doth not all contain the zen of something
have been to china 3 times to visit ancient temples and gardens..that few
westerners have seen
..bali i did in 1974... few tourists..now the mecca of the tourist...
so good you have time to actually sit for 1 hour..still
..fantastic.
.me i prefer drawing mandalas..and walking meditations
you bet joe...uncle einstein's meditation was spot on zen
and some things are absolute...
we all die
bye bye
merle
My Uncle, Albert Einstein, taught that it is all Relative. ;-)
--Joe
Merle Lester merlewiitpom@... wrote:
 how far is far?
thanks joe..zen is swift and zen makes no bones...zen breaks bones
swift insight
is that not the zen way?
merle
Hear, hear!
Good to see a clear and assertive, personal, post, from the Heart. Thanks,
Merle! Many blessings, all,
--Joe
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